Abstract: A new and improved fiber optic apparel and safety gear adapted to be worn by a user and illuminated at night for the safety of the wearer comprising, fiber optic apparel and safety gear adapted to be worn by a user and illuminated at night for the safety of the wearer comprising, a garment fabricated of a fabric from fibers forming interstices between the fibers of the fabric, a fiber optic bundle having a light input end and a light output end, the bundle being formed of a plurality of light transmitting strands with such strands being separated one from another at the light output end, the ends of the strands at the light output end extending into individual interstices of the fabric and coupled thereto to form a pattern, the light output end of the bundle being located at the front portion of the garment in an array, and a control box coupled with respect to the garment, the control box having a source of illumination for the fabric optic bundle and a power source for illuminating the illumination means an