A garment and method of manufacture are disclosed. The garment is made from a plurality of material pieces and two reinforcement panels stitched together. The reinforcement panels are integrated in the garment and stitched at edges thereof to edges of one or more adjacent material pieces. The reinforcement panels each include: an inner layer having an inner surface facing the wearer when the garment is worn, an outer layer having an exposed exterior surface and an opposite interior surface, a fusible layer bonded to the interior surface of the outer layer, and a batting layer between the fusible layer and the inner layer. The outer layer includes a plurality of rows of pintuck stitches on the exposed exterior surface or, alternatively, the outer layer, the fusible layer, and the batting layer are stitched together by a series of quilting stitches.