In the post-COVID era, people demand for not only comfortable loungewear but also comfy everyday wear. Leggings update warmth and comfort. Both functional and comfortable leggings gain more and more attention. Simple but versatile leggings are necessary. Sewing craft adds details to leggings, more and more popular. Creative handicrafts upgrade DIY, and minimalist leggings with decorations will be increasingly prevalent. Sweet leggings with elaborate decorations will be also salable.

On S/S 2021 catwalks, bright stripes gain popularity among mega brands Miu Miu, Sacai, Ports 1961, Maryling and Christian Dior. This report analyzes patterns and pattern trends from perspective of preppy color-blocked stripes, abstract wide-spaced stripes, folk rainbow pinstripes, resort stripes and tie-dyed stripes.

Holiday of Bobos is one of S/S 2021 theme color trends released by POP. Passionate and open colors correspond to S/S resort themes. Reddish orange tones are powerful and brighten the palette. Cold blue and purple hues echo bright warm tones, with neutral Whitecap Gray to transit naturally.

Reversed Future is one of S/S 2021 theme color trends released by POP. It accentuates S/S 2021 retro futurism via virtual technology and digital colors. Metallic brights, streamer blue and multicolored space color by digital arts are key color trend of this theme. Sharp Green, as a decorative color, works with Zinnia to brighten the palette. Black, purple and other colds mitigates this palette.

Due to this pandemic, comfort and environmental protection concept promotes consumption. Therefore, designers focus on comfortable and practical designs, and pay attention to sustainability and renewing core styles. Low-impact washing crafts and sustainable fibers co-create chic, practical and eco-friendly basic items. The pursuit of comfort and practicality boosts the development of soft, stretchable and easy-to-care denim items. Knitted denim, highly stretchable denim and trans-seasonal neutral light brown and greyish pastel colors show a growing momentum.

Reversed Future is one of S/S 2021 theme color trends released by POP in October 2019, presenting a parallel world that never happened. Retro futurism contributes to a palette that merges nostalgia and futurism. Technical Orange Tiger, Digital Multicolor, Bright Violet and Vivid Blue are basics, pairing with Purple Heather, Sharp Green and Lemonade. Anthracite, Star White and Limestone mitigate and add depth, exploring an unknown journey.

Bright and joyful Cream Gold dominates A/W 21/22. Malachite Green, which symbolizes the economic city and transportation in the future, is the basic color and combined with Ginger and Nine Iron to depict an eco-friendly and dynamic urban image. The progress of science and technology and people's attention to the environment will change the way of travel. People long for a more eco-friendly city. Therefore, public or green vehicles will be more prevalent, and electric skateboard and bikes will be common personal vehicles.

This global pandemic drives people to grow an interest in a self-sufficient rural life. Embracing nature, being closer to animals and pursuing natural food are gradually influencing our daily life. This report analyzes patterns related to farm life.

Pearls add a layered sense and luxurious feel to patterns. This time we try to depict real pearl patterns, and combine with fringes, accessories in posters, mysterious eye patterns, floral chains and geometric layout to bring more possibilities. Digital print lowers the cost, ideal for fashion brands.

Pattern crafts have always been the focus. Fun letters show infinite possibilities and bring novelty to conventional styles. In the new season there are novel pattern crafts, including unique fringed embroidery, foaming craft, 3D fuzzy tactility and webbing. They can promote the brand and inject vitality.

In the post-coronavirus era, workout at home brings a sense of safety. With the rapid development of science and technology, various electronic products emerge. For sports, workout equipment is connected to the Internet, bringing digitized movement of game. Fun sports will win more consumers. This report analyzes details on sportswear of Digitized Movement of Game mentioned in Key Words for S/S 2022 Sportswear Design and Development.

Vagrancy is a dialogue between inner spirit and the outer world. We wander to the end of the world to discover the wild winter landscape and the everlasting light on the horizon, find the new self by respecting life and law of nature, and escape from trifles and meaningless disputes. From roaming to epiphany, we feel free and poetic, and start the self-exile with relaxing vagrancy.

As a flexible design element, stripe has always been an essential part in daily life. It creates multicolored and rich products in various fields such as graphic design, home decoration and fashion industry. As one of the most vigorous element in the fashion industry, striped items appear in every season. They are seemingly unchanged but surprising indeed.

Patterns express theme concepts and deliver the brand's style, quite essential. They need to have a strong expressive force and follow current trends and heated topics. They show profound meanings in the fusion and balance between clothing style and individuality. In the post-coronavirus era, surrealism, healing colors and retro vines comfort restless emotions. Since African artists have collaborated with mega brands, African culture has been valued. Nowadays, trans-boundary collaboration collections remain popular. Illusive soft focus is worth key attention. Too cool aesthetics lead us to explore more possibilities. The series of reports about S/S 2022 key words will continue.

Denim appeals to many consumers with its wearability and unique charm. This season sustainability remains dominant in denim market, resulting in special spliced designs. Modern looks are emerging, and the most attention-grabbing one is the fusion of denim and leather. Big 3D pockets work with workwear elements. Refined decorative stitches become a hot craft this season. And it is worth mentioning that psychedelic tie-dye is displayed by various forms.

With less social activities, people focus more on themselves and release their bodies, hearts and souls. In S/S 2022, people hope to feel the intimate relationship by being closer to nature and home parties. They also seek pure happiness in simple food and labor. That's why daily objects prevail recently, such as vegetables, fruits, food and seasonings.

For denim market facing more and more challenges, recession-proofing denim collection is key. Simple and comfy silhouettes work with sustainable recycled technologies to invest in modern looks inspired by classics and to create trans-seasonal jeans, which a key silhouette for future jeans. Consumers pay more attention to sustainability, so designers obey the "less is more" design principle and advocates eco-friendly fibers. Creative washing crafts become more important. Comfy items are competitive in the market with the trans-seasonal property.

We divide four themes for S/S 2022 kidswear pattern trend. Feeling focuses on the in-depth understanding and experience of other civilizations, and calls for more humanistic tolerance and care.

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. Dark fashion presents people's anxiety and fear in the most direct way, thus horror aesthetics rises in the fashion industry.

In A/W 21/22, trousers will be more flexible, versatile and creative. With changes of fashion and consumption ways, street fashion prevails because it helps to extend individuality and express attitude. It is a key trend to fuse cool designs with soft fabrics for comfortable street fashion trousers. Workwear trousers play a key role this season. Adjustable gathered-ankle trousers, tapered trousers and mock-layer designs are also irreplaceable in A/W 21/22.

Retro classic prints exude eternal nostalgic temperament. Back to the exuberant 1970s, music elements and retro colors create a classic and retro vibe for clothes, especially wavy psychedelic patterns and geometric patterns. Designers express themselves via album covers and lyrics.