In this post-coronavirus era, people spend more time at home, so they care more about loungewear and have a higher demand for details. Cotton crocheting and shirring are widely used. As for style, with the awakening of female consciousness, "true-self and natural" style from female angle gradually replaces "sexy and seductive" vision from male perspective. Ladies focus more on their own pleasure, and loungewear changes in styles and tends to deliver an elegant and intellectual or retro romantic feel. Exquisite embroideries, cutouts and sweet ruffles play a necessary role. Mixed materials and spliced patterns blend various styles and add fun.

In our childhood memories, grandma's sewing kit and sewing machine are quite magical. With their help, grandma could always deal with buttons or torn clothes, so we were curious about them during childhood. This report starts from grandma's sewing knits to bring wonderful patterns.

How do we define female attitude in modern times? They are independent, brave and fearless. With women's rising status, more and more women focus on self-affirmation and praise. They are brave to show the true self and fully display their own beauty, which is reflected by sexy craft details on the chest. Their free will, wild vitality and primitive temperament drive diverse designs on the chest.

Restricted by this pandemic, people are more enthusiastic about staycation, suburbs and outdoors. Under this backdrop, this report draws inspiration from nature and applies flora patterns to comfortable silhouettes. Renewed casual pastoral style regains attention. Changes in branches and silhouettes, and light and shadow scenery are all renewed this season.

Lace is a key fabric for ladies, and it exudes the unique female charm. In the new season, black is the trendy tone of lace, and the hazy dark lace as an inner is underlined to reveal sexy femininity of urban ladies in the new era. Therefore, this report will focus on stretchy jacquard lace, mesh jacquard lace and quality water soluble lace to create new lace items for urban ladies.

This report concludes popular craft details from regular outerwear and present more details on outerwear. The ladder-style splicing on the shoulder, smart color-blocked pockets and outdoor mesh fabrics are ingeniously spliced, satisfying consumers' desire for individuality.

With the development of our society, people's aesthetic standards keep improving, and wedding dress becomes more developed and creative. More and more bridal gowns mix with beads, sequins, lace and embroideries to add details and elevate quality. These accessories or embellishments beautify the dress and accentuate female form. Decorations on the hem and lower part make bridal gowns more draped.

With the easy of blockade in each place, demand of restrained travel experience stimulates consumers to go outdoors. Travelers re-explore their surrounding areas and outdoor places and the pace of outdoor market has risen. Affected by the upsurge of outdoor sports, urban commute clothing gradually integrates with outdoor clothing elements. Colors of this report are as follows: vibrant and softer peat moss, glacier lake which gives a refreshing vision enjoyment and Calm Solitary Star with futuristic. The new season of urban outdoor commuting style will influence the upsurge of outdoor sports and bring inspiration to designers.

As consumers pay more attention to sustainability and durability, investment should be in functional and durable items, thus responding to "buy less but better" trend. Trans-seasonal, eco-friendly and functional fabrics will be key driving forces of S/S 2022 denim items. Therefore, cold denim, eco-friendly washed denim and plastic wrap denim become key denim fabrics in S/S 2022, for they are comfortable, functional and eco-friendly.

S/S 2022 Theme Forecast

Deconstruction and combination designs on furniture are applied to apparel. Markets increasingly demand multi-scene and multifunctional clothes, so detachable garments are more warmly favored by consumers, which increases the value of weather-proof items to some extent. Portable and practical outerwear pairs with detachable designs to change the basic style of garments and add fun. Portable lightweight outerwear is strongly practical and convenient. The puffa jacket can be turned into a cushion, and it is also decorative.

In modern times, women become braver to realize their self-value, which drives womenswear silhouettes to be loose, fitted, neat and vigorous. They become more restrained, released, yet balanced. Belted shape and X-shape are both loose and waisted, free and pleasing. Powerful wide-shoulder design pairs with neat cropped shape to lengthen the figure visually. Boxy cropped silhouette shows vitality and displays female inner power of ladies in the new era.

Pockets are significant details for garments. They were designed to be practical, but now become more meaningful, diversified and decorative. Designers are keen on creative designs. Outdoor sports gradually become a lifestyle for more people, so pockets get more functional, practical and individualized in order to meet people's demands. 3D zippered pockets like a suitcase appear more frequently this season, quite convenient. Independent detachable pockets are also applied to various categories. 3D multiple pockets are more statement-making. Insert pockets and patch pockets are combined, making simple pockets more layered. Various combined pockets are also creative. Leather patch pockets are used to diverse materials.

As street fashion moves into a refined trend, comfy and versatile tailored pants also become a key item in markets, apart from conventional formal wear. Waistbands and pleats play a role in creating refined marketable styles.

Buttons were used as ornaments in ancient Rome. In the 13th century, buttons finally shifted from decorations to functional accessories. They protect our body, keep warm and work as decorations. The decorativeness is reflected on patterns, materials and crafts. Clothes show diversity via changes in designs, crafts and details. Accessory is also a punchline. This report analyzes from shapes, styles and techniques to show trends and techniques of buttons.

Heavy-gauged textures feel voluminous and warm. In A/W 21/22, heavy-gauged stitches on men's knitwear display a warm quality via exquisite details. Cables are voluminous and center on design changes. Argyle stitches pay more attention to changes in inside textures. Combined stitches present a contrasting visual effect. It is novel and fun to use simple stitches for functional knitwear. Ottoman textures and weathering effects make a more 3D effect.

Due to the change of lifestyles, sustainability and environmental protection become the focus of infants' wear. Therefore, comfort and sustainability will be a key trend for infants' knitted fabrics in A/W 21/22, aiming to make items more practical, relaxing and durable. Fabrics with single component and eco-friendly natural materials will be key designs of this trend. Bamboo fiber fabric, seersucker, comfortable quilted fabric and brushed sweatshirt fabric are multifunctional and trans-seasonal, fit for A/W 21/22 infants' wear.

"Buy less but better" consumption view drives the development of versatile jeans. As consumers pay more attention to comfort and durability, simplicity becomes a must. Adjustable and trans-seasonal designs are two driving forces for S/S 2021. In the new season, oversized jeans prevail and become more vigorous with innovative washed surfaces and high-waist silhouettes. Party shorts reveal the hope for a boisterous future. Understated Bermuda shorts are comfortable for commute.

In the post-pandemic era, the consumption concept of "buy less buy better" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the fashion industry focus on lady style. Everything starts with raw materials. Eco-friendly and sustainable materials without excessive decoration is valued. The simple and practical style is more in line with life needs in the fast-paced era. Casual minimalism wearing will be the mainstream of womenswear for A/W 21/22 puffa jackets in this season . Consumers and brands pay more attention to the comfortable eco-friendly materials. In this report, skin-feeled magic silk fabric, renewable cotton textured fabric, woven cotton fabrics are used to interpret the trend direction of key fabrics in A/W.

Jackets play a key role in clothing. Changes in ecological environment drive people to focus more on health management, and outdoor sports gradually become one of people's lifestyles, which is revealed on jackets. Convenient pull-on jackets, light outdoor hooded jackets, neat boxy short jackets all appeal to them. Youngsters are keen on vintage culture, so this report also analyzes baseball jackets and bomber jackets. Fine detail changes win more consumers.

Forest fires, floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters have greatly enhanced people's responsibility, respect and care for nature. This theme is inspired by the natural environment, uses plants and animals in nature as the main pattern, and deals with natural elements in a softer style, thus nodding to nature. Sand and yellow inject a sheen to the palette and highlight softness of nature. Deep grey and green depict a forest picture.