Studio Raito has contributed custom LED corsets to Schiaparelli's PE26 Haute Couture collection, presented in Paris. Developed entirely in-house, the illuminated garments integrate bespoke electronics and custom light sources engineered to be worn safely across multiple looks in the défilé.

Studio Raito, the Rotterdam-based wearable electronics and technical design practice founded by Colin Schram and Tijs Struijk, has delivered a suite of illuminated LED corsets for Schiaparelli's spring/summer 2026 Haute Couture show in Paris. The garments appear across five to six looks in the défilé, each incorporating custom light sources developed and prototyped in-house by the studio. The light sources produce a static, even glow, working across silicon, crystal, and indirect illumination materials to integrate with each look without dominating it.

The project originated as a brief from Schiaparelli to illuminate garments that could be layered over multiple looks in the Haute Couture presentation. The electronics are concealed within custom 3D-printed cases, actively cooled, and sewn into each piece by the Schiaparelli atelier. Batteries are worn on the body and swappable between looks to maintain illumination throughout the show.

Studio Raito's scope covered research, electronics design, light source development, prototyping, and advisory input on the possibilities and limits of integrating wearable electronics into Haute Couture construction. The corsets were engineered to perform consistently under the conditions of a live runway presentation. A pivotal material discovery during R&D was a light source capable of rotating 360 degrees in all directions, giving the studio the flexibility to follow Schiaparelli's silhouettes as the collection evolved toward the show.

“When you are building custom electronics that go directly onto the body, the brief is always the same: it has to be safe, reliable, and made with the same care as the garment itself. There are so many little intricacies to working with garments that the only way to create the piece is to work alongside the atelier, step by step.”