Original Fashion Design Week Shenzhen

By Chelsea Klukas, Founder — Lumen Couture

Lumen Couture featured in the MakeFashion x Starcode collaboration.

We recently participated in a runway show for Original Design Fashion Week in Shenzhen. This show featured designs from our ready-to-wear collection, as well as a collaborative collection with MakeFashion and StarCode.

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The event featured a collection of illuminated wedding gowns and bridal wear: striking images of illuminated brides. The second collection featured high end ballgowns and special event dresses utilizing LED and fiber optic lighting. Dresses from Lumen Couture are available for purchase, rentals, and custom orders.

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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.