Alina Ene’s Light Painted Dresses

Alina Ene is a young talented designer who integrates light painting on dresses.

Working with Romanian photographer Dan-Andrei Paraschiv uses a long exposure and light painting to create the images. A light source is moved by hand in darkness and the light’s track is captured with the camera. Certain patterns of light are only visible with UV lighting:

The light painting images are transposed onto the dresses by the designer who effortlessly forms the images to complement the silhouette of the body, and emphasizes each pattern using unconventional design and innovative cuts.