This season sportswear palette consists of two themes. The first one is enhanced natural colors which root in nature and deliver a joyful lively style via high saturation. The second is everyday pleasing colors which create a soothing and relaxing vibe. Designers can use these two themes to echo the S/S 2020 trend. In a post-pandemic world consumers will seek comfort from familiar styles. Earth tones offer reassuring tactility and can also be dyed by vegetable dyestuff. As consumers long for an optimistic attitude, vigorous acid summer hues can create energetic summer looks. As people's life shifts toward online, digital workout classes emerge. It is of vital importance to make colors stand out on screen via dynamic brights echoing digital theme. Classic sporty tones will appeal to emerging fitness-driven consumers. Familiar reds, blues and greys will attract new fitness lovers and consumers who hope to blend sportif style with streetwear.

The popularity of French style drives the rise of maximalist decorations on edges. Exquisite decoration craft shows the French style. Colors on edges are retro. Rope embroidery, embroidery on edges and cutout embroidery decorate edges of French style items.

Environment and comfort become key driving forces of consumption after the pandemic. Consumers will long for practical, fashionable, eco-friendly and cosy elevated basics. This season designers pay more attention to sustainability, and use mono material, less harmful washing and eco-friendly fibers. Innovative materials and durable silhouette create brand-new women's denim fabric.

Balance between creativity and utility is a key design currently. Designers create new shapes of pockets via breaking rules or adding decorations. Exposed pocket is a trend pursued by many brands. Layered pockets add depth. Cutout brings more creative appearances. Embroidery and badge become daintier and more delicate to change menswear design aesthetically.

Crocheting has a long history. It sketches the beauty of pattern and conveys warmth. Handcrafted crocheting is normally applied to knitwear, but now it also increasingly appears on ready-to-wear. Crocheting can enhance the quality sense of ready-to-wear fabrics and enrich the layers of pattern. Its application to haute couture reinforces the luxurious feel.

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Political turmoil, economic instability, and this sudden pandemic magnify people's panic about the future. In this digital age, panic spreads globally. A group of fearless youngsters advocates expressionism, and extends their individuality through surreal, dark, edgy street looks. Faced with this bad social environment, young people are suffering from unprecedented emotional impact and psychological gap, and try to find emotional vent. Dark fashion presents people's anxiety and fear in the most direct way, thus horror aesthetics rises in the fashion industry.

Under the background of national amalgamation, folk style returns back. Modern knitwear fuses with folk patterns and exquisite details, and considers various crafts and fabrics to pass down the classics, so that folk style blends with different cultural symbols. Totem is the epitome of the national history and spirit. Its use as decoration is the key design of folk style in the new season. Patterned knitwear is paired with court shirts, elegant skirts and glossy leather pants, showing a different exotic fashion style and inspiring clothing collocation of folk style knitwear.

Physical will starts with modern sportswear which is soft, chic and ergonomic, and highlight the use of yarns and fabrics in the changing climate. Protective yarns and fabrics adapt to climate change and provide cosy products for mankind. High-quality yarns and minimalist designs reinforce the luxurious feel, and aim at high-end athleisure and luxury sportswear. This theme also injects vitality into the leisure-luxe knitwear market and brings new inspiration. (This report, Physical, is one of yarn trends for S/S 2021 SPINEXPO.)

Animal prints play an important role in prints. On A/W 20/21 catwalks, animal prints remain favored by designers. Unlike the sexy feel previously, recent animal prints incline to a neutral and elevated appearance. In addition to realistic sexy leopard print, dotted simple leopard print is more practical. Hawksbill texture resembles leopard prints, so the natural gloss is a key way to distinguish them. Tiger print and snakeskin use unisex colors to tap into the market.

In recent years, various styles are mixed, and business style is also subverted. Fused styles, innovative designs, silhouette changed and diversified details, all show a younger trend. Deconstruction and splicing of Basscoutur, layered plackets of Balmain and mock-layer of Comme des Garcons Homme Plus perfectly interpret multiple possibilities of business suits.

