Legal Flashing- Applying LEDs In Fashion
Clothes are often designed to be practical. They are also designed to be fashionable and fun to wear. Some clothes manage to be parctical, fashionable and fun to wear. With the dawning of cyber wear, the use of computers in clothing, a whole new view of fashion is emerging. A few stylists are turning to visual drama created using LED lights. A LED light bulb can be integrated into clothing to create some amazing fashion statements as well as serve for practical applications. Fashion Designers and scientists are coming together to bring new light to old clothes.
Some of the most obvious uses of illuminated clothing user safety. A shirt that lights up at night draws attention before car lights hit a reflective tape. Flashing lights on a jogger is far safer than a driver reacting only after the jogger enters the drivers beam. A jogger with a flashing shirt or blinking shoes is much more likely to be seen in advance. There are Many reasons for illuminating clothing besides safety concerns. Gloves that light up would be useful for campers. Headlamps are sometimes used by workers and sportsmen. Headlamps throw light wherever the person looks. Often that is directly in the eyes of the person they are talking with, blinding them and ruining their night vision. Gloves with LED illumination can bring illumination wherever the person reaches.
Outfits might have Light displays that can communicate messages or display art. A jacket can promote a company logo or message. Outfits can also display scrolling text or flashing images. The lights can be programmed to pulse to audio input, or even to physical body vital signs, making the rapidly beating heart a visual display announcing attraction. This fashion can be used with many accessories. A purse could light up when opened, so the checkbook and breath freshener can be easily retrieved. An umbrella could display constellations, creating romantic ambiance and keeping the rain off. Lets not get started on lingerie.
Fashion mavens can go nuts. Fashion enters a new dimension with the addition of lights and colors. There are lights so tiny the can be worked seamlessly into the clothes. Hats with directional lighting provide flattering personal fill light. Imagine Saturday night outfits that can turn green or red taking flirting to a whole new level. It is a whole a different meaning to the term nonverbal communication. Light emitting Diodes are changing the way we light homes, buildings, cars, planes and boats. They have been used in hundreds of ways. Now, with the introduction of fabrics that can be used to create computerized clothes, LEDs are entering the world of fashion. There remain a few obstacles to resolve, such as how to safely clean the fabric power grid and how to handle the rare light burn out, before these items can be mass marketed. In a few years the streets will be shimmering with innovative fashion designs.
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