German curators are encouraging the fashion and technology industries to merge by setting up Fashion Fusion, a new exhibition offering innovative young designers cash prizes for the best high-tech apparel.

The team with the best design from across Europe will be awarded 20,000 euros ($22,000) by judges and invited to present a prototype at Berlin Fashion Week in January.

Some of the items on display at the Berlin exhibition included a yoga outfit that neutralises body odour and a dress with a string of lights and light-reflecting jewellery