Abstract: A retroreflective fabric having a print or coating having retroreflective pattern areas of aligned, hemispherically coated retroreflective microbeads. In one implementation of the invention a breathable and/or moisture management fabric has adhered thereto one or more arrays of dots each comprising a plurality of aligned, hemispherically coated retroreflective microbeads in such a way that the fabric is exposed for breathability and/or moisture management at interstices between the dots. In an alternative implementation, a breathable fabric has adhered thereto one or more arrays of dots each comprising an area of fabric surrounded by an area of aligned, hemispherically coated retroreflective microbeads adhered to the fabric in such a way that the fabric is exposed for breathability and/or moisture management in the dot areas.

Abstract: A retroreflective material in which the coating used to produce or enhance retroreflectivity and which bridges at least some of the gaps between the beads is treated and/or removed to produce areas of contrast which may represent patterning and/or graphical and/or pictorial matter without significantly affecting the retroreflective properties of the beads, if at all, and/or which may result in a different colour to conventional silvery grey coloured retroreflective materials.