A/W 2021 Shanghai Fashion Week -- Bloom the Spring positively answers the call of government to establish an international consumption city, accelerate the collaboration between industries, help the development of Chinese brands, practice the green development concept and take the advantage of quality consumption. As a special invited media of Shanghai Fashion Week, POP Fashion explores brands and search for trendy fashion at the show.

Unique fabrics are hand-designed each season by founder and LVMH Prize finalist Cecilie Bahnsen, a Copenhagen native who returned to her home town to found her eponymous label in 2015 after studying at the Royal College of Art in London and working with Christian Dior, Erdem and John Galliano in Paris. Romantic and multidimensional tailoring is the brand feature. Babydoll dress and puff sleeve are the must-have elements in every season. Their extravagant puffy cuff and dress hem are fantastic and romantic. The A/W 21/22 collection The City is inspired by the open lockdown city of Denmark, combining romanticism, femininity and typical Scandi style. Handmade fabric, puff sleeve, quilting, ruffle and back ribbon are the spirit elements. Bahnsen likes to apply black and white as main tone with fairy lemon yellow, injecting eye-catching highlights into the romantic vibe. Soft knit is fused with organza and silk. This lightweight and skin-friendly style sends out the familiar Scandi vibe. Puff sleeve dress, delicate bowknot decoration, elegant wrapped tailoring and floral embroidery all present Bahnsen's ability to handle fabric and tailoring.

Influenced by the epidemic, A/W 21/22 womenswear fashion week catwalks were presented in an irreversible digitalization trend. Most brands decided to release their latest collections online. According to the color data of A/W 21/22 catwalks, colorless(66.79%) still occupies the biggest proportion. Black becomes the most popular color; the application of white and gray colors decreases rapidly. Compared with A/W 20/21 and A/W 19/20, the proportions of black, khaki, red and yellow colors rise clearly this season; while the proportions of white, blue and orange colors reduce. Under the global background, black is the annual color of 2021. Except for colorless tone, khaki, red, yellow and blue colors become the most frequently used color tones in A/W 21/22.

British fashion brand Stella McCartney released its A/W 2021 collection blending fantasy and reality inside an industrial architecture. This collection embodies a collective yearning among Stella women to get dressed up and go out, inspired by D is for Desire from the McCartney A to Z Manifesto. Bold psychedelic prints, fine geometric tailoring, 3D weaving and menswear silhouette combines tradition and charm, sports and glamour, which creates suitable clothes for fashion women who want to got out with joy during the post-epidemic period.

According to the catwalk data of Big Four fashion weeks, POP makes a comprehensive analysis of the change and popularity of crafts and details. Crease is the most popular craft this season, and designers add creases into clothes through various methods. Cutout is the second hottest craft, which is even under a rising trend in A/W 21/22, especially on knitwear items. The application of mock layer craft also rises, and the collision between different textures becomes the constant pursuit of designers. Besides, knit splicing is noteworthy on both garments and knitwear.

Lanvin A/W 21/22 collection was presented in humor music tapes. Creative director Bruno Sialelli reinterpreted Gwen Stefani's Rich Girl(2004), and glamourous hotel hall, room, swimming pool and cars were changed into the catwalks and parties. Main golden color was combined with luxurious European decoration to provide an extreme visual feast. Bruno Sialelli combined hidden elements in the brand DNA with his memory in the early 2000s in an abstract and ideal form, which constructs a positive and delicate design tonality. Sialelli uses rhythmic and flexible pink and blue ostrich hair to provide a playful yet luxurious Lanvin girl, injecting unprecedented silhouette and wilderness into the dynamic styling. Evening for everyday. Fabrics are lustrous, tactile and sensuous: duchesse satin, taffeta, silk charmeuse, silk crepe, the glamour of animal-print faux fur. Dresses and coats flow around the body, backs gently caped, lending ceremony to every gesture - a mood of couture from the oldest Parisian maison. Lanvin also cooperates with James Rosenquist Foundation. And feminine modern prints like flowers, lipstick and pearl are applied to salute to American Pop artists' works.

A/W 21/22 Givenchy collection was released at Paris La Défense Arena. The ground was intentionally designed into wet water ground. Models' reflections in the water echoed the lights and presented a weird and fanciful feel. Givenchy breaks through its conventional design, and it applies street, dark and rebellious style instead of elegance. In the catwalk of this new collection, Matthew invited a lot of rappers to present his close relationship with street culture and hip-hop. The most iconic metal, functional and high-street elements are injected into Givenchy to build the distinctive luxurious and dark fashion aesthetic, which has successfully attracted the young generation. And even the world-famous Billie Eilish is his client. "In many ways, this collection is about a constant tension between two worlds." Matthew M Williams explained about his A/W 2021 collection,"We wanted to bring a sense of lived reality alongside precision, elegance and extravagance in the clothing and looks."

