This season, the knitted fabric showcases the delicate weaving direction from inner layers to outerwear. With wool as the primary material, elegant tailoring and intricate craftsmanship are incorporated into the outerwear, combined with classic checks, creating a dense and textured woven feel as well as a soft and supple knitted touch. Inlaid with gold and silver threads, and featuring bubble textures, jacquard knits exhibit exaggerated and dreamy sensory effects.

Soft,warm knit is one of the most important fabrics in Fall/Winter, and reveals a decreasing trend on men’s runway shows. POP Fashion figures out six major styles of knitted fabrics: Stretchy & Lightweight, Knitted Wool, Fuzzy Knit, Diverse Texture, Fine & Casual and Finishing. Fine & Casual(29%) dominates the fashion show, featuring the presentation of Comme des Garcons and J.W.Anderson; Fuzzy Knit(up to 18%) is led by Zegna’s textured menswear. The proportions of Stretchy & Lightweight, Knitted Wool and Finishing are around 14%. The share of Diverse Texture(8%) is low in this season. Sweatshirt and jacket are the two main categories.

PERFORMANCE DAYS functional fabrics fair took place again at the Messe München exhibition grounds on April 27 and 28, 2022. This year’s Focus Topic ‘The Journey to CO2 Neutrality’ aims to accompany the industry on its path to climate neutrality as part of a roadmap spanning three fairs. The spring fair already witnessed great examples of how CO2 reducing technologies can be implemented in the fiber sector to lower a fabric’s CO2 footprint. Regenerated polyester and nylon blend develop knitted fabrics in different forms. Eco-friendly dyeing follows the concepts of circular economy and embraces the technologies of recovered solution dyeing and low-temperature dyeing. The sustainable blending of comfortable wool provides cozy experiences. Jacquard textures diversify the appearances through different techniques.

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.

Based on the downloaded data of POP Fashion users in the recent three months, granular fleece(74%) and plush fabric(63%) lead the list, followed by polar fleece and coral velvet. Velvet and teddy bear fleece reveal a steady increasing. The thermal performance of fleece fabrics is rather suitable for creating lovely kids' outerwear, dress, sweatshirt, and loungewear. The use of bright colors will be the developing trend.

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.

Based on the download data of POP users from April to June, we make this TOP ranking of kids' sweatshirt fabric. Knitted striped fabric(85%) and double-sided knitted fabric(75%) share the biggest parts of market, followed by combed cotton terry fabric, velvet fabric and space cotton fabric. Furthermore, knitted striped fabric is the most popular fabric for toddlers' sweatshirt. With the market researches of our professional group, parents' high requirements for the comfort, appearance, and especially the security of fabric allow double-sided knitted fabric and combed cotton terry fabric to be the main materials of kids' sweatshirt as well.

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.

This Top ranking list of womenswear knitted fabric is according to the download data analysis of POP users in the second half of the year. Practical looped fabric is on the top of this list, following by jersey fabric, highly elastic fabric, brushed knitted fabric, scuba fabric and ribbed knitted fabric. Besides, the most popular colors on knitted fabrics are Orbit Khaki and Space Gray, which also prove that the extraterrestrial horizon theme colors are noteworthy in A/W 20/21.

The four major fashion weeks are held both online and offline. Generally speaking, S/S 2021 knits move into comfortable, minimalist and eco-friendly home style. Soft and durable knitted fabrics work with classic basic silhouettes to promote the knitted loungewear. Soft fabrics and layered match become the first priority among priorities. It has been a key trend to use trans-seasonal neutral light colors to create versatile knits fit for both lounge and streets, tapping into value-inspired consumers. And in S/S 2021, knitted fabrics focus on creating simple, wearable, trans-seasonal and multi-scene knits.

Due to COVID-19, S/S 2021 four major fashion weeks are held online and offline. Generally speaking, men's knits boost mood via fabrics and designs, and reflect people's pursuit of outdoor, natural, eco-friendly and wellness clothes. Besides, loose shapes, soft quality and light retro striped or check knitted fabrics all reflect designers explore retro knits and mix with stay-at-home style this season.