LEDs Are Lighting Up Fashion—And Have Been for Years Inline

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    For Spring 2017, Karl Lagerfeld decked out Chanel’s Boy bags with LED boards that mimicked the house’s quilted motif in lights.

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    Dolce Gabbana’s shining crowns are for spotlight-seeking girls.

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    Karlie Kloss carried a blinking Lisa Perry clutch to the 2016 Met Gala.

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    Zac Posen created a ball gown with LED-laced seams in the bodice for Claire Danes to wear to the 2016 Met Gala.

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    Karolina Kurkova, too, got the LED memo at the Met Gala, choosing a Marchesa gown with LED-lit flowers.