The outbreak of the NCP makes the relationship between man and nature hot again. This season the key of pattern is abandoning complicated prints and patterns, and focusing on what people really care about. Slogans of environmental protection update T-shirt text patterns, and marine protection presents the underwater world through cartoon images. Caring about emotions and life, rainbow elements and florals are used to create a positive vibe. Plain embroidery and graffiti display our daily life.

Because of the outbreak, antibacterial and protective fabrics are being snapped up by major medical manufacturers. Exercise and immunity will become the focus of S/S 2021, and people will pay more attention to improving their immune system through various sports. This season the knitted fabric will tend to be more protective and functional, and become water-proof, antibacterial, comfortable and luxurious to be all-weather and durable.

Resource waste and environmental pollution brought by fast fashion enhance our awareness to sustainable fashion. Customers get tired of stereotyped products and long for something undiscovered, historic, storytelling and souled. The organizers of S/S 2020 Paris Fashion Week initiate Good Fashion Paris campaign to bring together industry insiders on sustainable development. France has legislated against excessive waste in the fashion industry: luxury brands are not allowed to burn clothes! We reflect on the excessive mechanical aesthetics, and take the past as experience. Just like during the Victorian era, Belle Époque and the transitional period from Industrial Revolution to monopoly capitalism, we call for art restoration, reinterpret classical decoration and resist excessive waste of resources by fast fashion.

For kids, a plush toy bear is definitely a warm friend, a good listener and a companion. The movie, Ted, shows us a fashionable and cool side of teddy bear. And this report concludes cute or cool teddy bear for designers' reference.

Denim is getting increasingly popular. And the cinematic aesthetics of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has inspired emphasis on durable denim look. Catering to the revival of retro style, in S/S 2021, designers adhere to the nonchalant and sincere attitudes of the late 1970s and 1980s, use the retro keynote to add novel elements to unsalable and recycled denim, apply primitive elements to enhance the indigo denim texture, and utilize the improvement of laser and ozone to display the denim charm of natural original ecology and to bring close to the aesthetic perception of the natural environment. Reactive dyed denim, soft denim and eco-friendly denim jacquard are integrated with soft practical style, adding modern elegance and enduring vitality to new femininity.

We walk through the busy streets, pass the familiar coffee shop downstairs, visit the exhibition of Vincent van Duysen, wear basic clothes and live in a comfortable and warm house. In such a relaxed day, we enjoy the city life, feeling down-to-earth yet a little lonely. Seemingly absent, but we are determined to find ourselves - be social men, also sober urban bystanders.

As an important item in summer, shorts are indispensable for boyswear. For silhouettes, practical workwear shorts are popular; slit sports shorts are retro but chic; mock-layered shorts are athletic and street; suit shorts are serious and formal; beach shorts are full of a summer vibe. So S/S 2021 will be passionate and colorful.

Comfort and renewable fabrics are increasingly important in S/S 2021. Based on adaptability, functionality will be more and more prominent. In search for optimized technology and innovation of fabrics, consumers demand for personality and sustainability. In S/S 2021, clothes for yoga and Pilates will be more durable and practical. Functional knitted items, matte quick-dry fabric and sustainable polyester fabrics are used to create leggings and base-layer, and to protect the wearer during exercise.

Many brands have been exploring the mysterious and beautiful starry sky. The bright stars on the haute couture, shoes and bags, or starry sky theme show can always bring a visual feast and promote the purchase desire. The aurora, similar to the starry sky, shines brightly in the Pre-Fall 2020 show. The aurora is regarded as one of the most beautiful wonders in nature, colorful, unique, gorgeous and unparalleled. Now let's begin the exploration of the mysterious and beautiful aurora with Chanel and Christian Dior.

More than just losing weight and getting in shape, primordial exercisers devote more time to their health and reverence for nature, creating new forms of exercise and eating habits. They advocate the outdoors and the "earth gym", drawing inspirations from nature and also influencing the use of color. Collaboration collection of Adidas × Wood Wood inspires the theme, showing the amiable tones. A/W 20/21 emphasizes more the perception of the environment, and consumers pursue physical and mental strengthening. Natural colors should be combined with functionality to be fit for the market, and the colors need to be sustainable dyed.

