Forest fires, floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters have greatly enhanced people's responsibility, respect and care for nature. This theme is inspired by the natural environment, uses plants and animals in nature as the main pattern, and deals with natural elements in a softer style, thus nodding to nature. Sand and yellow inject a sheen to the palette and highlight softness of nature. Deep grey and green depict a forest picture.

With the growth of rational consumption trend and the yearning for a slow pace of life, the ingenious design is praised by more and more consumers, and the delicate and practical knitting texture is highly praised. In 2022 spring and summer women's knitwear, stitches pays more attention to the development of delicate light and clear fine-gauged textures. The delicate knitting language is used to comfort the post-coronavirus era, and the lace feeling of hollow needle increases the air permeability. The combination of stitches increases the delicate lace vision. The needling method of circular hole fishing net is practical and has obvious weaving effect in the new season. The use of fine-gauged cables in combination with other stitches gives the classic a new life.

Pressure and anxiety in reality drive us to long for beautiful dreams, which leads to the birth of many virtual and dreamy objects. As for clothes, more and more sheer and light items keep rising. In S/S 2021, clothing collocation pays more attention to layered match between lightweight items, rather than complementary items such as cover-ups. Multiple clear layers make the styling vague and light.

Blue Fog is a color from Integration -- Color Trends for S/S 2022 Womenswear. Blue Fog marks the beginning of a new day, injecting hope into tranquility. Raw natural colors inspire S/S knitwear. Vague Blue Fog mixes with a pastel tinge to display the soft aesthetics. Its design and development draws inspiration from sunshine. Blue Fog pairs with sheeny yellow when used as a main color, presenting the understated elegance. And it works with Zinnia to highlight summer vitality.

Fleece is warm, durable and ever-lasting, necessary for pragmatists. In this quick-paced society, both of function and aesthetics will be future design principles. Fur also mixes with more fashion elements. Varied materials are spliced and combined with functional crafts to make a strong visual impact. Spliced denim and bright color-blocking become new highlights.

In S/S 2022, men's knitwear advocates simple, practical and multi-scene designs. Influenced by that, patterns tend to be simple placement decorations. This report finely selects embroidery crafts of men's knitwear, and makes a key analysis of light business style. Fine machine-embroidery adds delicacy, while its combination with jacquard shows more possibilities. Fine beaded embroidery is low-key yet luxurious. Chain embroidery and crafted embroidery present plain handcrafted textures.

Nowadays youngsters want to extend individuality and express themselves, so patterns stand out in knitwear, as a carrier to convey emotions. Bright patterns play a key role in fashion leisure knitwear. Brights join hands with cartoon patterns for a 3D space. Mini patterns are ingenious and surprising. Hand-drawn figures display brushstrokes and exquisite details. Flat color blocks and heart-shaped patterns inspire knitwear patterns more.

Designers keep exploring embroidery, trying to create chic knitwear. And knitwear gets enriched via exquisite embroidered flowers, bright colorways, fun patterns and 3D textures.

Suffering from this global pandemic, political turmoil, economic recession and environmental issues, people embrace a restrained consumption view and become more sensible about clothes. Practicality, sustainability and adaptability are key considerations in this post-coronavirus era. Under this backdrop, men's knitwear delivers a new business style which is more inclusive, lowly saturated and multi-scene. It shows the seriousness of business, but reveals a plain natural feel via soft colors. Fine stitch changes display original natural textures, and details of line and plane present the restrained modern fashion.

Femininity in the new era plays a key role in womenswear. Influenced by that, young lady clothes will underline psychological activity of the wearer to emphasize the relation between the spirit of the time and clothes, seen on feminine decorations on the chest, fitted shape, Chinese style in the new era and retro elements. This also makes blouses more feminine and finer, telling stories via clothing.

In the post-coronavirus era, consumers pursue comfort, and have higher requirements for adaptability, aesthetics and practicality of products. Sports knits should be not only comfortable, but also multi-scene, functional and practical. Color-blocked square-neck underwear delivers a simple and modern feel. Fitted base-layers are more ergonomic, and employ jacquard patterns to be worn outside. Streamlined shape is integrated to create layered sports items.

In S/S 2022, basic items prevail, and versatile shirts are non-negligible. Gigot sleeves shine brightly in S/S 2022, and create elevated and chic commute looks together with shirts and knitwear. Short cropped vests pair with gigot-sleeve shirts for new office looks. Gigot-sleeve pullovers combine with different items for varied styles. Exquisite cutouts reveal inside layered clothes. Suits pair with knitted shirts for textured looks.

