Galaxy Dress: 24,000 LED Gown Lights Up The Party (VIDEO, POLL)

Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz, the London-based design duo behind interactive clothing company CuteCircuit , have created a dress that will quite literally light up any party. The 'Galaxy Dress,' made with 24,000 LEDs, will soon be the center piece of an exhibit at Chicago's the Museum of Science and Industry.

The dress is very wearable, the designers explain. "We used the smallest full-color LEDs, flat like paper, and measuring only 2 by 2 mm," they said in an email to Wired.com. "The circuits are extra-thin, flexible, and hand embroidered on a layer of silk in a way that gives it stretch so the LED fabric can move like normal fabric with lightness and fluidity." The dress is powered by tiny iPod batteries and the sparkle is enhanced by 4,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals.

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Comments

[40ozmedia]

09:51 AM on 11/23/2009

wow, that is too cool! just when you thought you've seen it all, lol. i wonder how heavy it is to wear? i know LEDs are light but i'm sure the weight adds up.

http://www.lightingchristmaslights.info/

[forestdweller]

10:47 PM on 11/16/2009

Very pretty. She's impersonating an intersection.

Actually, it is a really great dress. I love the lines and the cut.

[MikeyMike]

05:40 PM on 11/15/2009

Wasn't this a video with sheepdogs last year?

[MarkBoston]

12:18 PM on 11/15/2009

makes more sense as a purse , shoes or hat. Not a gown. Too stiff and to be honest who would wear this in real life ? No one would be listening to a word the woman said as the dress would be too loud . Perhaps only an entertainer on stage could get away with the attention being drawn to her

[PlayTOE]

05:13 PM on 11/13/2009

It is nice to see LED technology used, but we should have this in room lights, not clothing.

[calltoaction]

01:35 PM on 11/13/2009

Soon people will be able to express themselves, or at least how they feel with LED clothing that is wired to the body with sensors much like a lie detector is setup. We will all be human cuttlefish.

[yakmeat]

11:42 AM on 11/13/2009

I suppose the intent is to provide lots of surface area for the LEDs, but I found the cut to be rather "tent-ish". Something a bit less boxy and more fitted would be nice. It feels like it's built out of big flat panels of fabric. However, the light show was fantastic - this is a wonderful idea.

It makes me wonder what the future might bring when this technology "trickles down" into the rest of the clothing industry. In the year 2019, kids might be buying OLED video screen sweatshirts at Target.

[Adam Reid]

09:38 AM on 11/13/2009

a really cool idea. I'm sure lots of celebs might try this out in some form...
just one problem with the dress...when the color patterns start trickling red down the dress, I couldn't help thinking of "Carrie". a little creepish.

[leora kurtzer]

05:03 AM on 11/13/2009

i bet lady gaga will be wearing a shorter version of this veryy soon.

[rougette]

12:32 PM on 11/13/2009

Please, enough with the short and shorter. Isn't anyone else tired of 40 years of minis? The colors are new and we need a new shape to work with. Please.

[tucsoncindy]

04:31 AM on 11/13/2009

had to watch it again and listen to the music...Bravo!! and the crowd cried out for more.

[tucsoncindy]

04:22 AM on 11/13/2009

I'm laughing at KingCujo comment below...but I thought the dress was quite beautiful in the way it
was cut. Love the pink silk...the music was great and fit well with the cascades of colour. It's 2:21
AZ. time...I'm tired. thanks

[KingCujo]

12:22 AM on 11/13/2009

Why didn't they use a live model? Would she have be electrocuted?

[cutecuties]

04:10 AM on 11/13/2009

It is in a museum, it would be a little expensive to hire a model to stand there everyday :)

[KingCujo]

12:06 PM on 11/13/2009

Aha!

[KingCujo]

12:20 AM on 11/13/2009

Anybody tried the new LED Christmas lights? How do they look when lighted?

[littlepuffycloud]

12:31 AM on 11/13/2009

Incredibly bright..pinks,blues and purples are gorgeous! Love them on outdoor trees..pink trunks and green branches...can't wait for us to put them up this year. And by 'we' I mean my husband after Thanksgving.

[KingCujo]

12:04 PM on 11/13/2009

I'm going to get them - thanks! (Love the pug :)

[littlepuffycloud]

12:16 AM on 11/13/2009

Oh I want one!! Very pretty and mesmerizing...

[Halter]

10:25 PM on 11/12/2009

If the lights could react to the wearer's emotional state-sort of like a giant mood ring-that would be really fun.