CuteCircuit / Fashion Wearable Technology
FASHION.
MADE OF LIGHT.
From the first sketch
to the moment the lights come on.
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01 / The atelier
Laura Pausini
Bespoke haute couture for Sanremo and the Yo Canto Tour, 2026. Illuminated gowns that become part of the performance.
02 / The atelier
CuteCircuit × HONOR
For Fashion Week 2025, CuteCircuit partnered with HONOR UK on a collection inspired by the Magic V5. Worn by Francesca Rosella, it moves from sportswear to gold and reflective skirts that change length, and a glowing parka that transforms from a structured hoodie into a long coat.
Black and gold prints draw on the Lorenz Attractor and the Butterfly Effect. Francesca used the Magic V5 to photograph, sketch and develop the designs. Campaign film by Westbound Films, directed by Tim Walker, starring Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz.
03 / The atelier
MFA Dress
Commissioned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for its #techstyle exhibition, this interactive haute couture gown is part of the museum’s permanent collection.
The evening gown, embroidered with thousands of Swarovski crystals on black silk chiffon, features illuminated Magic Fabric that creates a mesmerising display of imagery inspired by the museum’s masterpieces such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa by legendary artist Hokusai, and the marvellously multicoloured Blue Green Yellow Orange Red by Ellsworth Kelly.
04 / The atelier
Graphene Dress
The Graphene Dress is the world’s first little black dress made using graphene. It was commissioned by Intu to celebrate fashion innovation. CuteCircuit worked with the scientists at the National Graphene Institute in Manchester to produce graphene substrates used in the innovative dress design. The Graphene Dress marks the first time that the Nobel Prize-winning material has been used in fashion. The design of the dress reflects the properties of graphene in its shape and decoration.
The LEDs are placed on a transparent, highly conductive graphene element, so it looks like the LEDs are floating on the wearer’s body.
An electron-microscope view of graphene shows hexagonal crystal-like formations. These inspired the 3D-printed crystal-like translucent appliqués combined with lightweight laser-cut colour-changing elements that innovate haute-couture techniques.
The dress features Graphene-enhanced stretch sensors that capture the breathing pattern of the wearer. The data is stored in a real-time database, and a powerful microprocessor analyses it, changing the colour of the LED decoration according to the depth of the wearer’s breath. For a shallow breath, the LEDs turn from orange to green; for a deep breath, they change from purple to turquoise.
05 / The atelier
Chanel × CuteCircuit
Designed in 2016 and presented at Paris Fashion Week in October 2016, the collaboration was released for sale as part of Chanel’s Spring/Summer 2017 collection.
The Data Centre collection featured an exclusive collaboration between Chanel and CuteCircuit inspired by CuteCircuit’s luminous handbag designs. We designed three versions of luminous bags: the classic Boy Small and Boy Medium, and an Envelope to fit a laptop – a brand new shape for the French couture house. The colourful micro-LED animations feature patterns and colours that make the collection’s fabrics come alive in mesmerising hues of bright pink and acid greens. Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the Spring/Summer campaign featuring model Arizona Muse.
06 / The atelier
Spring Summer London
Explore the London collection, from luminous details to everyday silhouettes.
07 / The atelier
Spring Summer New York
Light and movement on the New York runway.
08 / The atelier
New York Fashion Week
CuteCircuit’s first runway show at New York Fashion Week on 12 February 2014 marked the first time that wearable technology was presented at any fashion week anywhere in the world. The collection introduced the concept of mobile-controlled fashion customisation, now patented by CuteCircuit. It also featured the first generation of the Mirror Handbag, our luminous handbag that remains today one of our best sellers. The iMiniSkirt was worn by Katy Perry and became part of the Digital Revolution exhibition at the Barbican in London, which toured worldwide. The collection was inspired by architecture and images of illuminated futuristic buildings reflecting on the surfaces of a rainy urban landscape.
09 / The atelier
CuteCircuit × Absolut
CuteCircuit teamed up with Absolut to bring messages of empowerment to the Grammys red carpet.
Singers Santigold and Skylar Grey donned the Mirror Handbags in gold and Swarovski crystals to share messages such as “the future is female” and “girl power” to make a stand for women’s and girls’ rights everywhere.
Fashion can have the power to be used for social good.
10 / The atelier
Rome / 10-year anniversary show
Celebrating ten years of CuteCircuit with a haute couture show in Rome.
11 / The atelier
Pink & Black
Created for Magnum, this silk couture collection changes colour and animation in response to fans’ votes, making the audience part of the design.
12 / The atelier
Nieves Alvarez
Illuminated couture worn by model Nieves Álvarez.
13 / The atelier
Twitter Dress
The Twitter Dress was created to celebrate 20 years since the invention of the text message, displaying tweets sent by fans at home using #tweetthedress.
14 / The atelier
Safura Dress
Images of water drops flow across pleated silk chiffon embroidered with Swarovski crystals, in a gradient of blue hues.
15 / The atelier
Black Diamond
Black techno-tulle, Swarovski crystals and almost 6,000 LEDs create a shimmering halo for Sarah Brightman’s Dreamchaser performances.
16 / The atelier
Hibiscus / Pink Collection
The Hibiscus Dress showcases the atelier’s savoir-faire. Multiple layers of fuchsia silk chiffon alternate with tangerine woven changeant silk chiffon to recreate the natural beauty of the hibiscus flower.
The collection also features a pink version of the K-Dress, a luscious hand-pleated pink and blush silk chiffon dress that lights up in many different colours and patterns for a magical effect. The K-Dress is inspired by our iconic light-up dress that Katy Perry wore at the 2010 Met Gala.
17 / The atelier
Autumn Winter Paris
The Armour collection, shown at Paris Fashion Week, explores sculptural silhouettes, graphic patterns and light.
18 / The atelier
Katy Perry
This dress was designed by CuteCircuit co-founders Francesca and Ryan for Katy Perry to attend the 2010 Met Gala. Francesca’s dress design sketch was inspired by delicate rose petals. The dress consists of luxurious layers of pleated ivory and blush Italian silk that create a fluid and feminine silhouette. Micro-LEDs change colour and illuminate during the course of the evening. The dress is complemented by a gorgeous Lorraine Schwarz pink and white diamond necklace. This marked the first time that a wearable technology garment featured on the red carpet.
19 / The atelier
Aurora Dress
Inspired by the Northern Lights, this silk taffeta and chiffon gown was created for an opera performance hosted by Breitling, with flowing light patterns and Swarovski crystals.
20 / The atelier
Galaxy Dress
The Galaxy Dress remains the world’s largest wearable LED display, hand embroidered with 24,000 micro-LEDs that change colour throughout the day. It is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
21 / The atelier
TransforMe / Kinetic Dress
Kinetic Dress and Skirteleon. Garments that respond to movement and explore transformation.
22 / The atelier
M-Dress
A wearable mobile phone, integrated into a dress.
23 / The atelier
Skate Hoodie
Sensor-enhanced sportswear.
24 / The atelier
Aqua Dress
Created for Laura Pausini’s Inedito tour, the Aqua Dress combines silk chiffon, Swarovski crystals and thousands of LEDs in a luminous cascade of colour.
