Stiffness and luminescent textiles for garments

1. A garment for watersports, the garment comprising;

a first textile comprising a face fabric and a membrane, the face fabric being fixed to the membrane; and

a second textile fixed with the same side of the membrane as that of the face fabric of the first textile;

the second textile configured to be adjacent to the face fabric of the first textile;

wherein the first textile comprises primary yarns and secondary yarns in which the secondary yarns have a higher stiffness relative to the primary yarns;

the first textile comprises reinforcing structures, said reinforcing structures being formed of secondary yarns clustered into elements that project from an outer surface of the textile; and

the second textile is formed from yarns which are relatively less stiff than the secondary yarns of the first textile.

2. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the secondary yarns comprise at least one filament selected from the following group: glass, aramid, ceramic, graphite (or carbon), metal alloys and metal fibers.

3. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a knitted layer is disposed adjacent to the membrane.

4. The garment as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the knitted layer and the face fabric are disposed on respective sides of the membrane.

5. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein luminescent materials may be provided to at least one of the face fabric and the membrane.

6. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a hood.

7. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the primary yarns are first stiffening yarns, such that a seat region of the garment is formed with a second stiffening yarn of a relatively larger denier than the first stiffening yarn.

8. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein predetermined regions of the garment are formed with a reinforcing structure.

9. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the secondary yarns are resiliently biased.

10. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the secondary yarns form an abrasion resistant structure.

11. The garment as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the abrasion resistant structure is separate to the reinforcing structures.

12. The garment as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the abrasion resistant structure is provided by the reinforcing structures.

13. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a film layer and a base layer coupled with the membrane.

14. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the textile has a chromic material deposited thereon.

15. The garment as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the face fabric comprises the primary and secondary yarns; and

the reinforcing structures outwardly project from the face fabric in a direction substantially away from the membrane.