# LED Headdresses Wearable Fashion Lighting By Pearl | Published 2008-05-19 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/led-headdress-lighting-art-by-lionel-theodore-dean References: [designspotter](http://www.designspotter.com/product/2008/05/Headdress.html) & [futurefactories](http://www.futurefactories.com/) British designer Lionel Theodore Dean's wearable art combines lighting design with fashion to come up with a futuristic look. High intensity LEDs are powered by a battery clip akin to that of a cell phone. That will keep the head gear lit up for a whole evening. What a way to turn heads, even in the dark! Dean is currently Designer in Residence at Huddersfield University where he works on [Future Factories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-society-solar-canopy). His design philosophy involves “a digital manufacturing (Rapid Prototyping) concept for the mass individualization of products.” Using [rapid prototyping techniques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emil-robbrecht), a designer is not confined to a single final product but works on a template product whereby highly individualised items can evolve. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hair](https://www.trendhunter.com/hair) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wearable Lighting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new wearable fashion designs that incorporate innovative lighting technologies for a futuristic look. - **LED Fashion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of high intensity LEDs in fashion to create eye-catching and attention-grabbing designs. - **Mass Individualization:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize rapid prototyping techniques to create highly personalized and individualized fashion items. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate wearable lighting technology into traditional fashion designs to create unique and visually striking garments. - **Lighting Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with fashion designers to incorporate high intensity LEDs into lighting design, expanding the possibilities and applications of wearable lighting. - **Rapid Prototyping:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement rapid prototyping techniques in fashion manufacturing to enable the mass production of highly customized and individualized fashion items. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [LED-Infused Festival Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinsel-arcade.md) - [Creation-Centric Light Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/head-hi-show.md) - [Hat-Like Fabric Illuminators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-lamp.md) - [Futuristic Headgear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moonveil-collection.md) - [Sustainable Light Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geolectric-lantern.md) - [Illuminated Cycling Helmets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illuminated-cycling-helmet.md) - [LED Light-Integrated Running Belts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-lumabelt.md) - [Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-relics.md) - [Clipping Strap-Free Headlamps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nebo-einstein-cap-light.md)