The world-class yarn exhibition Pitti Filati is held in Florence in every year. The offline public exhibition this year still focuses on creativity and sustainability. As a platform of input and inspiration, Pitti Filati presents the prominence and innovation of yarn on a world scale.

From July 1st to 4th, the second Showroom Shanghai Winter+ collection will kick off at Shanghai Exhibition Center. On June 20 last year, Showroom Shanghai organized its first Winter+ collection and started an innovative journey of throwing three shows a year, which is unprecedented in the industry. At that time, the pandemic just started to slow down, and most brands took a wait-and-see attitude. But it turned out that all the brands present at the Winter+ collection last year clearly benefited a lot, and many of them recorded rapid growth, including RE'VAN, CHAU•RISING, MAO MART HOMME, PAN'TTERFLY, HALF-MADE_, and Seriase. Increasing orders received will enable brands to accelerate the transition to commercialization. At the debut Winter+ collection last year, 85 brands received 200 million orders within just 4 days. Many buyers raved that during the fashion week, since so many ordering meetings were around and the schedule was so tight, they just had no time to check new brands. Showroom Shanghai's WINTER+ avoided this hassle by shunning the fashion week and allowed buyers to have enough time to hunt for those treasure brands overlooked before. The success of last year's Winter+ collection paved the way for the expansion of the Winter+ collection this year. The Central Hall firstly included in our April collection will also be the center stage for big brands. Major brands like Le Fame, Mili.Xu, ZINGME, MUKZIN, and PAN'TTERFLY will return to the central hall after their huge success at 21A/W collection. The return of UOOYAA will also be a highlight of the Central Hall. West Platform Hall will again feature those brands that performed well in the previous seasons, including Chau•RISING, HALF-MADE_, Seriase, Lynn Gong, BIBILEE, shenshen, SELAH, etc. In addition, the exhibition also puts a focus on many strong brands in the down, knitting, and coat categories, which is worth looking forward to. High-quality and mature brands are important, but Showroom Shanghai has always paid special attention to new brands. This time, 54% of the exhibitors are new brands, which represents new vigor and energy. The inclusion of more than a dozen emerging trendy brands from China and overseas add more vitality to the Winter+ collection. According to the researches of POP FASHION, the maturity and normalization of the Winter+ collection will be able to drive a new wave of explosive growth for participating brands. And the other hand, this kind of openness may also blur the clear brand positions. We will keep our eyes on Showroom Shanghai.

Kingpins held its second online exhibition on the interaction platform, which included guest lecture, trend presentation, and product & project introduction. The innovation of denim industry make recyclable design become the highlight of online exhibition. The close opportunity inside the denim industry stimulates the sustainable development and recycling production.

With the development of Chinese fashion and the rise of buyer industry, Showroom has become well-known. Fashion week has the functions to display and release without providing any ordering services. And the emergence of Showroom helps designer brand to solve the ordering problem, and promotes the development of designer brands and fashion industry. A/W 21/22 Showroom is more professional and delicate than the traditional showcase, except for all the elements the traditional ones have, Showroom knows more about the requirement of buyers and the styles of goods. Professional Showroom attracts medias, bloggers and buyers through its more accurate market positioning and individualized display. Showroom also provides interaction opportunity to fashion buyers and designers. Buyers can have a close look of designs or even touch the fabric, directly feeling the tailoring and details. Showroom Shanghai includes MODE, OntimeShow, TUDDO, DFO, ALTER, Not and TUBE.

Except for the four macro themes and key yarns, S/S 2022 SpinExpo Shanghai also presents new knitwear designs brought by exhibitors. This report will analyse the design points of knitwear from the aspects of key silhouette, yarn, stitching and pattern.

S/S 2022 SpinExpo Shanghai is exhibited in Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. And this yarn exhibition is divided into four themes, The Dream Abound, The Love Within, The Escape Away and The Move Forward. The development of natural fiber, functional fiber and creative fiber upgrades the yarn. Comfort, security and eco-friendly sustainable development are still the key points of yarn and knit cloth. The application of recyclable materials further pushes forward the process of sustainable development. Besides, the exhibition also sets a trend zone Mid-Point, which releases the predicted themes of A/W 22/23.

