Nerve Bra

This Enlighted bra, originally made in 2006, was inspired by our electric nervous system costume.  It has 62 single-color LEDs (31 per side), in a full rainbow of colors, with eight different flashing patterns that can be selected by the wearer. The light is diffused by an external layer of hand-sculpted silicone, creating organic nerve-like shapes from an underlying geometric pattern.

The base bra in this example is a beige seamless type (nude for some skin tones), encouraging the illusion that the skin is exposed and the light is coming from within the body.

nerve bra 2.0

We also created a slightly simplified version of the bra, with a black foundation and 26 single-color LEDs (13 per side). The lights are arranged in a similar fashion, with rainbow colors of red, gold, green, and blue surrounding a purple lights at the center. The lights are covered with sculpted silicone, and they pulse in similar patterns.

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The clip below shows the animation patterns in the original nerve bra.