Dress made with 24,000 LEDs

By at 12:30 pm Thursday, Nov 12

galaxydress_1.jpg This crazy-looking dress, created by two designers in London for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, is made of silk chiffon and 24,000 full color LEDs. It's called the Galaxy Dress. It runs on tiny iPod batteries woven into the fabric so no one part becomes extra-bulky or heavy. The catch: it uses as much electricity as two light bulbs and will only stay lit for up to an hour. Designer duo create a dress with 24,000 LEDS

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Lisa Katayama

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