In order to satisfy the market requirement of eco-friendly and healthy products, S/S 2022 SpinExpo Shanghai mainly recommends two parts, Natural Fibers and Creative Fibers. Natural Fibers include cashmere, wool, linen, cotton, paper and silk, which underline the harmony between people and nature and pursuit natural and comfortable effects. Creative Fibers include Tencel, organic fiber, recycled fiber, anti-bacterial fiber, functional fiber and EcoVero. These fibers can improve the dressing property and meet more consumption needs because of their anti-bacterial, bacteriostasis, anti-odor, anti-UV, anti-fouling, fast dry and easy-care properties.

There are eight trend points in this exhibition. (1)Because of the differences between body shapes and the longing for inclusiveness, manufacturers are producing super stretchy fabrics. (2)Being committed to the research of environmental sustainable fabric, plant dyes and recycled yarn are used. (3)Appearance and colors are extracted from the wild plants in the nature. (4)Long-forgotten handcraft skills are applied to fill the blank and desire of belongingness with formal value. Such as cotton yarn dyes, refined plants and undyed or crochet crafts. (5)Inspired by the handcrafts, brushstrokes and embroidery present the heritage of culture. (6)Pattern design and functional fabrics create sports underwear and hoodie. (7) Exotic flowers and positive bright colors rebuild the comfort and functionality. (8)Manufacturers create functional fabrics to protect women's breast health and provide new life necessaries. This report pays attention to the key underwear fabric, lace.

Different from the past offline exhibition form, the 88th Pitti Filati is presented on the digital platform Pitti Connect to display the S/S 2022 collection because of the epidemic. Influenced by the transition of consumers' life habit and consumption concept, the development of yarn and knit cloth pays more attention to the safety, comfort and versatility. Environmental protection and sustainable development concepts keep influencing the yarn development. Anti-bacterial and anti-microbial yarn needs creation and extension. Natural fibers like cotton and linen are the key to summer, and the application of fancy yarn is also important.

Curve is cooperated with Comexposium Group's French Salon International de la Lingerie to hold the Curve Connect in New York. The exhibition attracts about 8% of visitors outside America, and the most foreign visitors come from Canada. And Curve Connect owns over 20% of visitors from international positions. Except for attracting more global participators, the European partner relationship of exhibition also increases the international exhibitors. There are over 120 display brands from foreign countries, including Marie Jo, Aubade, Simone Perele, Chantelle and Wacoal. Lingerie design is always the highlight. And with consumers' demand for healthy lifestyles, comfortable underwear continues its strength. And there is another rising trend in the exhibition, sexy fitted underwear. Many consumers want to have a good date night at home, or just want to be sexy and beautiful again. Therefore, gorgeous lingerie can keep consumers in a good mood.

There are eight trend points in this exhibition. (1)Because of the differences between body shapes and the longing for inclusiveness, manufacturers are producing super stretchy fabrics. (2)Being committed to the research of environmental sustainable fabric, plant dyes and recycled yarn are used. (3)Appearance and colors are extracted from the wild plants in the nature. (4)Long-forgotten handcraft skills are applied to fill the blank and desire of belongingness with formal value. Such as cotton yarn dyes, refined plants and undyed or crochet crafts. (5)Inspired by the handcrafts, brushstrokes and embroidery present the heritage of culture. (6)Pattern design and functional fabrics create sports underwear and hoodie. (7) Exotic flowers and positive bright colors rebuild the comfort and functionality. (8)Manufacturers create functional fabrics to protect women's breast health and provide new life necessaries. This report pays attention to the key underwear fabric, lace.

