In this fast-paced urban life, people shuttle through the reinforced concrete forest every day, but the heart lamp never goes out. Deep down, people yearn for fresh outdoor air and sunshine, walk on the forest path in the afternoon sunshine, feel the warmth of the breeze blowing on their cheeks, run on the park path in the morning dew, feel the perfect integration of their body and nature, look forward to the arrival of the weekend, and look forward to putting aside the troubles of work, walking out of the house, and walking towards nature. There, people can breathe fresh air, see the boundless blue sky, feel the warmth of the earth. Let's step out of this reinforced concrete forest together, experience the charm of nature, and seek the long lost tranquility and peace.

The revival of traditional culture has sparked rapid global attention to "Chinese style aesthetics". Starting from China's intangible cultural heritage and traditional embroidery techniques, this report explores the application of Chinese traditional craftsmanship in modern new Chinese style, interprets the style of Eastern civilization, inherits ancient charm, and presents a feast of Eastern poetry. Next, we will gradually launch serialized reports on traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

We have experienced a wave of resignations in recent years, from lying flat to the current state of great exhaustion: a collective feeling of fatigue and pressure. It can be said that exhaustion has become an increasingly obvious and persistent characteristic of contemporary life. In this situation, maintaining good mental health is a topic of continuous research in the future; Psychotherapist Deb Dana has found that in our overly stimulated world, low light can regulate our overwhelmed nervous system - through the feeling that makes you feel comfortable and safe, warm and fuzzy. This report explores how to apply this trend concept to the multiple crises of clothing in daily life, providing people with much-needed happiness and helping them recover their energy.

This report selects the vine motif as the core element and the new Chinese style as the core style. Through different painting techniques and color expressions, it breaks away from conventions and interprets the collision between classic elements and modern fashion expression techniques, providing inspiration for the development of new Chinese motifs. Next, we will gradually launch reports on serialized patterns of traditional Chinese motifs.

From the perspective of representative brands and similar style brands, there are several directions for embroidery techniques in the spring and summer of 2025: exquisite Suzhou embroidery, needle wrapped embroidery, diamond inlaid embroidery, bead tube embroidery, carved hole embroidery, and loop embroidery. These detailed designs of these techniques bring new visual effects to clothing, increase the delicacy and design sense of clothing, and better reflect personality and unique temperament.

PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is Pantone's annual representative color, a soft and velvety peach shade that exudes subtle sensuality, friendliness, and gentleness. It is a nurturing peach tone that instinctively inspires us to reach out and touch. Its all-encompassing spirit enriches the heart, mind, and body, stimulating a sense of belonging, recalibration, and cultivation. It creates a calm atmosphere, conveying messages of care, sharing, community, and collaboration, providing us with a space to exist, feel, heal, and thrive.

After experiencing epidemics, wars, and industry changes, people's spirits have long been overwhelmed. The deformed "long gown" is like a shackle, bound hard to breathe. The external impact has made contemporary young people deeply contemplate the ways in which humans interact with nature. This inner pursuit has transformed the meaning of outdoor sports from simple relaxation and escape to deeper thinking, exploring inner ideals and cultural tension. At the same time, people's perspectives are also extending towards the mountains and rivers of our motherland, pushing urban communities in the reinforced concrete forest towards a broader world, breaking away from their current identity, integrating into the mountains and countryside, and emerging towards the wilderness.

After experiencing epidemics, wars, and industry changes, people's spirits have long been overwhelmed. The deformed "long gown" is like a shackle, bound hard to breathe. The external impact has made contemporary young people deeply contemplate the ways in which humans interact with nature. This inner pursuit has transformed the meaning of outdoor sports from simple relaxation and escape to deeper thinking, exploring inner ideals and cultural tension. At the same time, people's perspectives are also extending towards the mountains and rivers of our motherland, pushing urban communities in the reinforced concrete forest towards a broader world, breaking away from their current identity, integrating into the mountains and countryside, and emerging towards the wilderness.

