The outbreak of NCP drives the heat of masks and medicine, and changes people's lifestyle and living concept. People find that health is the first, and we should respect the natural ecology. Inspired by the hot topics of health and environmental protection, healing colors will widely spread. Responsible white, dynamic red, natural blue and green hide strong power and will heal people.

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.

Women in the new era have a totally different thinking mode and a completely new lifestyle. They enjoy the exquisite, perceptual and hedonistic casual fashion. In the new season, women's knitwear tends to choose dainty and light metal accessories to create fine and elaborate items.

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.

At the beginning of 2020, we are seemingly surrounded by bad things, like the outbreak and the earthquake. Anxiety, panic and sadness are overwhelming. We want hope, want to be healed, and want to embrace the fresh air. What we are going through endows pastel colors with more responsibilities. Soft pink tones, sunshine yellow tones and green tones are powerful, endowing pastel colors with a new definition. When spring is in the air and blossoms are everywhere, everything will be alright.

In the modern city life full of reinforced concrete, returning to nature is more and more concerned. Inspired by the flower field, designers combine sweet flowers with utility, focus on comfort, take neutral tones like reseda and sunny yellow as main tones, and use red tones like gossamer pink and coral as decorations, presenting the colorful and soft natural theme.

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.

Slim young females are seeking for a style in line with their aesthetics in modern urban life. In spring and summer, proper skin-revealing can be close to nature and relax selves. And cutout is one key element to be light and breathable. Balancing the design sense and wearability, cutout in the new season will pay more attention to dainty looks, the combination with transparent yarns and accessory decorations.

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.

With the awakening of women's self-consciousness and the change of social status, modern women can accumulate wealth instead of relying on men. They are aware of the importance of economic and ideological independence. Their free will shines out in history, exuding the natural beauty. Thus financially independent women will choose more diversified clothing collocation to show the sexy side and the confident side.

Some of urban females are broad-chested, roaming in the city. We are urban bystanders. We pursue comfort and simplicity, choose stylish clothing and the minimalist match, and insists on true selves.

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.

Influenced by the restoration of art, the young lady style for S/S 2021 brings decorations and the voluminous feel back to the public view. Retro Victorian, Baroque and Rococo aesthetics gets rid of seriousness and dullness, and appear in clothing playfully and ethereally. Influenced by this style, the young lady style pays attention to the decorativeness and richness, and uses the maximalist aesthetics to create more good-looking clothing collocation.

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 an ancient Chinese handicraft, embroidery has a history of thousands of years. Embroidery is closely related to the development of costume. As leisure and simple aesthetics become the mainstream gradually, traditional embroidery also changes along with the fashion trend and develops toward the direction of diversification and individuation. In addition to stitch, pattern design is also important. Simple pattern and elegant color become the non-negligible points in the new season.

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.

In S/S 2021, Belle Époque combines the romanticism of a century ago with contemporary aesthetics to present the new classical aesthetics. As a classic fabric for Belle Époque, the exquisite lace is a symbol of gentleness and beauty. Florals and detailed textures highlight the softness of females. Twinkling beads and sequins bring a luxurious feel. Lace in pastel colors drives girls' daydream to bloom in S/S 2021.

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

This is an era when Millennials and Gen Z are the main force of consumption. They use live streaming and online platforms to obtain styles and items in line with current trends. And influenced by promotion videos and social media, they have great love for fashionable styles. So designers start from youngsters' recognition of "Fashion" to create stylish items through bright-colored offset printing, divided print, print & embroidery and piecing.