Case Study · Wearable Tech · BLE-Connected Fashion

Mobile App · Super Admin · Vendor Admin

Neon Cowboys — Light-up fashion, controlled from your phone.

Name: Custom Software Development Services
Brand: CodeChaps
Rating: 4.9 (650 reviews)

Neon Cowboys pioneered wearable LED fashion in 2014. We built the Bluetooth Low Energy mobile app that talks directly to the hardware sewn into their harnesses, jackets and dresses — plus the Super Admin and Vendor Admin consoles that run the business behind the glow.

ClientNeon Cowboys

PlatformsiOS · Android · Web

CategoryWearable Tech / BLE Hardware

Worn ByBeyoncé · Kesha · Doechii

Neon Cowboys LED Fringe Sequin Jacket glowing

256+

Color & pattern combinations per garment

Trusted by startups, growing businesses, and enterprise clients worldwide

Overview

From a single glowing hat to a connected hardware platform

The Challenge

Physical remotes had hit their ceiling

Neon Cowboys' early LED garments relied on handheld IR/RF remotes — great for a single hat, but limiting once the product line grew to jackets, dresses, harnesses and purses. There was no way to save a favorite look, sync colors across multiple pieces at once, check battery status remotely, or push a firmware fix to a garment already in a customer's closet.

Our Solution

A BLE app that talks straight to the hardware

We built a Bluetooth Low Energy companion app that pairs directly with the embedded controller sewn into each garment — giving wearers a full lighting studio in their pocket: custom colors, pattern presets, brightness control, and multi-garment sync. Behind the scenes, a Super Admin console gives the Neon Cowboys team fleet-wide visibility, and a Vendor Admin panel lets production and retail partners manage their own inventory and orders.

40,000+

LED Hats Sold Worldwide

30,000+

Happy Customers

256+

Color Combinations

Est. 2014

Pioneering the Category

The App

A lighting studio for every garment

Built for real-time control over Bluetooth Low Energy — no wires, no internet required.

📡

One-Tap BLE Pairing

Auto-discovers nearby garments and connects in seconds — no pairing codes.

🎨

Custom Color Studio

Full RGB color wheel plus curated presets for pride, holidays and stage looks.

✨

Pattern Library

Solid, fade, strobe, chase and music-reactive modes, switchable in real time.

🔗

Multi-Garment Sync

Control a hat, harness and jacket together as one synchronized light show.

🔋

Battery & Brightness

Live battery readout per garment plus fine-grained brightness control.

💾

Save & Share Looks

Save a favorite combo and recall it instantly at the next show or festival.

📶

OTA Firmware Updates

Push new patterns and bug fixes to garments already sold, over the air.

🕹️

Offline Fallback

Garments retain their last setting and keep glowing even without a phone nearby.

🧵

Hardware-First Design

Built around the physical constraints of leather, sequins and fringe — not the other way around.

Technical Architecture

Engineering blueprint for a multi-device platform

Client Layer

Flutter Dart React Js

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Edge & Delivery

CDN API Gateway WAF

↓

Data Layer

MongoDB Node.js

↓

Server

Amazon EC2 AWS Lambda Amazon S3 Amazon EBS AWS IAM Amazon CloudWatch

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Hardware Integration

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) MQTT AI/ML Models AWS IoT Core

Words of Appreciation - Trusted by Client

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Asia Hall Founder, Neon, Vietnam

★★★★★

✓

“

CodeChaps did an excellent job developing our mobile app to manage our products. The team delivered a user-friendly app with smooth Bluetooth connectivity, custom colours, lighting patterns, and the ability to control multiple products at once. They understood our requirements, communicated well, and provided a reliable solution. We are happy with their work and would recommend them for mobile app development.

Asia Hall Founder, Neon, Vietnam

The Hardware

Every garment, glowing on its own

Real Neon Cowboys product photography — the hardware our app connects to.

LED Harness

LED Fringe Sequin Jacket

LED Fringe Sequin Dress

Neon Cowboys® Hat

LED Fringe Purse

Swappable Power Pack

Festival-Ready

Asia Hall, Founder

Companion Mobile App

The Lighting Studio, in your pocket

The core consumer experience: pair a garment over BLE and get full creative control over how it glows — live, on the dance floor, with zero lag.