In the post-coronavirus era, the market reveals a conservative trend, and voluminous, dramatic silhouettes gradually become subdued and temperate. In S/S 2022, young lady style knitwear continues the S/S 2021 trend that underwear structures get more and more ready-to-wear, and will get fitted and shrunken in proportions. Fitted and cropped silhouette is mostly seen on the lifted waistline of tops (pullovers, polo shirts and vests) and high-waist bottoms. Stitches, colors, embroidery, bowknots and patterns highlight a lively and playful side of young ladies.

Patterns elements on men's knitwear express people's demand for fashion and individuality. Woven labels shift from inside labels to outside decorations, offering more inspiration. Diversified patches are combined to fully blend decorativeness and practicality. Animal elements pair with other elements, making a lavish effect. Divided letters are pretty interesting. Flowing flowers and branches present simpler court style patterns.

We are faced with the pandemic, natural disasters and the tense international situation in this post-COVID era. In S/S 2022, colors will soothe us and express optimism. For this theme, women's knitwear is mainly simple and sophisticated. Colors will give a gentle, peaceful and pleasing feel, and they will mix with our emotions and hope to make products durable and amiable. Designers should consider how home products and designs can serve people. (1. Nido Textelis tries to make useless things useful and basic. It mixes cotton, linen, sand and cement to endow building materials with textures and flowing feel of textiles. 2. Shie Lyn uses fungi to produce colors. Compared with natural dyestuff, fungi are trans-seasonal and easy to get. 3. Waterfrom Design Studio uses healing colors in its business design for a clean vibe, and mixes with mineral colors to display a warm quality. 4. As a jewellery artist, Sheila Wester only creates unique works. Every gem is combined with metals to show varied designs and extend individuality.)

Natural habitats are being destroyed, and we are nostalgic for the past. Nature gives us not only origins, but everything that surrounds us. For millions of years, man has been adapting and transforming nature. However, overdevelopment and population expansion have brought the natural environment to breaking point. This report focuses on natural subtle textures without any external forces. Deconstructed textures and uneven materials resemble naturally peeling bark and scratch by stones. Cables and fringed edges form winding vines. (This report, Origins, is one of yarn trends for A/W 21/22 SPINEXPO.)

With consumers' admiration for traceable and public goods, fine craftsmanship shows a growing momentum. The laissez-faire of liberalism is replaced by the restraint of restrictionism. Leisure and plenty of time regain attention and offer high quality and versatility, allowing people to pursue minimalism and elegance. Yarns blend with sustainable fibers and artificial fibers to reinforce functionality. Natural landscape and architectures inspire textures, expressing fine emotions in the free life. (This design capsule gets the help from Wuxi Zhiwu Clothing Design Co. LTD.)

As people demand for multi-occasional styling, clothes fit for both outdoors and indoors prevail. Knitwear also needs to be both comfortable at home and fashionable in the street. Casual knitted shorts are versatile and multi-scene. Cape is shorter to be more versatile. Jumpsuits that can be worn singly or as base-layer stand out. Bras worn outside are fashionable with lavish details. Loungewear sets are neat and clean, ideal for both indoors and outdoors.

Political turmoil, digital development and emotion vent drive retro style, folk elements and technical style to gain more attention for the young generation. Influenced by that, youth knitwear uses joyful brights to combine classics with modern fashion. Patterns deliver a younger feel via combination of geometry and flowers, trendy brights mixing with classic argyles, folkloric patterns, dynamic patterns and chic worn-out designs.

In the virtual planet, Pandora, organisms transmit cellular signals through synapses in the body. This report focuses on thinking and discussing our relationship with the earth and our responsibilities. Colors are built on earthy tones such as warm brown and greyish brown. Citronelle is key to bringing a splash of inspiration from fungi growth, while the purple adds an element of otherworldliness to the palette. With Pandora fungi and fauna as the main inspiration, yarns favor viscose and cotton materials. Sustainability is the focus, so all viscose and cotton materials are all FSC and BCI certified. Pandora exudes a fine decorative accent, with obvious organic elements. This series uses stitches in bold shapes and lavish quality to underline lines. (This report, Pandora, is one of yarn trends for A/W 21/22 SPINEXPO.)

Recent events drive us to reflect on how we should live in the future. This is also a key direction this season. For scientists, 2050 is the base year for predicting what will happen to the environment, the atmosphere and humans. During exploring new stitches, we try to imagine how future knits meet our needs. Key elements of this trend include water-proof coating, technical material layer, soft sheen and 3D weaving. Fabrics are plain or strongly stretchable. Technical and functional yarns are employed. Clothes are loose. (This report, 2050, is one of yarn trends for A/W 21/22 SPINEXPO.)