Actually, when Chinese designers integrate their own design style, personality and life attitude into their designs, the Chinese fashion is born. With the arrival of the new century, people will gradually shift their focus from living in the present and recalling the past to the future due to their confusion and longing for the future. Thus the futuristic and technical functional style will be an important developing direction for S/S 2021. The strongly functional deconstructed T-shirts and fashionable hooded T-shirts are worthy of attention in S/S 2021.

In S/S 2021, denim returns back in classic styles, brings more possibilities to consumers, and creates mix & match looks. This season is dominated by classic styles, classic appearance and eco-friendly washing. Cycling shorts and distressed straight jeans are washed and well-fitting to create an urban style. Voluminous flares and high-waist loose trousers return back with the retro trend. Holes and exaggerated fringes can create a leisure and young look. The style is both daily practical and avant-garde.

As a hot element in the fashion world, tie-dye is still the mainstream, but it tends to turn towards softer colors. Hazy effect, soft focus and ombre effect develop quickly in the fashion world, so tie-dye is upgraded. Watercolor, digital feel and ombre effect are combined together to bring an ethereal visual effect.

Balenciaga combines zebra stripes with MIDI elements, allowing the classic to coexist with modern psychedelic elements. Anais Jourden transforms conventional animal prints, integrates textural details and other grounds, and brings a little MIDI feel to cater to youngsters. Pamella Roland breaks zebra stripe and reorganizes it to be geometric, quite modern. Chanel uses fleece, with black and white textures to be vivid.

The illustration of big color blocks gains much attention. Simple color blocks turn into fun patterns through ingenious combinations. Seeking fun in the ordinary is a little happiness in life. The pattern which focuses on trifles in daily life enters the public view.

As the outdoor equipment is increasing important in street swear, the boundary between it and fashion is getting vaguer. In S/S 2021, sports wear will be more adaptive and functional. Consumers are increasingly demanding for the durability and practicality of products. The mixed design is not limited to street wear and sportswear, and the integration of daily commuting apparel with outdoor accessories will lead consumers to transform into multi-field sports, which is reflected by release buckle straps, decorative strips and color-blocked pipping.

Crafts of women's trousers start from a new perspective. Main changes lie in the waistband, silhouette and leg openings. Different parts of trousers are decorated by buttoned slit, self-cloth knot or layered crinkles.

As the free and natural lifestyle gains popularity. BoBos blend bourgeois qualities with Bohemian freewill and artistic aesthetics, bringing a perfect holiday for S/S 2021. We will go back to the 1970s and recall the good old days. We not only prefer the retro 70s styles, but also celebrate the 70s environmental life concept. We become gardeners of the earth, and create a beautiful holiday.

In the 1960s, with the rise of the hippie movement, the psychedelic art form becomes popular. Especially after the Beatles come to India in 1968, Indian paisley gets favored again. At that time, the vintage trend hits the whole western world, and the popularity of various classical national costumes lasts for ten years. Paisley pattern is the favorite one because it is the most suitable for classical forms.

Inspired by dazzling light and shadow, dazzling accessories are applied to denim styles. Referring to the Japanese avant-garde Recouture, reusing is inspired. Unsalable stock and basic styles are redesigned to cater to consumers' demand for sustainable aesthetics and make denim more and more ready-to-wear. Accessories like rhinestones, sequins and beads which are in line with handicraft theme will lead to new design challenges in denim for A/W 20/21.

Lais Lerner is a Brazilian illustrator specializing in printmaking and pattern designs for womenswear and menswear. She mainly focuses on tropical jungle themed patterns, such as tropical flowers, palm leaves, parrots, woodpeckers and so on. Her patterns are finely painted and full of strong regional characteristics, with complicated lines and rich but harmonious colors. Here is her personal contact information: lernerlais@gmail.com