Auto-detects every paired garment nearby
Full color wheel + saved presets
Solid, fade, strobe & chase pattern modes
Per-garment brightness and battery readout
Sync multiple garments into one show

9:41●●● BLE

My Garments

3 devices found nearby

LED HarnessConnected

Fringe JacketConnected

Neon HatSearching…

Fade Strobe Chase Solid

Brightness

Speed

🔋 Harness 81%🔋 Jacket 64%

Super Admin Console

Fleet-wide control for the Neon Cowboys team

A single console for the internal team to see every connected garment, manage firmware rollouts, and oversee vendors, orders and couture commissions across the whole business.

Master product catalog & firmware versions
Fleet-wide device & battery health analytics
Vendor onboarding & approval
Celebrity / couture commission requests
Orders across web, retail & bulk-event channels

Devices Paired52,140

Active Vendors18

Firmware Adoption94%

Product LineFirmwareUnitsStatus

LED Harnessv2.36,240Up to date

Fringe Jacketv2.34,110Up to date

Neon Hatv1.0 (fixed)40,000+Remote only

Fringe Dressv2.2860Rollout 82%

Vendor Admin Panel

Self-serve tools for retail & event partners

Boutiques, tour merchandisers and bulk-event partners get their own scoped dashboard to manage the inventory allocated to them, fulfill orders, and track payouts — without needing access to Neon Cowboys' core systems.

View units allocated & current stock on hand
Manage and fulfill incoming bulk/event orders
Track shipment status per order
Request restocks directly from the panel
Monthly payout & commission tracking

Units Allocated1,240

Orders Pending9

Payout (This Mo.)$8,460

OrderItemQtyStatus

#EVT-1042Neon Hat (Pink)50Packing

#EVT-1039LED Harness12Shipped

#BOU-0287Fringe Jacket6Restock Req.

#EVT-1044Bandana (Mix)100Fulfilled

Tech Stack

Built where fashion meets firmware

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Embedded Firmware / OTA iOS BLE Framework Android BLE APIs React Native Node.js Cloud Device Management Role-Based Admin Access Shopify (Storefront)

Worn On The World's Biggest Stages

Celebrity-worn, festival-tested

Per Neon Cowboys' own press materials — custom LED pieces worn by:

Beyoncé Kesha Doechii Machine Gun Kelly Selena Gomez Missy Elliott Dua Lipa Kim Petras Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves Doja Cat

Impact

Where Neon Cowboys stands today

40,000+

LED cowboy hats sold worldwide since launch

4.8 / 5

Average customer rating across verified reviews

Vogue · WSJ · WWD

Featured press coverage, plus NYFW and LAFW runway moments

Customer Love

What Neon Cowboys customers say

Real, verified reviews from neoncowboys.com.

★★★★★

"SO FUN and easy to use — I'm OBSESSED."

Toni N.

LED Harness

★★★★★

"I love this jacket so much! Super lightweight — great for dancing — and the power bank lasted for hours. Changing the settings with the remote is super fun too!"

Holly T.

LED Fringe Jacket

★★★★★

"We got the light-up fringe jackets for EDC and they didn't just show up, they stole the entire festival. Unreal quality, glowed ALL night, strangers stopping us nonstop."

William H.

LED Fringe Jacket

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Jared East

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★★★★★

❝

CodeChaps has successfully delivered an app that meets all expectations,. The team is efficient, communicative, and adaptive. They deliver on time and stand out for their development skills, quality of work, and professionalism

❞

Akanksha Mishra

IOS Native SDK Integration, India

★★★★★

❝

It was a pleasure working with Girish and his team. They consistently delivered on time and provided excellent support throughout the entire product development journey.

❞

Mathew Bob

Crestwood Advisory, USA

★★★★★

❝

Thanks to Codechaps' efforts, the client increased revenue by 30%, reduced processing time by 20%, and improved customer satisfaction. The team was highly responsive, always adjusting when necessary to meet the client's evolving needs. Their commitment to quality and customer satisfaction stood out.

❞

Adam Zak

Strikescorepro App, USA

★★★★★

❝

Girish has been great to work with so far, very diligent and always following through. We still have ways to go on the project but so far so good.

❞

Shriniwas Avasthi

Pandit Ji Consultation App, Founder, India

★★★★★

❝

Mr. Girish & team is exceptional they stood by their commitments. From the very beginning, they demonstrated a deep understanding of the project requirements and delivered results that far exceeded expectations. Their communication was prompt, clear, and respectful throughout the entire process. What truly sets Girish apart is their attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and commitment to quality.

❞

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★★★★★

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They are a professional team and company. They worked very well on my project, and I am happy with their suggestions about the product. They are highly skilled, and I hope we will continue to do great work together.

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