Abstract: A method and a system for illumination of a personal item, the system comprising at least one light source activated by a textile switch, the light source and the textile switch being secured to a textile substrate and connected by conductors on the textile substrate, the textile substrate being secured on the personal item. The method comprises securing at least one light source and a textile switch on a substrate, connecting the light source and the textile switch by conductors on the substrate, connecting the light source and the textile switch to a powering unit, securing the substrate to the personal item and operating the textile switch.