Balmain A/W 21/22 collection gets inspiration from the journey of the brand founder Pierre Balmain 75 years ago. And this journey is above and beyond the atmosphere. The vintage futuristic silhouette of Space Age in 1960s is combined with shiny jumpsuit, which integrates the current futurism into the past and brings the fantastic imagination. Besides, designer Oliver Rousteing also applies 70s PB Monogram to inject vintage sense into the coolness.

German fashion brand Jil Sander was officially purchased by Only the Brave on March 7,2021, joining in the groups of Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, Staff international and Brave Kid. The A/W 21/22 Jil Sander collection was presented online, and the campaign was shot in a hotel in Le Marais. Lucie and Luke Meier remain as creative directors. This collection has clinical significance that can prove our current crisis mode. Long gloves have an operable sense. And they are made of leather without liner and medical crayon, which can make people think of the current epidemic. Monochrome leather trousers use crinkles to produce the emotion of operation. Jil Sander conveys the Purism boldly through direct outerwear and dress, hand-spun dress with tassels and charming underwear dress with lace. Large and gorgeous overall silhouette of this collection hopes people to feel better, and to feel their own power and strength.

According to the Big Four fashion weeks, POP Fashion analyses the data changes of key items on catwalks. The important message of A/W 21/22 fashion weeks is comfort-oriented styles, which also satisfies the desire for dressing and celebration. The rise of trousers and knitwear leads to the changes of product structure. The proportions of knit top, trousers, jacket and sweater all increase. Conforming to the comfort first message, leisure items like bottom pants, sport shorts and T-shirt also rise. Flared trousers is more popular year-on-year. Knit and trousers take the proportion of dress items. Tight-fit and party styles are also under a rising trend in A/W 21/22. Knits break through the limited design and develop knitted vest and comfortable suits.

The plant&flower element still occupies 28% of patterns in A/W 21/22 womenswear catwalks with an improvement of 7%. However, geometric shape element has increased by 17% compared with the corresponding period last year, which becomes an important design point. Technology and strip&check elements are both rising. Notably,letter, tie-dye and artistic patterns are in a shrinking trend in the latest catwalks after the popularity last year. Interior flower, illusionary geometry, soft-focus photography and crossed lines are paying attention to comfortable, technological and strong visual effects.

The plant&flower element still occupies 28% of patterns in A/W 21/22 womenswear catwalks with an improvement of 7%. However, geometric shape element has increased by 17% compared with the corresponding period last year, which becomes an important design point. Technology and strip&check elements are both rising. Notably,letter, tie-dye and artistic patterns are in a shrinking trend in the latest catwalks after the popularity last year. Interior flower, illusionary geometry, soft-focus photography and crossed lines are paying attention to comfortable, technological and strong visual effects.

The lookbook of Loewe A/W 2021 womenswear collection centered around the photographer Fumiko Imano's characterization of supermodel Freja Beha Erichsen. Emotional, charming and colorful, it is an extreme visual feast of colors and silhouettes. Instead, rather than the popular medium of digital presentation, LOEWE and Jonathan Anderson have opted to showcase their new collection via printed matter: a newspaper supplement with attached article, released globally in a selection of different broadsheet publications. Geometric concept plays a big role in the whole silhouette and surface process. Commuting suit and nightgown are the core items. Curves and straight lines are interlaced to show the solid yet flowing feel. While quilting, printing, applique and jacquard further improve the comprehensive charm and catch eyeballs.

Miu Miu A/W 2021 collection leads us to the skiing resort in the northern Italy, which is 9000 feet above the sea. Under the theme Brave Hearts, Miu Miu girls begin their journey across the mountains. They are exploring the scenery and walking toward the unknown, presenting their extreme bravery. Clothes are combined with various purposes, dreams and reality to create distinct characters.

The MSGM A/W 2021 womenswear collection is an ode to Milan's underground nightlife, and also to the desire for going back to dance floors. This collection is modeled on a cast of young dancers and performers. After experiencing such many impacts, MSGM is preparing for a restart and relight the bright of Milan. The creative director Massimo Giorgetti releases the A/W 2021 womenswear collection, Manifesto. It is a collective labor of love, involving Flash Art publisher Gea Politi, visual artist Alessandro Calabrese, movie director Francesco Coppola, and Club Domani's DJ Sergio Tavelli and Andrea Ratti. Together they produced a cinematic video with a spoken-word soundtrack by Politi shot in Milan's historic Teatro Manzoni.