Having experienced pandemics, wars, and industry disruptions, people's spirits have long been burdened. The distorted "long gown" acts like shackles, suffocating them. The external shocks have prompted contemporary youth to deeply contemplate the way humans interact with nature. This inner pursuit has transformed the meaning of outdoor activities from simple relaxation and escapism to a deeper level of reflection, exploring inner ideals and cultural tensions. At the same time, people's perspectives are extending towards the mountains, rivers, and lands of their homeland, propelling urban communities amidst the steel and concrete forests towards a broader horizon. They are breaking free from their current identities and integrating into the wilderness, embracing a wild and natural way of life.

Embossed jacquard, which originated from banquet dresses, has entered into women's everyday wardrobe with more diverse elements, emphasizing female exquisite personalities, and it easily matches with other styles, meeting the modern women's diverse fashion pursuit. Solid color embossed jacquard fabrics are favored by consumers for their low-key connotation and fashionable texture.

Amidst the heavy social pressure, unstable circumstances and economic burden, people crave a return to a simpler and more innocent way of life, seeking joy and happiness. Sustainability is not only an environmental issue, but also a design proposition that emphasizes the importance of commercial creations that are cost effective. With the departure of a generation’s style icons, there has been a resurgence in classic designs, bringing punk, mash-up, and handicrafts back into fashion. Nostalgia combined with sustainability has become the new trend in design.

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.

Along with the revived retro fashion, chinoiserie design is sweeping the fashion world. The comeback of cheongsam is noteworthy. Fun printing, embroidery and beading create different styles of pattern.

Not too much or too less, Lagom sources colors from the ‘balanced variations’ in intelligent living. Minimalist lines and thick hues are fused to pursue the multi-dimensional experiences. We need to slow down in the fast-tempo lifestyle to enjoy the joy in our lives. The anxiety from life and work stimulates our desire for healing. The inspirations from art, culture and senses satisfy the appetite of ‘Equilibrant Enjoyer’. Living a balanced, moderately paced, low-fuss life is what Lagom is all about.

Sequined embroidery is a common technique for fashion design. Designers arrange sequins in different colors, shapes, sizes and materials to form diversified artistic expressions.

The development and progress of China have been noteworthy in the world, which leads to Chinese people’s rethink of their culture. Exploring the traditional cultural connotation and historical traces in China, designers integrate Chinoiserie elements into modernized fashion designs and trends to create a brand-new Chinese style.

With the rise of economy and culture in Asia, Asian culture has gradually become an importance force in the world. As one of the most noteworthy country, China greatly promotes the cultural output. Driven by the cultural confidence, more and more Chinese designers have emerged to be the inheritors. Connecting western cultures with the east, a brand-new Chinese style is created to convey the cultural value. With the fusion of classic oriental aesthetics and contemporary fashion, modernized silhouettes are selected to interpret the classical touch. Traditional dressing is improved to be daywear, which builds a graceful yet powerful image for the new oriental women.

Sequined flowers made of different materials and crafts show diverse looks and strong visual expressions. This report centers on dense sequined flowers and shows different applications and presentations of floral patterns.

The original patterns are always rare in the mature markets. These diversified, dazzling, and eye-catching flowers are greatly loved by the targeted consumers. This report will offer different styles of floral patterns for sophisticated and mature ladies.

Strange Twinning elaborates people with mixed identities express their romantic, weird ideas contrasting with mainstreams and establish a sense of identity via preferences, experiences and appearances. Influenced by the retro 1960s style, this intense palette is lively, playful and bright, carrying passionate yet complicated sentiments of youngsters. Classic rose pink tones come back. Lilac Sachet, Chateau Rose and Tropical Peach appear on gauze, embellished by Maize and Scarlet Ibis for an open visual effect. Cold blue-green tones, including Ming Green, Blue Opal, Umber and clear Blue Glow, fuse retro sports style with everyday gowns, lead the new trend of young lady style.

The title of this report "Mon Ami" means "My Friend" in French. We summarize the relaxing, vintage and fun artworks of illustrators for reference, including various children, animals and our friendly pets.