Abstract: The illuminated safety vest comprising a front panel and a back panel integrally connected together with first and second spaced apart over-the-shoulder strips which form a head opening, one of the front panel or back panel having connecting structure for connecting the front or back panel to the back or front panel; reflector strips on the front panel; reflector strips on the back panel; the reflector strips including a strip which extends on each one of the over-the-shoulder strips; one of the front panel or back panel having on the inner surface thereof a pocket; a power supply inverter unit being received in the pocket and being connected to a continuous electro-luminescent wire which is arranged in a first configuration on the front panel adjacent the reflector strips and in a second configuration on the back panel adjacent the reflector strips.