A head-mounted display device comprising: a housing assembly that at least partially encloses one or more computing components that emit heat during operation; a display that is mechanically coupled to the housing assembly and that is configured to generate imagery within a field-of-view of a user; and a support assembly to mechanically couple the housing assembly to a head of the user to maintain the display within the field-of-view of the user, wherein the support assembly includes a thermally conductive textile comprised of: an elasticated band for at least partially encircling the head of the user, a plurality of thermally conductive wires that are affixed to the elasticated band in a wave pattern, wherein individual ones of the plurality of thermally conductive wires are in thermal contact with the one or more computing components to transfer the heat from the housing assembly of the head-mounted display device into the thermally conductive textile, and a plurality of locking fibers that are woven into the elasticated band in a pattern so as to limit deformation of the wave pattern which the thermally conductive wires are woven into, and that are at least partially affixed to the elasticated band , wherein the plurality of locking fibers is configured to limit deformation of the wave pattern by exhibiting a tension spike when the elasticated band is elongated from a first length to a second length. a housing assembly that at least partially encloses one or more computing components that emit heat during operation; a display that is mechanically coupled to the housing assembly and that is configured to generate imagery within a field-of-view of a user; and a support assembly to mechanically couple the housing assembly to a head of the user to maintain the display within the field-of-view of the user, wherein the support assembly includes a thermally conductive textile comprised of: an elasticated band for at least partially encircling the head of the user, a plurality of thermally conductive wires that are affixed to the elasticated band in a wave pattern, wherein individual ones of the plurality of thermally conductive wires are in thermal contact with the one or more computing components to transfer the heat from the housing assembly of the head-mounted display device into the thermally conductive textile, and a plurality of locking fibers that are woven into the elasticated band in a pattern so as to limit deformation of the wave pattern which the thermally conductive wires are woven into, and that are at least partially affixed to the elasticated band , wherein the plurality of locking fibers is configured to limit deformation of the wave pattern by exhibiting a tension spike when the elasticated band is elongated from a first length to a second length. an elasticated band for at least partially encircling the head of the user, a plurality of thermally conductive wires that are affixed to the elasticated band in a wave pattern, wherein individual ones of the plurality of thermally conductive wires are in thermal contact with the one or more computing components to transfer the heat from the housing assembly of the head-mounted display device into the thermally conductive textile, and a plurality of locking fibers that are woven into the elasticated band in a pattern so as to limit deformation of the wave pattern which the thermally conductive wires are woven into, and that are at least partially affixed to the elasticated band , wherein the plurality of locking fibers is configured to limit deformation of the wave pattern by exhibiting a tension spike when the elasticated band is elongated from a first length to a second length. <EOS>