Butterfly, bee and ladybird... They are busy in the garden. Lets' follow Mini Rodini, IL Gufo and Monnalisa to be closer to these lovely insects.

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.

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.

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.

Recently, butterfly prevails. Tmagazine' cover of Zhao Wei, Cosmo of Angelababy, the Korean and Mexican edition of ELLE March issue, all employ butterfly element. Kylie is also enthusiastic about butterfly. She designs Stormi Collection into the butterfly shape, and gives her daughter a dreamlike butterfly themed birthday. The latest showcase of McQueen combines butterfly decoration and its rebellious style.

Driven by the pandemic, eco-friendly and sustainable fabrics are necessary. Cotton and linen fabrics draw much attention, and show creativity through trimmed fringes and retracting. Seersucker and crinkled textures inject novelty into classic shirting. Lace cutout, fleece, metal luster and silk satin cater to the revival of romanticism and handicrafts. Technical fabrics are combined with environmental protection, which gains more attention.

Heart represents peace and inclusive love in popular culture. Its shape and color reveal a warm feeling. This season let's follow the steps of Stella McCartney, Mayoral and Mini Rodini to appreciate the heart pattern.

Technology changes our era. The high temperature of magneto-caloric effect brings heat as well as energetic Orange Tiger, driving us to explore the future and the unknown.

Rich colors and geometric shapes of fruits bring infinite inspiration for artists and illustrators. As for pattern crafts, designers need to improve fruit patterns to be fun, lovely and interactive.

Patterns are fun, imaginative, and eye-catching. This report takes illusory patterns as the main design technique, and combines them with prints. Highly realistic hand-painted bag is used as the print on T-shirts, quite surprising. The skeleton print shows a dark high street fashion. Accessory prints such as zipper and chain deliver a unique design sense. Hand-drawn draft brings more possibilities for simple T-shirts.

Modern urbanites are increasingly longing for returning to nature. The idyllic style caters to this trend. We are in a soothing and natural garden with various plants and florals. Cream Gold, Stratosphere, Almost Apricot and Eggnog decorate the whole picture, and create a leisure and free vibe.

Various colors and geometric shapes of fruits inspire artists and illustrators. Gentle retro tones are combined with simple shapes and casual layout, depicting a relaxing life picture. Lovely cartoon fruits are appealing. This season fun fruits bring new inspiration.

Unveiling mysterious Purple Heather is to travel through the time tunnel. Just as digital waves are free from the constraint of space, Purple Heather takes us to the parallel world of the past and the future.

Females want to display their leg lines and pursue simple and powerful charm, which gives rise to commute looks in the new season. As a necessary item, jeans perfectly display femininity. Denim shorts, ankle-length jeans and floor-length jeans focus on the waisted effect. Silhouette is adjusted to well modify legs.

Mondrian is a Dutch painter. He takes geometric figures as the basic elements of his painting, and adopts three-primary colors to simplify the form into the pure abstract composition of horizontal and vertical lines. With his deep internal observation and insight, Mondrian creates the beauty of equilibrium in the universal phenomena. The dress of Yves Saint Laurent is inspired by Composition in Red, Blue and Yellow by Mondrian, which is the first time to combine fashion design and art. This leads to a trend of collaboration design between fashion and art. Yves saint Laurent also launches his own A/W 1966 collection, showing 10 Mondrian-inspired dresses that would surely make their way into fashion history and have a special name: Mondrian dress.

A/W 21/22 Theme Forecast

Artistic hand-painting brings new visual aesthetics. Large-scale color-blocking optimizes details through brushstrokes, and adds fun. Unique hand-drawn patterns are quite recognizable, fit to be spring and summer patterns of designer brands.

Pattern craft has always been an indispensable part for menswear. Currently when street fashion pursues statement-making patterns, original patterns are combined to add novelty. 3D foaming print becomes a key point of this season. Hot-press taping is combined with applique and offset print. Multiple combinations of patch and embroidery bring a superior hand-made feeling. It's worth mentioning that digital positioning print will definitely become popular with young consumers with its strong individuality.

Iris blooms in early summer. Iris, is also the name of the ancient Greek goddess of the rainbow, standing for light and freedom. It is the symbol of Kingdom of France, a sign of virtue and prosperity. Iris will be an important floral pattern in 2021, because its gorgeous colors and soft appearance perfectly show female beauty.