Vision is human nature. We are always striving for the best. Our city ,architecture, space and daily life all show the yearning for a better life. An unconventional spiritual garden is opened in a minimalist and casual way to present the natural power. There is simple and modest elegancy between light and shadow, brightness and darkness, virtual and reality. Time is passing in one direction, and space is changing in multiple planes. People want to reflect infinite reveries in limited space through the interaction with space and nature.

This report collects overcoat news from luxury houses in the recent months, including color application, inspirations, and silhouette designs.

Retro Time conveys the spiritual expression of Gen Z consumers' nostalgic emotions and awakens the memory of the golden age via scene replays. Discovering the oasis that we desire for, an escapist journey is started in the high summer. With the use of joyous tones, new elements are joined by the old to present a retro vacation style. Retro Time hopes to create a relaxing and carefree mini-vacation atmosphere for the busy teenagers in city. A self-healing summer rhapsody reminds us of the passion and romance in summer, and re-interprets the highlights of that classic, golden age.

Metaverse is a society under constant evolutions. The rise of virtual digital clothing leads to the innovation and revolution of fabrics. The consumer groups of Metaverse are the Gen Z and Generation Alpha who love luxurious streetwear. Driven by the styles as virtual interaction, futuristic technology, NFT, avant-garde streetwear, and smart business, designers bring suiting, digital knits, PU leather, patented leather, and metallic luster to the forefront of menswear. Focusing on visual effects and fun performance, the thematic fabrics of Metaverse are mainly applied to produce coordinates, trench coats, shirts, pullovers, and leggings.

The key color in A/W 22/23 – Golden Nugget is sourced from the nuggets in the winter sunshine. This warm and casual hue uplifts the moods and soothes people’s mind. Try wools, worsteds, and knits to develop overcoats, suits, long jackets, knitwear, and trousers, injecting warmth into the winter.

To celebrate the lunar new year and attract Chinese consumers, top-class brands have released their capsules for the Year of Tiger. This report collects the creativity and ideas from designers all over the world to inspire the design development of tigers.

The battle between science and mystery will continue for good in the natural world. Close your physical eyes and open your mind. Dark tones, abstract layout, and mysterious religion constitute paintings in an unknown and horrible domain. Let’s feel the mysterious atmosphere from the works of Inka Essenhigh, Rita Maikova, Gulam Rasool Santosh, Georgia O’Keeffe, Alvin Lee, and Josiah Ellner.

Patchwork is an important craft for clothing. Different parts are spliced together to enrich the garments and show modularity. This report will demonstrate the diversity of patchwork.

As a must-have in A/W, overcoat is developed to be more practical, comfortable, and durable to meet the economic background. Layered collars, quilted splicing, contrasting edges, 3D lines, oversized pockets, and decorative belts allow minimalist items to be prettier.

Acorn(PANTONE 18-1314 TPG), the core color in A/W 22/23, is an earthy tone sourced from the nature. The film Dune presented a futuristic desertified planet by the minimalist aesthetic. The hue of Acorn is revealed throughout the film. With the ability to make common fabrics to be luxe, Acorn is used on leather, worsted fabrics, and woolen fabrics to make knitwear, leather vest, and long outerwear.

Metaverse, the ultimate ideology of internet, bridges the spirits and continues human’s dimensional utopia from a diverse perspective. People desire for a sympathy mind from the others, but they can not run away from Tower of Babel’s curse in the end. The contradictory builds an uncrossable wall between people, yet Metaverse provides us with a possibility to think on the opposite side and understand this uncontinuity from another visual dimension, which breaks the boundary between virtual fashion and the real one.

The edges of garments are highlighted by crocheting, shell stitching, contrasting hemming, strengthened structures, raw edges, and metallic edges. These high-quality and individualized edges enrich the visual effect. Crocheted edges bring handcrafted textures; shell stitching elevates the quality; contrasting hemming improves the subtle changes on edges; strengthened structures slim the body shape.

With the fusion of working scenes and lifestyles, business wear is now more casual. In this season, light active elements are also integrated into business scenes. Half-collar casual jacket is released by multiple brands; woolen overcoat is evolved into cropped jacket; double-breasted casual suit allows young people to switch freely between working and daily life; casual hooded coat is also worth development; stylish, thermal over-knee overcoat is a key silhouette direction as well.

Along with the boom of pragmatism, urban consumers are now requiring practical, versatile durable items instead of fashionable ones. Multi-occasional utility products are brought to the forefront. Blurring the boundaries between casualness and commuting, the collar shape and details of shirt will be the key points. Pay attention to the design processes that adapt to multiple occasions, and create diverse looks to satisfy consumers' need for practicality and prettiness.

Intarsia and printing are the leading crafts for presenting the changeable patterns on fur. Pattern should be the best tool to discover novelty visual effects. Romantic florals, color gradient, linear changes, artistic faces, and animals are shown on furry garments with liveliness and fun.

Patchwork is a common craft for women's fur that groups different materials together. We can always see the mindset of patchwork from either pioneering brands or mass-market brands. Diversified materials are used to spliced with fur, and this plain yet artistic design technique better satisfies modern people's need for beauty and dressing

S/S 2023 color trend focuses on more positive and saturated hues. After experiencing a destructive pandemic, color can be a carrier to convey the power of optimistic lifestyles, and also a healing therapy that crosses regions, races, and even cultures. We divide the palette of woolen fabrics into six color groups: Cherry Blossom, Enthusiastic Orange, Caramel Coffee, The Wizard of Oz, Ocean Amber, and Interstellar Galaxy. Colors with more positive and healing hues will be the mainstream in S/S 2023.

After seasons of comfort-oriented design, the classic quality of woolen overcoat has been continued. Different from the plaid fabrics before, this season reveals plaid fabrics with more recognizable styles and temperament. Textile structures and the colors of yarn produce subtle changes, and the combination of multiple crafts renews the plaids. This report will introduce you pastel plaid, dazzling plaid, powerful Vichy plaid, fine linear plaid, novelty houndstooth, graduated light & shadow plaid, and exotic plaid to inspire the fabric development of A/W 22/23 plaid overcoat.

Based on the economic background of pursuing necessities, A/W overcoat improves and depicts the local details to meet the development of the classic, practical and durable trend. Double collar, collar blocking, contrasting hem, dimensional line, chic pocket and handmade decoration allow minimalist items to be prettier.

As the exclusive fabric for aristocracies in the 18th century, expensive corduroy was once called Corde du Roi(King's Stripe). Its solid surface, thermal performance, unique stripes and gorgeous textures are loved by many designers and brands in A/W. Transferred from woven to warp knitting, the striped texture if the biggest signature of corduroy's appearance. This report focuses on the development of warp-knitting corduroy, jacquard corduroy, multi-color corduroy and lustrous corduroy.

Overcoat is always a noteworthy item in autumn and winter, and the traditional silhouettes have been redesigned and evolved. The overcoat silhouette in A/W 22/23 mainly remains the tradition and presents a fashionable and minimalist feel. Detail design on waist and dressing layers are the key points. Loose A-line coat, versatile O-line coat, comfortable mock-layered coat, belted bathrobe-style coat, and neat H-line coat add decorative languages to the silhouettes.