Movement and garment stretch / pressure / compression

Stretch garments are mainly made from knitted fabrics and are assumed comfortable in use allowing free body movement. There are three categories of stretch garment : ( a ) Comfort stretch in which the garment does not conform too closely to the body, but will stretch comfortably with body movement, ( b ) Stretch to fit garments that fit closely to the body contours but they do not apply significant pressure to the body, and (c) Power stretch garment that exert compressive pressure on the body.