#techstyle explores how the synergy between fashion and technology is not only changing the way designers design, but also the way people interact with their clothing. The exhibition draws on the MFA’s collection of contemporary fashion and accessories, and features key pieces from innovators in the field including a digitally-printed dress from Alexander McQueen’s Plato’s Atlantis collection (Spring/Summer 2010/2011) and Iris van Herpen’s 3-D printed dress (2013) produced in collaboration with MIT designer and assistant professor Neri Oxman. Special commissions include work by CuteCircuit, Hussein Chalayan, Kate Goldsworthy, and Somerville-based Nervous System.

We wanted to create a singular setting for fashion and technology, adding in the elements of fantasy and extravagance from the fashion sphere, which, in their own form, are native to technological explorations.

Video by Jared Medeiros