Made by Neon Cowboys
Chaqueta con lentejuelas y flecos LED
Color by remote, with brightness control; the LED fringe lights front and back
$345 USD
For costume designers and art departments building a neon future city: we design and build futuristic costumes, LED wardrobe, light-up face pieces and glowing hand props, with LEDs built in and color by remote. Our pieces were filmed for Apple and Google. Every build is quoted: send your mood board and shoot date.
What futuristic costumes and cyberpunk props can we build?
Cyberpunk lives on the street at night: wet pavement, haze, signs and people wearing their tech. For costume designers, prop masters and art departments, we design and build:
- Futuristic costumes for leads: one-off LED wardrobe built around the character.
- Street-crowd multiples: our jackets, harnesses and face pieces in matched custom colors for background players.
- Face tech: light-up face pieces that read as wearable tech in a medium shot.
- Cyberpunk props from scratch: glowing handsets, weapons, umbrellas and devices.
- Light-up set pieces for a market stall, a club or a corporate lobby.
We sell what we build, and every custom piece is quoted. Send us your shoot date and we will tell you plainly what fits.
Blade Runner and the lit hand prop
The lit umbrellas of Blade Runner are still the reference for a rainy future street. American Cinematographer reported in 1982 that many of the umbrellas carried had fluorescent tubes in their shafts, a light source that put a glow on the carriers’ faces, and that cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth used water and reflective surfaces for uplight, with hard backlight and smoke behind (source: American Cinematographer).
A lit prop does two jobs at once: it tells the audience this is the future, and it lights the actor. We did not work on Blade Runner. We build the same idea with LEDs inside the prop, rechargeable packs hidden in the handle or the costume, and color by remote, so the glow on a face can shift with the scene.
Street, club and tower: scenes and the pieces that fit
| Scene | Piece | Light behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Rain-soaked night market | LED fringe jackets for the crowd | One solid color per extra, or slow color fades |
| Hacker or fixer close-up | Light-up face stickers | Blink and twinkle around the eyes; there is no solid mode |
| Club in the megacity | LED harnesses over mesh | Strobe and fast color change |
| Gang or faction on the street | Matched harnesses for each group | One color per faction, held for every take |
| Chase down an alley | Stunt versions of the hand props | A hard color change on the hit |
| Hero device insert | A custom hand prop | A programmed pattern for the close-up |
Our fringe jacket and our face stickers are both water resistant. If your scene uses rain towers, tell us in the brief so we can plan around them.
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Pegatinas LED para la cara
Reusable, water-resistant LED face stickers that stay cool on your skin, with a replaceable coin battery.
$22 USD
Matched multiples for a crowd of extras
A future city reads as real when the background is lit too. We make multiples of our pieces in custom colors for ensembles: for Missy Elliott we made her hat plus 20 matching dancer hats, and we have outfitted Beyoncé’s dancers on tour.
For a crowd, BG players get the same color and light behavior as the leads at a simpler build, and every copy is set the same way so continuity holds across takes. Face stickers are the simplest way to light a whole crowd: they are reusable, run about 4+ hours on one CR2032 coin battery and stay cool on the skin. Hand them to adult and older-teen cast, and keep spare and used coin batteries away from young children.
Why art departments bring a fashion house in
Neon Cowboys is a designer-led light-up fashion house founded in 2014 by Asia Hall, a computer science graduate and the daughter of couturier Kevan Hall. Cyberpunk is where those two worlds meet: clothing with technology worn on the outside.
Our pieces have been filmed for brands that care about how light looks on camera. An LED cowboy hat of ours showcased iPhone 13 low-light night photography for Apple, Google put our Out Past Midnight boots in a Google Lens commercial and on six-story billboards, and Adobe featured us in a 2021 campaign that aired on Hulu. For artists we have made custom light-up sunglasses for Kim Petras, LED glasses for Doja Cat and a custom LED belt buckle for Doechii: the kind of small, lit detail a cyberpunk close-up runs on.
Made by Neon Cowboys
Arnés de LED
One adjustable size (34–44 in chest) with LEDs you set to any color or pattern by remote.
$225 USD
How do we build the light into a futuristic piece?
- LEDs built into the piece, along seams, straps and edges, not taped on afterward.
- Color by remote: our programmable harness gives 256+ color combinations and effects, including fade and strobe, and our jacket’s remote adds brightness control.
- Programmable patterns for custom hand props and set pieces, set to your scene.
- Rechargeable packs hidden in the costume or the prop; the jacket runs 4+ hours on its included 5000mAh power bank.
- EL wire for a clean single-color line; our Out Past Midnight boots are EL wire.
Every camera and lighting setup is different, so talk to us about your camera and lighting plan before the design is locked.
Request a production quote
Email info@neoncowboys.com with “Production inquiry” in the subject line and send:
- Script pages or a mood board
- How many hero, stunt and background (BG) pieces you need
- Cast sizes for any ensemble or multiples
- Colors, including any color change on cue
- Your shoot date
- Your camera and lighting plan
For a cyberpunk build, tell us which scenes are wet and how many background players need light. Every custom build is quoted. Send us your shoot date and we will tell you plainly what fits. Brand and agency teams can also start from our brand partnerships page, and touring and stage teams from our performers page.
What do customers say about the LED Fringe Sequin Jacket?
The LED Fringe Sequin Jacket holds a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 23 customer reviews. A few of them, unedited:
“I LOVE THIS JACKET!!!!!!!!!! I was so obsessed with it that I had to order it for my wedding!!!!!!! It was a total hit with all the guests, and needless to say, it looks incredible at night. THANK YOU!!!!!!!”
— Paula S.
“I love this jacket so much! It’s super lightweight which is great for when you’re dancing a lot and the power bank lasted for hours. Changing the settings with the remote is super fun too! :)”
— Holly T.
“So fabulous I can't even explain how pretty this jacket is in person. The lights are so bright & pretty much give you any color option you can imagine with the remote. Definitely a must have for your closet!”
— Rebecca N.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a costume look futuristic on camera?
Light that belongs to the costume: lines along the seams, lit face pieces and a glowing device in the hand. We build the LEDs into the piece, with color by remote, so it reads on a dark, wet street set.
Can you build cyberpunk props from scratch?
Yes. Glowing handsets, weapons, umbrellas and devices, in hero, stunt and BG versions. Every build is quoted.
Is your LED fringe jacket water resistant?
Yes, it is water resistant. If your scene uses rain towers, tell us in the brief so we can plan around them.
How were the umbrellas in Blade Runner lit?
American Cinematographer reported in 1982 that many of them had fluorescent tubes in their shafts, which put a glow on the carriers’ faces.
Can you light a whole crowd of extras?
Yes. We make multiples of our pieces in custom colors, and our face stickers light a crowd quickly. Stickers are for adult and older-teen cast.
How long does a custom futuristic build take?
Send us your shoot date and we will tell you plainly what fits. Every build is quoted.
See also: custom light-up props and LED wardrobe for film and TV, sci-fi movie props and light-up costumes and nightclub and rave scene wardrobe.
Source: American Cinematographer.
Tron, Tron: Legacy, Tron: Ares, Blade Runner, Five Nights at Freddy’s and Stranger Things are names or marks of their owners, as are Wētā Workshop, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop and Quantum Creations FX. They are named here as industry references only. None is affiliated with Neon Cowboys, and Neon Cowboys did not work on any of these productions.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
