After a long time of silence, we welcome a new round of self awakening in A/W 22/23. Neutral brown tone plays an important role in this theme. Active high-saturation red, green, yellow and blue are used as the secondary color to realize the awakening of senses. Linear patterns and geometric color blocks complete the minimalist style.

The market of core sportswear is changing and young consumers are also pursuing fashionable and multi-functional items. The boundaries between outdoor, fashion and commuting are blurred to elevate the design of multi-scene dressing. As a key item, shorts combine functionality with outdoor elements to show both practicality and fashion. Thigh-length silhouette endows trousers with more possibilities and provides more choices for young consumers.

Popular ecologic nature and romantic garden renew this kind of patterns. In this new season, animal textures once again inspire the pattern design. Simplified hand-drawing makes the printing more delicate, and minimalist checks are grouped with eye-catching bright colors to update the classics and presents individuality. Smudged watercolor and letter modules subvert the past visual senses and artistic concept, which inspires the new design of pattern and printing.

The waist design of womenswear has been deeply emphasized by designers. Various waist styles bring an intense feeling of design crafts and practicality. Sport elements are added into modernized trousers to create a futuristic styling and update the commuting wear. The crinkled effect of paper bag is combined with delicate tops to exude the charming gracefulness of women, while double-waist design is more delicate and high-class. Besides, the fold-over design enriches the layer of waist and present the attractive waist line.

Free, a word with infinite energy, gives people the prepared tension. New-emerging fashion we-medias and arts force the young generation to accept information constantly and try to look for their real-selves. Influenced by pioneering fashion culture, the dress of children is guided by the aesthetic of their parents. And Freed is more important to the fashion looks of teenagers. The core of this theme, Genderless Fashion is more likely to be accepted by young fashionistas. Loose outfits, plain materials, internet IP and crossover collaboration allow Freed to lead the fashion trend.

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 Campaign for Wool is a global endeavour initiated by its patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, in 2010 in order to raise awareness among consumers about the unique, natural, renewable and biodegradable benefits offered by the fiber. With the rise of healthy and casual lifestyle in the world scale, wool has been applied more on sportswear. Its natural properties allow wool to be the best choice for daily running, yoga and riding.

In this modern urban lifestyle with faster pace, practical, comfortable and individualized streetwear is loved by more people. Meanwhile, long-restricted people are willing to escape from city and embrace the nature, which forms a commuting and outdoor high-street style. Practical pocket design, handmade dyeing, functional fabric, and heterogeneous splicing endow daily items with diverse practicality and futuristic fashion.

Avant-garde style is extremely tensive and impressive among the young consumers, and jeans must be the most popular S/S denim item. Cycling jeans, 90's tapered pants, flares with slits, loose jeans with turn-up hems and denim bootcuts have their unique features and are suitable for young fashion women.

People are having more intensive desires for exploring the nature in the post-pandemic era, and family outing has become the mainstream of holiday. With the rising awareness toward environmental protection, infants' wear prefers the natural plainness and brings this theme -- Jungle Family. Fresh and gentle colors are combined with animal & plant prints to create S/S holiday looks.

Coco Chanel once said that lace is the greatest invention of human that nothing is more elegant and exquisite so far. Nature endows us with endless inspiration, and designers can always find a better way to express through yarn and craft. Lace has symbolized exquisite craft and romance since its birth. This report will analysis the craft, pattern and texture of lace. The main introduction of water-soluable lace, wrap-knitted lace and laser-cut lace-like fabric provides new directions for designers and fabric develop enterprise in A/W 22/23.

Facing the challenge of society, politics, environment and economy, consumers will gradually develop a habit of daily healing in 2022 and 2023. The technology development of engineering product, food and materials is under a trend of commercialization, calling for protecting natural resources and starting a supernatural future. And with the rise of health awareness, promoting mental and physical health and exploring hi-tech products have become the essential topics. At the same time, consumers are also paying attention to cost-saving and decreasing waste, which makes recyclable and durable products popular. The emergency of slow handicraft forces all the industries to break through the stereotype and provide innovation, including the fabric textile industry. The additional value of fabric is important in this season. Healing and delighted fibers bring new functions and wearing experience to men's and women's A/W fabrics, which leads the development of fabric to a natural, eco-friendly and future-tech trend direction. The report will summarize and refine the keywords of latest A/W 22/23 fabric from the aspects of fiber, function, craft technique and textural variation.

