Repeated uncertainties accelerate the economic recession, however, the fashion industry is a durable consumer goods industry under direct affect. For Fall/Winter 2023, we expected for the symbiosis of natural beings and discovered a balanced survival pattern in the adversity. China was predicted to be a dark horse that would incubate the fashion. All the industries have expressed their vision about the future, including digital supply chain, the strategies that transform the shopping demand, the attitude toward lifestyles and IDEA marketing. We advocate to seize the chance to enter into the new fashion era, initiate changes from within, and embrace the Web3.0.

Clothing is not only a historic heritage, but also the carrier that brings the clashing between tradition and fashion. Kids’ festive Hanfu fuses Chinese culture with modern aesthetics to express the spirit of freedom and personality. The new generation of consumers are having more confidence in Chinese culture, and show their love on the dressing of kids. Classic chinoiserie elements, delicate frog buttons; elegant cheongsam collars and Hanfu features create an impressive festive atmosphere.

Badge and logo are essential directions for graphic design. Different elements diversify the presentation. The brand icon is presented by silica gel badges and embroidered labels; badge brooches combine ribbons with metal. Besides, varsity badges and bold-font letters are updated by embroideries; the large-scale combination of woven labels and patches is also an important presentation.

When ancient oriental cultures meet the west, there creates brand-new fantastic worlds. This report will introduce you the artworks by Victo Ngai, Li Min, ZAODAO, Mian Lang, Sija Hong and Jacky Tsai to experience the mysterious touch of the oriental aesthetic.

This pattern craft report focuses on the application of embroidery. The embroidery with the visual effect of chains is inclusive for multiple styles; the tasseled details of embroidery are noteworthy for streetwear brands; patterned hollow embroidery is popular in S/S; the combination of various stitch techniques can well present the textures of pattern; in addition, rope embroidery, crewel embroidery, and double-layered applique are also worth investment.

Oriental Rhythm focuses on the design force of the new generation in China. Elegant tones with a new Chinese mindset are presented by unexpected techniques. Reproducing the diverse things in life and the imaginations of dreamers through musics, people desire for self-expression and interpreting the feeling to all the things. The diversified subcultures in China not only represent the fusion of cultures, but also strong creativity.

Neutral, grayish Orchid Hush(PANTONE 13-3805 TPG) fuses diverse textures of nature and technology. The color of oxidated orchid is available for most natural fabrics and common fabrics. Besides, the futuristic property and glossy texture of Orchid Hush can bring different presentations.

Free is a word with infinite energy, which also gives people the prepared tension. New-emerging fashion we-medias and arts force the young generation to constantly accept information and try to look for the real-self. As the most direct way for self-expression, the young generation has abandoned the traditional concept of clothing and they are attempting the subversive fashion aesthetics. With the louder voice of LGBTQ+, internet youngsters start to explore the boundary of genders depend on their longing for the diverse society. The core of Freed, genderless fashion has been more popular among the fashionistas, which is a precious kind of self-expression and compromise of the young generation.

The colors of Metaverse look like the spectrum reflected by a crystal prism. These pure colors extracted from the virtual world are extremely bright and clean. We divide this theme into four colorways: Girls' Universe(Sweet & Cool), Oriental Phantom(Chinese Chic), Virtual Sunrise(Western Fashion) and New Era(Scientific Streetwear). Neutrals, warm tones and cold tones are all involved to enrich the color inspiration. Girls' Universe is inspired by the works of Chinese digital artist Jiahui Ding to describe the life condition of oriental girls; Oriental Phantom comes from the photograph collection 'Oriental Beauty' by Zhong Lin; Virtual Sunrise gets inspiration from the digital artworks of Bloo Woods and Blake Kathryn; New Era extracts the charming blue and purple tones from the digital artworks of SMECCEA to lead us to the gate of Metaverse.

Troubador comes from the French word Trouver which means discoverer and inventor. Knights are expressing romantic love and spiritual belief during their chanting. The pursuit of romance and love tells timeless and spaceless mythology with artistic fantasy. The fusion of 19th century Romanticism, fearless Chivalry and Renaissance aesthetics interprets the pioneering New Romanticism of contemporary teenager culture.