With the increase of turbulence and unrest in real life, the concept of "wandering in the wild" shows its strong appeal along with the rise of escapism and outdoor trend. Busy urbanites long for a poetic journey, encounter the wide wonderland, and stretch their free and unruly soul. Vagrancy is a dialogue between the spirit of self and the outside world, and allows us to feel the free new self in the essence. We listen to the call of the wild, combine casual cosy tone with light folk elements, and interprets the brand-new outdoor attitude of outdoor fashion. In A/W 21/22, we respect the laws of life and nature, experience the vastness and wildness of nature, and step on the wandering to the end of the horizon.

During this turbulent period, consumers will be interested in staycation and explore destinations that are closer to home. Therefore, swimwear should be worn across multiple locations, from garden lounging to the pool. Highly functional fabric and comfortable design make the item more versatile and time-tested. Multifunctional design is key to meeting the demand for leisure, sports and intimates, such as "swim to gym" and "intimates-style swimwear" design. Designs should tap into rose-tinted nostalgic tones. Nostalgia reveals a desire of escaping from reality, so sun-bleached retro floral prints can create statement-making looks. Neutral tones keep the design prevalent and enhance the appeal to wider consumers.

Influenced by internet thinking, Gen Z pursues consumption upgradation, focuses on the experience and seeks for fun highlights. In order to meet their demands, decorations and elements are noteworthy in women's fashion leisure knitwear. Edge designs, color-blocked drawstrings and pocket changes create young and vigorous looks for women's knitwear, and build a youthful vibe with the contrast between color, pattern and crafts.

According to the market recovery situation in 2020 and the status quo of textiles, we can see accessories and decoration characterize overcoats, and fringes will prevail. Casual minimalist decorations cater to the public's advocacy of a natural and minimalist lifestyle. Therefore, simple but flexible decorations will become the most important details for overcoats.

Nowadays, cultural competition is increasingly fierce, and traditional culture draws much attention. Intangible culture is a key focus. Song Brocade, Nanjing Brocade and Shu Tapestry are known as the three famous brocades in China. Song Brocade is listed in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009. Song Brocade has a soft touch, a compact quality, exquisite patterns, high practicality, durability and washable ability. It is widely applied to clothing, bags and suitcases, home textiles and other industries. Designers integrate western artistic and chic designs into magnificent oriental beauty hidden in Song Brocade to meet current demands and bring Song Brocade closer to our daily life.

As consumers pursue the improvement of life quality, delicacy and elegance become important. Sustainable fashion drives the exploration of exquisite and durable details to be a mainstream. Traditional handicrafts become an important form of clothing details. Delicacy and craftsmanship return back, and weaving will mix with femininity to create fashionable items.

As a common pattern, letter is widely used and combined with various crafts. Print & embroidery is the core expression in this season. Glossy print and 3D embroidery enrich the pattern. Splicing enlivens the pattern. Delicate beads create refined high-end ready-to-wear. Textural 3D print and decorative letters are highlights. Multiple crafts make the pattern tensile and layered, showing more possibilities.

Combination of outdoor and urban styles becomes an emerging trend in menswear. Versatility and comfort of outdoor clothing renew functional details. Straight and gathered-ankle silhouettes are dominant in this season, and reinforce functionality and practicality on fabrics, details and crafts. Technical fabrics create highly functional styles, bringing a new trend for future commute. Detachable trousers can be worn in multiple ways. Drawstring gathers the opening. Big color blocks strengthen the structure and functionality. Functional details on jumpsuits are ergonomic.

"What do you want to do after the pandemic?" Many people choose to go on a tour and embrace nature. Outdoor sports cover physical exercise, travel, leisure and social activity, thus becoming the favored choice. With the continuous development of outdoor sports, once niche sports have become an important way to exercise, and a new direction of fashion and leisure styles. Mountaineering, diving, skiing and other outdoor sports are popular among young people. In last year, outdoor enthusiasts prefer hiking, followed by mountaineering and camping. Due to the pandemic, now consumers pursue protective outdoor clothing. Therefore, highly protective and adaptive designs become the mainstream. Ripstop, antibacterial, durable and insect-repellent clothes allow consumers to enjoy outdoor sports without worrying about anything else.

In A/W 21/22, ready-to-wear look will be a key trend in womenswear. Ready-to-wear puffa jackets are fashionable and warm, easily switching between different occasions. This report will analyze key silhouettes of lightweight long outerwear, collarless light overcoat, trench coat, well-fitting style, A-line silhouette, umbrella cape, down dress, down skirt and mono-color set, so as to guide the design direction of women's puffa jackets.