# Wearable Led TVS Dave Forbes' Video Coat Was Created for Burning Man By Meghan Young | Published 2011-07-12 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-coat References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2011/07/this-led-lab-co.php) & [cathodecorner](http://www.cathodecorner.com/videocoat/) Although the Video Coat was not created by a costume or fashion designer, I can easily see it being donned by a celebrity performer such as Lady Gaga or even Cee Lo. Loud and flashy, it wold create quite the spectacle on stage, that's for sure. Therefore, don't be surprised if you see the Video Coat used in a more commercial manner sometime in the near future. That said, the Video Coat was actually created by Dave Forbes who built it to wear to Burning Man, an annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Essentially a giant wearable LED television, the Video Coat operates by being plugged into an [iPod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-player-wearable-wallet) or DVD player and is powered by a 12V battery. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 37% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Wearable LED Technology:** The development of wearable LED technology presents opportunities for innovative and interactive fashion experiences. - **Celebrity Performance Fashion:** The integration of loud and flashy wearable LED technology in clothing presents disruptive innovation opportunities for celebrity performers and entertainers. - **Commercial Adoption of Wearable LED:** The potential commercial use of wearable LED technology in fashion offers new possibilities for creating captivating and attention-grabbing clothing. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Industry:** The fashion industry can explore the incorporation of wearable LED technology to create avant-garde and technologically enhanced garments. - **Entertainment Industry:** The entertainment industry, particularly the celebrity performance sector, has the potential to embrace wearable LED fashion as a means of creating visually stunning stage outfits. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** The consumer electronics industry can capitalize on the demand for wearable LED technology by creating innovative devices and accessories to power and control these garments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wearable Communication Vests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inxects-vest.md) - [Phosphorescent Color-Changing Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vollbak-firefly-jacket.md) - [Futuristic Robotic Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikeuchi-hiroto.md) - [Dynamic Shape-Shifting Dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/primrose-dress.md) - [Outfit-Matching OLED Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peuty-infinity-bag.md) - [Studded Belt-Made Dynamic Jackets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/replica-suit.md) - [Experimental Programmable Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/programmable-clothing.md) - [Couture Ketchup Dresses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-robe-ketchup.md) - [Technologically Enhanced Electronic Handbags](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electronic-handbags.md)