As a must-have item in autumn and winter, puffa jacket plays an important role for many brands. Vest is filled with voluminous down to ensure both thermal performance and dressing attitude; after being used on jacket and overcoat, the shirt silhouette is also developed as a key to puffa jacket; the classic silhouette of bomber jacket is rather popular in the recent seasons; the belted long coat is much more wrapped and warm; cropped silhouette strengthens the volume of upper body and express a youthful and fashionable attitude.

The 3D expression of pattern craft is constantly evolved and developed into the representative of menswear. The recreation of heat pressing and stamping presents color blocks; the 3D relief effect is combined with embroidery to show powerful performance. These simple yet delicate crafts allow the patterns to be generally stylish.

The New Romanticism under the theme of Chanting Knight interpreting the colors those artists used during the European Romantic Period. The mind emancipation of today's world is just the same as that time. Breaking the limit of time and space, the chatting scenes of the past royal family and aristocrats stimulate the longing for chivalry. Court colors are used to reinterpret classic pattern elements. The coolness of European patterns and the luxurious metal feel of knight equipment render the fantasy of the past romance and interpret the patterns of New Romanticism.

The theme of Fanatic Techwear is filled with the futuristic and scientific feel. Combining with the latest color combinations of top brands, this theme is further divided into four parts: Too-cool Error Code, Hot-blooded Warrior, Industrial Wasteland and Space Radiance. When the human civilization and global resource come to the end, stylish youngsters are wearing technical and functional workwear to become female warriors, interpreting a distinctive decadent aesthetic.

Those freed ones, who are pursuing personal expression, present the fashion trend of Me Generation through their rebellious attitude. Influenced by the disembedding mind, they are trying to recognize more circles and desiring for a more diversified sense of belonging. Including multiple cultures, emotional fission and restructuring endow fashion with new meaning and release the real mind. The patterns of Freed are shown in diverse ways. Positive self-expression and immersive atmosphere have become the focus.

The versatility and unique charm of denim have attracted countless consumers, and designers also take the pattern design of denim as a key point in every season. In this season, unique sewing texture brings special patterns to classic denim items. And the linear pattern brought by eye-catching colored binding and innovative ergonomic overlock improves the recognition. Common laser technology is applied to the denim pattern process. Younger hand-drawn doddle injects a thick street sense into the denim items. Notably, the contrasting bleached and dyed appearance is another important developing trend. The combination with water-washing and over-dyeing makes the distortion dyeing process more novel.

The new generation of swanky youth grows up with information explosion. Cultural difference promotes the boom of varied community cultures. Swanky youth are fearless and youthful to display the charm of street culture. Graffiti, skateboard and rap help to express themselves, like their mother tongue. Swanky youth use their fashion fetish to demonstrate the endless possibilities of wild growing and break the gender border to create a new scene of gender fluidity. The swanky youth are exploring themselves and sending out the wild power of new generation.

Influenced by the NFT trend, the uniqueness and futurist feel of digital art have attracted many fashionistas. Art and virtual internet are under widespread applications and attempts. Surreal scenery can be shown through flowing liquid and the collision between time and space. Pixel games present the nostalgic retro, and digital fantasy brings a visual feast. Besides, virtual nature provides more fashion possibilities.

Playful positiveness and creative expression are the key factors to attract consumers. Embroidered cartoon Logo shows delicacy. 3D heavy-gauged embroidery presents the intensive visual effect, and the embroidery with different density provides diversified feelings. Downy chenille embroidery has the soft touch. And appliques are decorated on various fabrics to inject vitality and playfulness.

Applique is an unexpected masterpiece born in helplessness. Poor people in the past used embroidery and patch to mend the broken clothes, and these delicate handcrafted works become the applique. As a decoration element, applique has been popular in the fashion world for long. And with the development of crafts, creative effects are accepted by more and more consumers, such as multiple badges, cutout, multidimensional, raw-edge, fringe and craft combination.

Monotonous pattern can satisfy the individualized requirements of consumers no more. Multiple crafts are combined and overlapped to present clothing patterns. Multi-layer craft presents rich visual effect. Rhinestone, bead and embroidery are decorated on common gel printing. Dimensional letter is also a popular craft. Printing and spraying are applied on embossed surface to present the multi-layer effect. Thick-textured puff printing presents more voluminous effect. The combination of print and embroidery ingeniously decorates the printed pattern. The must-have badge and label element is presented by applique, printing and embroidery this season, which catches eyeballs and increases the playfulness.