LED Fairy Costume

For this costume, we used several hundred warm-white LEDs to build a dress, wings, and a lighted wig base. All of the pieces were lit up with a subtle random twinkling pattern.

In the wings, the lights were aimed sideways, between two sheer layers of fabric, to create a nice diffused effect.  The shadows of the wires are intended to resemble organic vein structures.

The lights in the dress were mounted on the outer face of a spandex shell, and the connecting wires were concealed behind another layer serving as a lining. The client added sheer decorative materials over the top layer to complete the look.

This project was commissioned in 2010 by Harrods of London, as part of a holiday display.

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The clip below shows the animation patterns in the wings and dress, before the outer shell was attached to the dress.