Light-Up Pants: Enlighted Illuminated Clothing

illuminated clothing
and other glowing creations
by Janet Hansen

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We've created all kinds of light-up pants, ranging from simple and subtle to simply outrageous! Some of them are designed to go with a matching jacket or top (see the links for those items), or they make quite a statement on their own.

flame pants

Liar liar pants on fire! Our personal favorite, these pants make it look like you're burning up the dance floor, literally. Flickering lights creep up from your ankles, as if you're standing at the base of a campfire.

How do they work? Red and gold LEDs are mounted in the flame-shaped appliques. All wires are concealed, and the batteries (a 4-pack of AAs, in this case) are carried in a pager-style pack at your waist.

This pair contains about 100 LEDs. We can also make flame pants with fewer lights (10, 20 or 30 lights per leg).

The flame pants are one variation of our popular flickering flame motif.

purple pants with deluxe ankle lights

The lights on these pants flicker in a random pattern, similar to the flame pants, but the LEDs are white, blue, and purple. There are about 25 lights per leg. These were designed as part of a set, with matching bra and belts.

Judy models the purple outfit (also seen in the 2004 SIGGRAPH Cyberfashion Show)

Quicktime video of animation: clip 1 (2.1 MB)

chasing LEDs down pant legs

These pants, originally created as part of the Flyerman light-up tuxedo, contain about 20 white LEDs that light up in a chasing pattern down the legs.

We can reproduce this effect with fewer lights (10 or 15 per leg), or with as many as 30 lights per leg, with approximately 1 inch spacing.

The lights can be permanently installed, or they can be mounted on detachable strips.

pants with EL wire trim

Stripes of light can be added to pant legs with EL wire, as shown in these examples (examples of matching jackets are on this page).

The pants with EL spirals around each leg use about 5 feet of EL wire per leg (10 feet total).

pants with EL wire and LEDs combined

We also make pants that combine EL wire with a set of twinkling LEDs, as shown here, in this pair that uses 3 feet of green EL wire and 5 LEDs per leg.

Again, a matching jacket is an option. The rest of this suit is described here.

ankle lights for pants

This is a simple (and very affordable) version of our light-up pants. Each leg cuff is lit up with multi-color LEDs that twinkle and fade in a variety of patterns. The lights accentuate the flared ankle on these sleek low-waist stretch pants.

The pants shown here are black with either blue/green lights or red/gold lights. The lights are secured within zipped translucent pockets, and are removed for machine washing.


detail of pant leg	blue/green or red/gold lights

for men or women	very bright!

These pants also look great with a matching light-up jacket, as shown here.

how to order

So, do you want some fancy pants, fancy pants? Approximate pricing for the pants described on this page:

Flame design with 100 lights: $1000, plus cost of basic pants
Flame design with 60 lights: $600, plus pants
Flame design with 40 lights: $400, plus pants
Flame design with 20 lights: $200, plus pants
Chasing LEDs (40 lights): $400, plus pants
Chasing LEDs (20 lights): $200, plus pants
10 ft EL wire in spiral: $100, plus pants
6 ft EL wire down straight seams: $60, plus pants
6 ft EL wire plus 10 LEDs: $160, plus pants
10 lights at ankles: $100, plus pants, permanently installed
10 lights at ankles: $120, plus pants, removable light option

Unless otherwise noted, these price estimates apply to "permanently installed" lights. For many of these designs, it is also possible to mount the lights on a fabric strip or panel that is removed prior to washing. The removable option is available for an additional charge of $20 for most simple designs (ankle lights or stripes of EL wire), or about $50 for more complex designs.

More information is available on our custom orders page. If you have questions, please write or give us a call, and we'd be happy to help.

*(but we prefer to be contacted by regular email if you have questions about an order)