LED Fashion at TrapxArt 2019 in Seattle

By Chelsea Klukas, Founder — Lumen Couture

We showcased a new design at a Seattle nightclub.

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We hosted a small runway show and revealed a new design at The Stage Seattle for an arts and fashion party.

Our new design: the Matrix Choker, was revealed for the first time to audiences. The choker features new technology, is controlled with an app, and is launching to the public in 2020.

TrapXArt is an organization that tours the world hosting parties that showcase artists, designers, models, and influencers.

Models: Deanna Molenda, LaTiva Morris, Leah Harper

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About the Author: Chelsea Klukas is an award-winning interdisciplinary technology artist and design leader. She has founded two companies exploring the intersection of fashion and technology (Lumen Couture and MakeFashion) and was recently granted her Doctorate of Fine Arts (h.c.) in 2019. Her Lumen Couture projector hat, a hat that includes real-time projection mapping and visual inputs to display video on a dress, has gained international attention as the first of its kind. She is an advocate for diversity and women in tech.

Lumen Couture is fashion that illuminates for unexpected elegance and drama. The designs are informed by the international fashiontech shows hosted by MakeFashion, an organization that introduces youth to STEM through hands-on fashion technology workshops.