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Reflective clothing is categorized as a type of personal protective equipment or (PPE).
The idea of reflective work clothing is to make the wearer stand out no matter how dark
the background an example being the bright yellow waistcoats worn by many of the emergency
services or even These waistcoats and reflective clothing in general have high reflective properties
in the color. Such clothing would have the same caliber as those reflective clothing
for walkers as well as reflective clothing for runners.
A proportion of the surface of the clothing might have retro reflective strips across
it or even a reflective tape. The idea is that the wearer, by adorning the reflective garment
becomes far more visible in darkened environments. This is the very cornerstone of why high visibility
clothing is of outmost importance.
For enhanced visibility during the daytime, very bright colours are mostly used for the
main body of the clothing this is done by using fluorescent materials.
The idea of reflective apparel is that the material will return the light back to the
location it came from thereby making the wearer visible by oncoming vehicles for example,
making it ideal as a safety clothing.
Reflective fabric used for instance in a reflective vest comes in many forms for many different
industries and uses. Men's and women's reflective safety clothing
come in a variety of garments such as safety vests, safety jackets, shirts, armbands and
even reflective tapes.
You can even get reflective garments for sports men and women for the purpose of running in
darkened environments such as early morning or late evening jogging and even reflective
garments are available for the biking communities.