More and more people are paying attention to practical, recreational and leisurely multi-function items. S/S 2022 sweatshirt and shorts set, light shirt set, lightweight blazer, cargo vest, cuffed wide-leg trousers, pastel shacket and Bermuda shorts are the key boys' silhouettes.

Detail craft design is always the noteworthy point of men's trousers. With the rise of comfort and practical style, and the updating of functionality, multiple elements are integrated into men's trousers design. Versatile property rebuilds the detail craft to attract more young consumers. Modular design presents more highlights in this season. Modular design of structure and functional design of modular pockets are individualized. Workwear pocket is also under reforming. Splicing craft pays more attention to arc color blocking to provide newness. Linear decorations show modern aesthetic through multiple crafts. Notably, the zip application this season puts emphasis on practicality and brings extension.

As an important category of kidswear, school uniform plays an essential part in daily school life. Japanese JK style uniform is even loved by more consumers. No matter sailor suit or western uniform, all the clothes send out the youth of students. Chinese traditional sport uniform has been out of date, and more stylish JK school uniform is the current mainstream. The combination with modern fashionable sportswear can present more diversified styles and items.

Consumers' promotion and practice of slow and easy lifestyle make people feel that delicate urban clothes provide restraint. Finding a balanced point between urban fashion and relaxed leisure clothes therefore has become the main pursuit. Blend knit fabric is combined with minimalist modern aesthetic to refresh the fashion leisure items. It also endows delicacy based on the comfort. Flexible lifestyle allows comfortable and fashion feel to be the main point of blend knit fabric. Refined rib, thermal napping knit, mineral-textured fancy yarn and faded plain knit will be the main fabric trend for A/W 22/23.

No matter indoor exercising or officing, new home lifestyle has gradually become people's favourite. As an important carrier to present the theme concept and brand tonality, fabric is searching for a new combination and balance between clothing style and individuality, which provides a deeper meaning. Therefore, this report will introduce the pattern fabric trend for A/W 2022 womenswear. Chemical fiber blends are combined with home artistic print, blurred artistic print and topographic textured print. Fashionable trend and colors convey the fresh and positive spiritual culture direction.

Since the world entered the 21st century, the amount of natural resources that human beings can obtain from the earth is decreasing, the environmental awareness in consumer goods market is gradually strengthening, and the concept of low-carbon, environmental protection and sustainable is highly praised. Therefore, new fiber textiles have attracted more attention and development. The natural color of Plantcot fiber is eco-friendly and healthy which also reduces the pollution caused by dyeing. The new natural fibers extracted from corn, lavender, banana and sarcandra decrease the waste of plant resource and strengthen the health function of fiber textiles. Moisturizing and skin-protection Collaskin collagen fiber is made by the extraction of the scale and skin of deep-sea fishes. Green energy is the only way to realize sustainable development of human beings. The bio-based products and green energy have become the forefront of the world science and technology field. Therefore, bio-based fiber fabric will become an important trend for fabric development in the future.

With the popularity of comfortable design, the convenient loose silhouette is more common. S/S 2022 girls' wear silhouettes use pastels to update the gender-free overalls, showing both directness and sweetness. Broad-shoulder sleeveless T-shirt strengthens the shoulder silhouette and underlines the stiff effect. Creative pleated skirt and high-waist shorts inject vitality into the summer days. Long-sleeve anorak and dynamic cuffed trousers create a minimalist and comfortable casual keynote.

The swanky youth of this new era are growing up in the global information explosion environment. And the cultural conflicts between East and West promote the development of various community cultures. They use the fearless attitude of extreme youth to present the classic charm of street culture. Art forms like graffiti, skateboarding and rap are just like their mother tongue and become the manifestos of self-expression. 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. Vintage faded knit fabric interprets the fearless color of youth. Retro stripe-check fabric salutes to the street culture. Coated nylon and protective cotton blend fabric protect the free and reckless youth through the comfortable functionality.

With the uprising of comfortable and practical style, the loose silhouette has become the direction of men's trousers. And the classic cargo pants will lead to a new fashion, attracting wider young consumers through their outstanding versatility and becoming the essential item of fashionable leisure clothes and street clothing markets. The neat detailed surface and flat 2D pockets make the straight cargo pants more advanced. Cargo pants also pay attention to the innovative design of 3D pockets. The voluminous design maintains the comfort of workwear and develops toward the more comfortable direction, searching for the creative integration of daily comfortable style and functional practicality.