Mature and elegant is an important style of women's clothing, mainly focusing on the comfortable wearing of fabric materials, combined with sharp and fitting cutting designs, to create an intellectual and mature "heroine" temperament. This season, in addition to high-quality natural materials such as mulberry silk and wool, environmentally friendly recycled cellulose fibers such as acetic acid and viscose are also receiving attention. This report focuses on the hot selling items of mature and elegant style women's clothing benchmark brands in China, extracts and analyzes key fabric information, and looks forward to the development direction of fabrics in mature and elegant styles.

This report is a comprehensive analysis of the TOP 100 hot list of women's suit fabrics based on the summary of user download and interaction data from POP-Fashion in the past three months. In the TOP hot list of the past three months, the most popular representative brand of suits is Max Mara, accounting for 17%, followed by Alexander McQueen and Brunello Cucinelli, accounting for 16% and 13% respectively. According to the analysis of the TOP hot list, the most popular fabric for women's suits is woolen fine woven fabric, accounting for a high percentage of 43%. Wool blended with high-quality natural fibers such as linen, silk, or mohair is the material trend in this season's suit hot list. The second most popular fabric is yarn-dyed plaid fabric, accounting for 17%. Luxurious fine woven, smooth blended, and casual cotton and linen fabrics are the trending fabrics of this season and have corresponding investment value.

In this season's women's fashion show, the woven fabric materials are rich and the styles are diverse. They are widely used in the categories of fashion casual, streetwear, and simple European style. The cross-border application of unconventional fabrics in styles or designs deserves attention. In the early spring 2024 women's fashion show, the most popular woven fabric is casual cotton and linen, accounting for about one-third of the total, appearing in various categories and styles. Fine weaving and woolen fabrics account for 16% and 14% respectively. Woolen fabrics show a significant decline trend and are mostly used in outerwear categories such as suits and coats. Soft blended fabrics and minimalist silk account for 12% and 11% respectively. They have begun to expand their influence this season, not only in the conventional elegant and simple European styles but also gradually applied to streetwear and avant-garde designs. Classic women's fabric materials such as fashion fiber and lightweight chiffon are less frequently used this season. Brands like GUCCI have started incorporating sporty fiber fabrics into fashion designs.

The proportion of jacquard fabrics decreased in the A/W 23/24 women’s runway show. We can see a clear trend of being sophisticated and luxuriant. POP Fashion figures out the five major styles of jacquard fabrics: European Retro(34%), Luxury Lustrous Yarn(21%), Geometric Jacquard(21%), Fine Satin(16%) and Woolen Jacquard(9%).

This report is based on the TOP100 ranking of women’s woolen coat fabrics in the recent six months. Max Mara(19%) is the most welcoming brand in the market, followed by Chanel(13%) and Hermes(13%). We can see from the ranking that double-faced wool(43%) is the hottest fabric, as fine fuzz, dense twill and embossed wool also share the market.

Jacquard fabrics are presented less frequently than other fabrics. Tone-on-tone jacquard fabric is the mainstream. POP Fashion figures out four major styles of jacquard fabric: monochromatic satin, 3D texture, classic motif and diverse crafts. All the data and materials come from fashion weeks in Milan, Paris, London, New York and Copenhagen.

This report digs into the lace fabrics of S/S 2023 women’s runway shows in Milan, Paris, London and New York. We can see from the evolution that classical sophistication(37%) and soft see-through lace(29%) are the main styles. Christian Dior nods to the medieval fashion and offers its luxury and sophisticated lace. The 3D flowers(24%) on lace are also noteworthy in this season. The post-finish embellishments(11%) also reveal a rising trend. Chanel is a representative brand that combines lace with luxury crystals and rhinestones.

According to the database and analysis of Ermanno Scervino, Self-Portrait and Maison ESVE, POP Fashion figures out the following bar charts. Water-soluble embroidered lace has trended upward to be the most popular category. Blooming orchids, peonies and magnolia flowers are welcoming the most. Nylon and polyester are still sitting on the driver seat.

According to the TOP100 downloaded printed womenswear fabrics in the three recent months, Torannce(31%) and Roberto Cavalli(27%) are the most welcoming labels, followed by AJE(13%). Based on the data analysis of TOP ranking, J-Korean is the most popular style; Youthful Lady shares an impressive part; Chinoiserie also shows an increasing trend.

Woolen fabric is the most important fabric in autumn and winter, which is presented mainly in the form of overcoat on A/W 22/23 runway shows. Fine texture is the mainstream. Shearls and woolen blends create smooth and exquisite tactility of the surface; Variegated tweed shows yarns in new colorways and the blending with other accessories; The plush of furry fabrics is thermal in winter. Wool and mohair present a napped visual effect; Yarn-dyed gingham also updates the colorway in this season.

