The inspiration for this dress followed the first time I saw this fiber optic product in action. I was at a festival when I saw a bloom of fiber optic jellyfish approach, and all I could think is “how magical, I want to be that jellyfish”.  I’d been wanting to incorporate fiber optics into fashion for a while, and this moment solidified the idea.

This dress has been featured in Wired and Make magazines, as well as many online publications.  I have personally run into a large handful out in the wild which people made themselves from my online tutorial, which is an incredible feelings as a designer given the complexity of the project.  Some examples that others have made are shown in the last image.  The version on the left made by the talented Mikaela Holmes, and the version on the right created for amazing figure skater Ashley Clark.

Fiber optics are from Ants on a Melon, and photos by Audrey Love.  Full tutorial is on Instructables.