Flying birds, the symbol of freedom, are loved by the designers in Japan and South Korea. Minimalist color blocks and poetic lines show romantic and elegant pictures. The following patterns are the recommended prints on girls’ puffa jackets, and knitwear as well.

With the constant development of metaverse, the once sub-culture concept has been the core for technical products to explore the virtual world and establish in-depth relationship with Chinese youths. Online spaces, virtual connections and digital items have been widely accepted by Chinese people.

Puffa jacket is the most important thermal clothing in Fall/Winter. With the improving aesthetic needs of the public, puffa jacket is developed to be fashion items. Shirt jacket satisfies consumers’ appetite for practicality and fashion; performance and quilting are introduced into outdoorwear to reflect the vitality of urban fashion; light puffa vest provides a more relaxing dressing experience; the minimalist silhouettes of trench coat better show the personality.

The end of global lockdown and the return of sport games and outdoor events lead to the revival of sporty fashion. Athleisure has gradually become the new trend. Football, basketball and tennis take the center stage of teenagers’ life. American vintage is updated by a sportif spirit. The highly inclusive and gender-fluid design of sportswear reflects the core of freedom and vitality.

The boom of outdoor events and skiing makes an impact in fashion design. According to the data of e-commerce platforms, we can see the acceleration of skiwear lines. Consumers are paying more attention to ski gear and clothes. Designers develop fashionable ski sets through innovative fabrics and individualized design elements, and they play with silhouettes and styles to make performance clothes into fashion items.

Pragmatism -- The Design Development of Women's Down Jacket

Patchwork is a common technique for fashion design. Different colors and fabrics offer conflicts and punchy visual impacts. Floral patchwork, bright color blocking, striped patchwork, contrast patch pocket, thermal woolen patchwork and tonal heterogeneous splicing are the recommended crafts.

In the post-pandemic era, people’s desire for outing and camping leads to the popularity of outdoor-inspired patterns. Retro outdoor landscapes are printed on the front part of T-shirts and sweatshirts. The simple graphic languages are minimalist and friendly.

Down jacket is a wardrobe staple in cold winter. In this era of rapid updating and elimination, how to develop practical pieces to satisfy consumers’ appetite has been an essential issue. This report will introduce you six popular silhouettes of down jacket for reference.

Although the birth rate has continued to decline in recent years, China's infant & child market is still growing with the increase of per capita disposable income and spending power. The scale of infant & child market in China reached 3459.1 billion yuan in 2021. According to the prediction of relative organization, the scale will be expanded to 4679.7 billion yuan in 2025.

Fall/Winter 23/24 down jacket pursues the sense of design and practicality. Fancy quilting in clashing colors creates various kinds of punchy graphics; the umbrella-shaped hem optimizes the body shape; functional details, such as drawstrings, modular detachable design and protective necks, strengthen the practicality; fur turndown collars elevate the visual impact through material conflicts.

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics brought snow sports to the forefront. The skiing boom also made an impact in the fashion industry. As the essential performance wear for winter sports, skiwear is diversified by offbeat silhouettes and dazzling colorways. Designers endow skiing clothes with new fashion charm.

Quilting is still a prevalent technique in this season among menswear and womenswear markets. From environmental protection to creative motifs, designers are exploring new crafts, stitch designs and appearances to satisfy the requirement of more occasions and elder consumers. Modern quilting is integrated with eye-catching stitches and embossed patterns to show comfortable and daring appearances.

Driven by the popularity outdoor sports, gorpcore fashion has been a mainstream. Natural world is the biggest shelter for kids where they can be completely relaxed. Mountaineering wear offers both thermal performance and practicality to allow children to be free in the outdoors. Gorpcore down jacket will be the fashion trend in Fall/Winter 22/23.

Thermal and practical outerwear is more and more important in womenswear market. More and more consumers shift their eyes to down jackets. As the essential in winter, down jacket is updated by more trendy colorways. This report will list out four important colorways and 12 key colors to inspire your design development in Fall/Winter 23/24.

Down jacket - the wardrobe staple in Autumn/Winter - is tended to be presented in lightweight and stylish appearances. The combinations with shirts, trenches and dresses diversify the dressing occasions of down jacket.

Active Urban City -- The Design Development of Men's Outerwear

Pattern design of down jacket is noteworthy in A/W 23/24. With the diversification of development and the larger scale of market, the pattern design of rejuvenated products is bolder. The classic elements are upgraded and redesigned to show personality.

As the most important item in Fall/Winter, down jacket has been developed to be smarter in 2022. Creative details and joyful colors allow wearers to be charming in multiple occasions. To meet market’s demands for all-year-long products, we need to pay more attention to practicality and versatility.

Splicing down jackets with leather and fur has been an important technique for womenswear. We can see the impressive patchwork from cutting-edge brands to public labels. Diverse fur materials are spliced with down jacket to meet modern people’s aesthetics and dressing requirements. Polar fleece, shearling, fox fur, mink and leather are the noteworthy materials.

The complexity of material and technique leads to the higher cost of design development in Autumn/Winter. Based on the actual demands, POP Fashion digs into fashion weeks and presale products on a world scale to figure out the most investment-worthy fabrics.