This report introduces the smooth texture fabrics on Fall/Winter 2022 womenswear runway shows. The lustrous crisp silk is the hottest trend; soft satin features the fluid textures; driven by the concept of metaverse, futuristic mercerization will trend upward in the market; gorgeous casual fabrics prefer active styles; luxury velvet pays more attention to textures; fabrics with metallic luster are also essential for streetwear brands.

The lace and embroidered fabrics in S/S 2023 Première Vision exhibition use bright colors to inject vitality and attract consumers. Crystal-like lace fabric is paired with different woven textures. Geometric openwork is diversified; fancy laces use jacquard and prints to present layers; dreamy embroideries endow fabrics with a new language; colorful psychedelic sequins reinterpret the classics and develop occasionwear.

Soft, lightweight, and breathable lace can better present women’s body curves and elegant temperament. Many luxury brands have released their lace fabrics with different styles, textures, and colors. Crisp water-soluble lace takes the largest proportion; the fine knitting of see-through lace presents elasticity and extensibility; geometric and embroidered lace fabrics enrich the textures; novelty sequin lace will trend upward in the future.

Cruise 2022 womenswear runways presented dazzling colors and rich fabrics. As the color trend of this season, acid bright colors allowed joyous design to sweep the market. Lime green, wax pink, lilac purple and sunset blue encourage the emotion. According to the analysis of international Cruise 2022 womenswear runways and the catwalk data of POP Fashion, delicate and premium tweed and colorful suit fabric are the main fabrics. Soft-touch and smooth 3D lace embroidery shows a high proportion. Smooth silk with bright and draped appearances and the futuristic shiny leather are noteworthy as well. Natural cotton-linen leisure fabric and impactive 3D decorations will also become the mainstream in the future.

Having experienced seasons of comfort-oriented design, positive keynote returns in the A/W 21/22. The excitement of regathering further improves people's longing for celebration. More dazzling colors and processed lustrous looks are added into the warmth and quality of women's woolen fabric to satisfy people's desire for dressing. This report will introduce the future A/W woolen fabric trend through crisp Melton, ecological long-pile wool, eco-Melange wool, textured loop yarn, soft warm knit, bold British houndstooth wool, urban modern tweed, bright smudged check wool and luxurious dimensional wool.

A/W 21/22 Big Four fashion weeks have just ended. However the global epidemic situation is still severe, fashion industry should also make changes in this adversity. In this season, many brands are paying more attention to the practicality and comfort, and they also blurred the border between formal wear and leisure wear to provide multi-occasional dressing. Therefore, the demand for fabric continues to rise, not only to pursue the improvement of quality and comfort, but also to meet the environmental protection and sustainable design concept in the new era. This report will discuss the fabric trend for future A/W women's outerwear through the introduction of dense cotton fabric, protective cotton blends, worsted wool fabric, nylon blends fabric and ecological vegan leather.

According to the users' downloads from November, 2020 to January, 2021, matte polyester fabric is the most popular fabric among women's chemical fiber fabrics. The A/W 20/21 matte polyester fabric present neat, matte and draping visual effects. Its skin-friendly tactility and deformation resistance make it suitable for creating entry luxury suits and loose trousers.

Comocrea was cancelled at the last minute due to the pandemic. Even so, it is still an important exhibition in the field of printing design. Studios seek new ways to present their latest designs to consumers, from virtual exhibitions to digital mock-ups and online portfolios.The enthusiasm and adaptability of the print studios make them persistent in such tough times. The exhibition and exhibitors will start again in the spring and summer of 2022, a season full of hope, innovative printing and happy design. The design will bring the fun back to clothing. The 2022 S/S trends will be divided into two styles. The trends target on market, such as polka dots and ditsy flowers. Fabric patterns are from the following print studios：( Créations Robert Vernet. Eleonora Clerici. G Disegni Srl. Linea Studio. Mustic Style）

S/S 2021 fashion weeks just end. Due to COVID-19, many brands exert their creativity and imagination, such as live streaming, VR show, creative short film and so on. This season outerwear interprets an independent dressing style, and fuses with post-COVID key words such as commute, practicality and functionality to deliver a genderless gentle contradictory feel. Outerwear re-creates classic feminine tones, and employs oversized comfy silhouettes and functional fabrics to be closer to our daily life.

From trousers in S/S 2021 four major fashion weeks, we can find women are more aware of independence, and trousers deliver a neutral style in this new era. Practical functional trousers fabrics and loose cutting display female softness and independence, which is attributed to various colors which highlight the genderless softness of female trousers.

Due to COVID-19, S/S 2021 four major fashion weeks are held online and offline. S/S 2021 fashion weeks center on practicality, comfort and versatility, blurring the boundary between conventional luxury and leisure. Soft, flowing and practical solid fabrics make classic sets and suits more daily. As the core of female wardrobes, suits dominate. Undyed casual cotton and linen fabrics, lightweight TR fabrics and other comfortable fabrics find a place in conventional suits and make them more trans-seasonal. From S/S 2021 four major fashion weeks, we can see suits and sets are moving towards daily comfort.