Two designers in London have crafted what is being described as the “largest wearable display in the world.” The dress has 24,000 of the smallest full color LED bulbs available.
The “Galaxy Dress” is currently on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and in addition to the LEDs, has materials that any fashionista would love. The dress has four layers of silk chiffon and a pleated silk organza crinoline skirt. The hand-embroidered LEDs are paper thin, and fit to the body like normal fabric. The dress is also adorned with 4,000 Swarovski crystals, so that the dress looks good even when the LEDs are not on.
The LEDs are powered by small iPod batteries, so that there aren’t any clunky power sources hanging off the dress. The lights can run for 30 minutes to an hour, but hasn’t actually been spun around the dance floor on an actual woman yet, going straight from the work room to the museum.
You can see the dress in a video below, or if you’re close to Chicago, go check it out for yourself at the Museum of Science and Industry.
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