an illuminated costume promoting safety is disclosed . the inventive costume comprises a light distributing assembly , comprising a light source and a plurality of light outputting members optically coupled to the light source , each of the members having a light outputting surface . the light outputting members have first and second member ends . the first member end are optically coupled to the light source . each of the members has a light outputting surface on its second member end , wherein the light outputting members have various lengths . the light outputting members come in at least four different lengths . in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention the light source is a light - emitting diode which is driven by either a battery which maintains the light emitting diode active emitting light all times , or the light source may be driven by a battery powered transistorized power source which causes the lights to blink or follow any other pattern desired .