Diana Dew

Diana Dew (June 25, 1943 – February 8, 2008) was an American fashion designer recognized in the 1960s for pioneering electronic textiles which incorporated electronic components into wearable clothing. She created clothing that was battery powered and able to light up by adjusting a control knob.

Her creations, which involved "pliable and removable plastic lamps" powered by rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, could stay lit for up to 5 hours. The pace of the strobe-like flash, which projected a psychedelic light display, was controlled through a potentiometer worn at the waist. Her clothing premiered in February 1967 at the Paraphernalia store in New York City.

Dew's work was featured in the seminal show "Body Covering" at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in New York City in 1968, which explored the link between technology and clothing.

Later life, death, and legacy After a brief tenure with Creamcheese , an all-female rock band that performed in Dew's designs,

Images of her fashion are included in the National Museum of American History archives. One of her dresses was featured on the American PBS television program, Antiques Roadshow (season 24, episode 12).