Lighting on footwear is usually limited to those blinking LEDs on little kids’ sneakers. But these illuminated high heels are a dissimilar — and much more chic — animal.

Created by Italian fashion designer Francesca Castagnacci, the heels enclose fiber-optic strands. Each optical fiber is as thin as a human hair, making them completely suitable to be woven into garments — or accessories, as is the case here.

The fibers themselves don’t light up; there requirements to be an LED at either end to make them truly illuminated. Of course, that brings up the entire issue of batteries and whatnot, but that’s no big. In any case, the result is gorgeous. I would love to see the luminous effect if one of the female contestants on Dancing with the Stars wore a pair of these.