teaching disclosure directed to persons of skill in the appropriate arts and not as limiting upon the present invention referring now more particularly to the drawings the finished garment of the present invention as worn by a consumer is represented generally at 10 and as shown there comprises a torso encircling band portion 11 formed by a frontal turned welt 12 and a dorsal turned welt 14 which are sewn together at lateral seam lines one of which is seen at 15 the band portion 11 is knit to a frontal torso portion 16 which has a pair of breast cups 18 defined by two areas in which the courses are plain knit with the areas being separated by a center gathered panel area 19 in which succeeding courses vary between plain and welt knit courses the courses defining the frontal torso portion differentially shaping the breast cups with respect to the gathered panel the frontal torso portion 16 is knit to a fabric strap and dorsal torso portion 20 which includes straps 21 and a dorsal torso portion 22 in accordance with this invention the brassiere is of a circular knit construction with the welts 12 14 extending in a coursewise direction thus the fabric construction in the frontal torso portion 16 is such that the coursewise direction of the knit fabric is generally circumferential of the body of the wearer of the garment 10 this is a distinction from prior garments of this general class the courses are knit in such a way as to shape the breast cups 18.