Men’s knitted fabrics on A/W 2023 runways are divided into five styles: Retro Artistic, Athleisure, Casual Business, Smart Business, and Classic Business. Trending Athleisure and Smart Business capture the most parts. Practical loop cloth is continued; ultrathin air layer presents an uptrend; furry surface and stretch, smooth fabrics are the trending knitted fabrics. Besides, transparent fabrics and additional accessories are also noteworthy.

Men’s knitwear products on A/W 22/23 runways in Paris and Milan accented the delicacy through the detail design. These high-class minimalist pieces of clothing set off the temperament of business elite. The smart casual style of pattern design presented youthfulness. The smart couture quality brought by metallic accessories was also noteworthy. Besides, knitted scarves were also paired to elevate the general layers.

Lafayette 148 was named after its address in SoHo, New York City. It is a global lifestyle brand led by women, for women. Founded in 1996, the brand was built on founders' belief that women serve beautiful clothing created for women's needs. Uncompromising quality, luxurious materials, flawless construction and a modern, New York sensibility are hallmarks of their collections. Designs as dynamic as the women who wear them and the city that inspires designers.

Through the data analysis of S/S 2022 knitwear items, crafts & details, yarns & stitches, and patterns, we refine the trending points for knitwear on the latest runways.

After seasons of centering pragmatism, women's knitwear brought back fashion and ornamentalism in S/S 2022. On S/S 2022 runways, basic T-shirt and knitted sweatshirt fabrics were integrated with modern textures, printing, rhinestones and sequins. This report will discover the developing direction for S/S women's knitted fabrics through the introduction of cotton knit, matte blend, textured surface, lustrous surface, fancy knit, retro geometry, latest celebrating knit, and air-layer knit.

LI-NING regrouped and recreated classic elements with brand logo to extend a series of pattern design. Diversified brand elements were fused with modernized painting to interpret of design concept, 'remodeling'. Isolated details were combined together in a random yet not casual way to form an organic whole.

Founded in 2014, the famous Korean designer brand Andersson Bell presents unique Scandi styles and takes slow fashion as the core brand value. Calling for dress freedom, the brand well combines the elements of street, art and culture together. The Free Size of knitwear breaks the limit of gender and body shape. The latest S/S 2022 knitwear reveals eye-catching color combinations and geometric patterns. Simple chessboard and rhombus are mainly fuse with intense color conflict. Notably, the multi-colored vertical striped texture shows dazzling and refreshing color combinations.

Frankygrow is a fashion brand for kids and adults which is developed based on the concept of 'Simple Pop'. Designer fuses seemingly contrasting simple and trendy elements together. Color application and special fabrics present the 3D effect of clothing. Unique black and white checks in different sizes are spliced together to make the clothing dimensional and cute.

The Shanghai designer brand TYAKASHA KIDS combines its unique illustration and design styles to focus on the exploration of comfortable fabric and the promotion of craft. This brand tries to provide imaginative and fairytale collections for these childish families who pursue the life quality.

The Hangzhou-based kidswear designer brand EOEO'S creates a sweet and cool fashion style. Compared with the past unisex styles, more girlish elements are shown in the A/W 2021 collection. Ditsy floral dress and floral shirt separate the products. Trendy elements of adult dress are integrated into the kidswear to improve the fashion level.

The Japanese brand MOUJONJON is a branch of the famous MARUTAKA IRYO. Its comfortable, soft fabrics, minimalist styles, delicate details and lively colors have attracted many consumers.

Airfish is an international children’s brand created by Korean designers Jennifer Park and Chloe sisters in New York City. The brand is marked by fashion and modern accent, avant-garde silhouette, bell sleeves, and iconic over-sized and asymmetrical ruffles, blending pop artistic colors with fashion. Airfish is dominated by flowers and heart patterns this season, with ruffled decoration, giving people a warm midsummer feeling.

The Korean designer brand Limitedoudou is loved by the public for its fun illustration patterns and delicate styles. The new-released products in this season are generally in lively and bright colors. Printed shirt and wide-hem dress are combined with signature illustrations to present an artistic and individualized vacation style.

Choco.el is a Korean medium-and-high-end brand. Choco(chocolate) stands for sweet and lovely kids while el(elephant) for motherliness. S/S 2021 collection combines elegant French style with refreshing pastel colors to present a dazzling summer.

The Korean designer brand Ivory Studio features its fresh and natural modernism. More refreshing and bright colors are injected into the printing of S/S 2021 collection, which present more versatile and practical styles. Cotton-linen fabric is natural, durable and comfort. Uniform dress, suite, navy collar and turndown collar bring a thick sense of preppy style.

Dongdaemum and Namdaemum are the two biggest wholesale markets in Korea. Founded in 1964, Namdaemum Market is a large-scale traditional wholesale market of kidswear, menswear and womenswear. And it occupies the largest share of Korean kidswear market, over 90%. There are over 400 stores in this kidswear shopping paradise, including BURDENG, MAMA, PORKY, WON, and TOPLAND. Most brands and stores have their own independent production bases and circulation channels. Their designers keep producing individualized goods and ensure the unique styles.

Young fashionable style is the mainstream of 2021 early spring Korean women's knitwear wholesale markets, which presents the youthful vitality of young people. The application of bright and fresh colors is the design point, and cropped cardigan and knit vest are the key items. Except for jacquard and applique, textured stitching and gentle lace splicing are the important crafts. Diamond checks and stripes update the design technique and enrich the visual effect. Besides, the application of letter element is combined more with other elements.

According to the data analysis of A/W 21/22 women's knitwear catwalks, pullover(57%) still occupies the biggest proportion, followed by cardigan(23%). Dress(9%) and suit(7%) have both improved at lot. Lady style is the main dress style to show elegant feminine temperament. Suit pays more attention on comfort. Indoor leisurely suit is suitable for multi-occasional dressing. And the rising sports trend leads to the popularity of sports suit.

With the arriving post-epidemic era, people are more advocating and longing for a comfortable and relaxed way of life. Throughout the A/W 21/22 menswear catwalks, knitted fabric plays an important role among all the fabrics. Basic and practical cotton Lycra, cotton pile loop and napping sweatshirt fabric are still popular. The artistic stripe and check fabric with new colors has more delicate texture. The tie-dyed pile loop is also reinterpreted in this season, and its color is more gentle and comfortable. Plush knitted fabric on loose silhouette creates the unique thermal feeling in this season.

Andersson Bell is a famous Korean designer brand founded in September 2014, quite popular among stars and youngsters. Its 2020 A/W collection is inspired by Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. The designer wants to express the style, life and music of Janis Joplin. Based on basic silhouettes, Andersson Bell displays Korean style colors, check suits, slogan sweatshirts and silhouette designs. It sticks to its own style while following up the trend. Its items seem to be ordinary but take on prominent details and layers. Andersson Bell subverts the stereotype of Korean street casual style with a simple yet elevated Nordic flavor, an air of British retro gentlemen style and a fresh and romantic French touch.

This paper selects the latest information of Korean retail market in recent 30 days and analyzes the information from three important design dimensions: pattern, craft and details. Application of bright color is the most eye-catching. Folk elements, flower yarn, electric embroidery, manual decoration, ruffle, cables, mock layer and other elements are focus of the design. Relatively speaking, the use of spliced material is less.