The virtual A/W 21/22 ISPO Munich exhibition covers 545 exhibitors and over 150 product presentations, workshops and conferences. There are over 31000 participants from 110 countries. Sustainability and creative designs are still the key this season. Functional outdoor clothes pay attention to the comfort and open a new mode for customized products. 3IN1 and multi-functional items are more valuable. Environmental acid yellow and neutral colors bring new safety signals. The attention to women's sports requirements is also improved a lot.

The Playtime E-show this year was held online during February 10 to February 12. Based on the sustainable environmental design concept, this Playtime show demonstrated every environmental fashion brands through the recommendations of magazine, blogger and fashionista. And diverse eco-friendly design styles were presented by streaming.

A/W 21/22 Outdoor Retailer Market pays more attention to the consumer group expansion and outdoor sports requirements. And it accepts more people through designs with better inclusiveness. Since the environmental concept is more and more important, sustainable development has also been the fashion trend. Therefore, the application of natural fibers becomes the key point. Except for the functionality, comfort and versatility are also essential for design. Multi-occasional dressing with high cost efficiency is more popular among consumers.

This year fewer overseas brands attend this trade show, due to COVID-19. Thus we focus more on Chinese original brands and Chinese designers. In recent two years, apparel retail holds a smaller and smaller part of global retail. Many small brands become more flexible faced with this pandemic, and they gradually recover from this heavy blow via online activities, live streaming, short videos and other emerging activities.

Traditional live show Curve New York moves to a digital platform. Less brands participate this show. Many brands postpone their S/S 2021 collections, and a few companies are using their core collections to carry them over. Some brands focus on navigating the retail market over the next few months, despite the selling season. Many brands and retailers are facing challenges as they get back on track, while design focus is clearly on ethical priorities and commercial opportunities.

The 20th Children-Baby-Maternity Expo (CBEM) was unveiled on 10 October, 2020 in National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in China. In addition to child, baby and maternity products and services, this time CBEM also opens a Chinese Fashion Hall to promote Chinese culture via clothes. A series of sweet, retro or sustainable designs also gains much attention. Muted colors deliver a fresh feeling. Besides, various IP collaboration enriches styles.

As the largest and most influential fashion expo in Asia, China International Fashion Fair (CHIC) has always been a comprehensive resource platform which has integrated various functions such as trade negotiation, channel development, resource integration, international cooperation, trend release, cross-industry cooperation, etc. Since its establishment in 1993, CHIC has been constantly developing dynamically and closely tied up with the fashion industry. This 2020 Autumn CHIC fully displays the vitality of the post-coronavirus market, seen in styles, patterns and accessories.

The 35th secession A/W SPINEXPO Shanghai is held as scheduled. Although the flow of visitors is limited, the atmosphere is still animated. This report makes a detailed analysis on diversified stitches. Cables get innovated, and yarns are not restricted to the panel. Geometric shapes remain classic and display more stitches. The mottled eroded effect displays time traces. Regular and orderly stitches form granular textures. Panels are stacked to add depth. 3D textures appear on placements, lively and free.

The A/W 2021/22 Pitti Filati is presented fully digitally for the first time. Local lockdowns result in a complete shutdown for many mills, delaying the production of new collections. Despite this, A/W 21/22 developments are thoughtful, reactive and innovative. Based on reliable and comfortable quality, healthy and comfy yarns remain key, seen on odour-controlling treatments, Total Easy Care Merino and water-resistant coatings. Although some spinners are absent, many participate in the new online format to share the yarn feast.

Affected by the COVID-19, the suspended SPINEXPO is held as scheduled. Safe, comfortable and anti-bacterial products prevail, including anti-odour treatment and washable wool. Sustainable, traceable and responsible yarns are key, which drives manufacturers to pay more attention to product indicators. Sustainable yarns are widely applied, and sporty functional yarns also gain much attention. A/W 20/21 continues delicacy, innovation and creativity, and aims to employ the best yarns for the most creative, fashionable and comfortable clothes. This report makes a detailed analysis on yarns to elaborate composition of blended yarns, applications and trends.