A system for electrically coupling a garment to a mating object, the system comprising: a fabric interiayer of the garment including a set of ports； an electronics substrate having a first surface adjacent to a second side of the fabric interiayer and a set of vias through a thickness of the electronics substrate, aligned with the set of ports, and a set of contacts at a second surface opposing the first surface； a mount assembly having a third surface adjacent to the second surface of the electronics substrate and a set of holes aligned with the set of vias and the set of ports, and a set of openings that correspond to and receive portions of the set of contacts, and a fourth surface opposing the third surface and defining a cavity configured to receive and electrically interface the mating object to the electronics substrate； and a set of fasteners.
