This Avant Garde item of clothing was made in 2009 by CuteCircuit, is the center piece of the "Fast Forward: Inventing the Future" exhibit at the museum of science and industry in Chicago.
The Galaxy dress is embroidered with 24000 full color LEDs, and it is the largest wearable display in the world.
It uses the smallest full-color LEDs, the circuits are extra-thin, flexible, and hand embroidered on a layer of silk in a way that gives it stretch, this is so that the LED fabric can move like normal fabric with lightness.
It works using a number of iPOD batteries so that the wearer can walk around and they last about 30 minutes. It does not overheat and consumes small amounts of electricity. The Galaxy dress is light, apart from the 40 layer pleated sill organza crinoline that makes the skirt wide. When the lights are turned off the dress still looks amazing as the areas without LEDs are decorated with over 4000 swarovski crystals.
In my opinion this is beautiful item of e-coutoure, mesmerizing to watch (to say at the least!), and incredibly impressive as well. I don't think the average person in the public will be wearing this in the future, but, i would love to see someone like Lady Ga Ga wear it now even. Extremely expensive to buy, i would love to one day visit the Museum to see it in Chicago.
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