A/W 21/22 Christian Dior womenswear collection was released in the Hall of Mirrors at Versaille, Paris. The creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri chooses a territory where the time-space dimension is erased. Inspired by the The Bloody Chamber collection, published in 1979 by Gollancz, director explores the fairy tales and interprets the confident and fearless contemporary women image through her extraordinary perspective. Chiuri lined the hall with artworks by the Italian artist Silvia Giambrone, creating a fantastic fairy tale in the legendary Hall of Mirrors. The tale is hardly just a means of escape: it serves to challenge and revisit stereotypes and archetypes. It consists of a narrative projected into the future. The toy soldier's uniform, shimmering lamé and Lurex jacquards and evening gowns are fit for princesses. A new self-awareness, born of a feminine sensibility that knows how to blend memories of the past and maturity, as if by magic.

Nicolas Ghesquière's Louis Vuitton released its A/W 2021 womenswear collection officially in the Paris Fashion Week. Ghesquière made a runway of the Louvre's Denon wing, his models mingling with ancient Roman, Greek, and Etruscan sculptures to the tunes of Daft Punk's mega-hit "Around the World". The hand-drawn pictures of Italian design atelier Fornasetti become the visual inspiration of A/W 2021 collection, appearing on the suit jacket, wide overcoat, vest and A-line dress. Nicolas Ghesquière's ability to process silhouette and visual effect is fully presented in A/W 2021. The outgoing printed patterns and harmonious sculptural silhouette allow people to feel the emotion of Louis Vuitton A/W 2021."I wanted something impactful, something that conveys hope and joy for what's coming next, and for people to have a good time watching," Ghesquière said."A moment of fashion." After experiencing the long-term restraint brought by the epidemic, fashion should return to its joyous mode and prepare for the revival.

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.

The Hermès A/W 21/22 runway show is presented in three citys, New York, Paris and Shanghai. This Three Acts uses three distinct forms to show the fashion sequence. The first act is at Park Avenue Armory, New York, American choreographer Madeline Hollander opened the fashion show with a dance inspired by the rhythm of New York pedestrians. The second act is at the La Garde Républicaine of Paris. And the third is presented at Shanghai Maison Hermès. The Chinese choreographer Gu Jia’ni is inspired by the Eight Diagrams and uses body rhythm to present great power and passion. The womenswear collection this season expresses the desire to explore the sensibility of the new era, which breaks the thinking and habits and absorbs different cultures. The models who look like Amazon women warriors are marching with new collection, presenting mystery, power and aura. The fabrics and crinkle designs which break through the conventions echo the soft and thermal cashmere, delivering the message of self-rebuilding.

Giorgio Armani once again improves the classic styling in this A/W collection. Nocturnal is the theme of womenswear which keeps the accurate fluent lines and integrates more elegant and leisurely elements. It allows wearers not to disguise and to be themselves at ease. Influenced by the epidemic, Mr. Armani canceled the traditional runway and invited no audience. The A/W 21/22 collection was still released online through network streaming. The huge white Armani logo echoes the monochrome black square stage. And the overall dark runway environment brings the unique modern mystery. The green gorilla Uri is at the center of the whole runway, and it is the copy vision of the artwork of Marcantonio Malerba. Uri means "My flame and my light", which not only shows Mr. Armani's love for animals and nature and his intense environmental awareness, but also creates a unique oasis for the bright Milan. At the end of the show, Mr. Armani took a group photo with the green gorilla Uri, which called on people to love fashion and protect nature at the same time.

The ISABEL MARANT was founded by the homonymic designer Isabel Marant in French in 1994. This A/W 21/22 collection video shot in the outskirts of Paris, along the brutalist and hyponotic volutes of an open-air building, serves as an introduction to the collection. The exalted soundtrack by Gabber Eleganza, a symbiotic combination of folk tones and techno rhythms, echoes within its concrete wall. An ode to the long-lost parties. Isabel Marant describes this collection as "the 1980s in 2030 fabrics." She uses leather, cutout, sequin and rivet with futuristic textures, colors and thin silhouette to present her own 80s futurism. She sent the portable cassette players out as her show invitations. When you pressed play, Marant's voice appeared on a tape that eventually went into the show soundtrack.