This year two big exhibitions about the merging of fashion and technology will be held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibitions will explore the new patterns of collaboration between scientists, engeneers and designers, and the way they push the boundaries of manufacturing and design, blurring the traditional distinction between the haute couture and prêt-à-porter. We are particularly interested in seeing the selection, because the garment as an interface was a focus of our 2016 Trendmonitor, Surface.