Artenyan L.S. 1
Petrosova I.A. 1
Andreeva E.G. 1
1 Moscow State University of Design and Technology
Current fashion trends dictate the image and form of clothing that used to demand from the modern consumer. To meet the needs of individual consumers need to develop competitive, interesting and complex structure, new fashions using innovative materials. At the moment for the signal and visually decorative functions in constructive elements everyday, special, stage wear and haute couture collections are widely used reflective materials. Examples of the light reflecting elements are: blind – bracelets, reflective stripes of varying widths; inserts that are placed on the clothes or accessories. Widely used such materials and design stage wear or haute couture collections. Use reflective elements in clothing makes pedestrians more visible on the road and provides a reduction in injuries, but their use is possible only under direction of the reflected light beam or the lights in the dark. Reflective materials do not work during the day, at dusk and fog, as reflective properties depend on the reflectance of the material and the angle of incidence of the light beam.