With the blurred border between working and daily lives, suits are diversified to meet the requirements in more occasions. Double plackets subvert the traditional silhouette of formal suit; oversized wide shoulders greatly improve the volume; the pioneering deconstructed details on loose fit develop sleek staples; neat boxy suit is mainly presented in sets; besides, the cinched-in waist will also be an important trend.

Urban Commuting -- The Design Development of Women's Suit

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.

With consumers’ rising demand for practicality, designers pay more attention to the restructuring of pocket. Mixing pretty appearances with high performance, layered pockets, 3D pockets, camera pockets, contrast pockets, fringed pockets and special-shaped flaps reflect the creativity and aesthetic of designer.

Metaverse -- The Design Development of Womenswear

Driven by the cultural confidence, neo chinoiserie has been a new fashion trend. Oriental aesthetics are integrated with contemporary fashion design. Traditional apparels are improved into daily clothing through modern silhouettes. This report will introduce the key design points of neo chinoiserie through following details.

Poly-viscose TR fabric is important to the development of urban women’s suits. TR fabrics present great resilient, crispness and powerful light fastness, acidic/alkali resistance and anti-UV performance. For office ladies and urban beauties, suit and suit jacket are the must-haves in daily lives. This report focuses on the appearance and texture of TR fabrics. Fineness, check and stripe are the three main trending points.

Jacquard has the most enriched and diversified textures among fabrics. The jacquard fabrics in S/S 2023 present bright colors, abundant patterns, and diverse materials. For the development of womenswear, embossed jacquard, two-tone jacquard, and linear jacquard will be the three directions in the new season.

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.

Under the diversified developing of fashion world, practical pocket has become a common detail for all attires. The trimming of pockets is suitable for multiple looks and styles. 3D pockets, layering, embossing, and thermal cutting meet the commercial pragmatism and lead the trend of A/W 23/24.

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.

Faustian deed is a contract between people and demon. The enjoyment of illusions reflects modern teenagers’ growing appetite for uniqueness and personality. Focusing on the theme drives of Deed, the position of consumers is defined to be weird, pioneering, and avant-garde; lace & gauze, ethereal lightweight, rippled luster, and 3D trims are the fabric points to watch; dresses, bodysuits, skirts, coordinates, and outerwear are the major styles for the thematic fabrics of Deed.

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 versatility and unique charm of denim jacket are attracting endless consumers. The details of denim product are also a key point to designers. Denim suit jacket subverts the traditional design and shows novelty; loose-fit boxy jacket presents a retro silhouette; sleeveless wide-shoulder vest is a popular item on runways; improved boxy cropped jacket catches the eyeballs of younger consumers; notably, denim trench coat combines loose fit with fine details.

Driven by the growing cultural confidence in China, Chinoiserie fashion has also entered into our visions. Hanfu clothing, being the representative for the Chinese style, is integrating traditional designs into modernized womenswear, which forms a new fashion direction. For denim products, designers apply I-shaped frog buttons, fancy frog buttons, slant front opening, stand-up collars, buttoned slits, and belted plackets to reflect the Chinese accents and embrace the understated, traditional culture.

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.

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.

S/S 2023 silk fabrics express a positive lifestyle to consumers via gentle and comfortable colors. With the upgrading of social consumption and the diversification of lifestyles, the boundaries of aesthetics are constantly broken, regrouped, and regenerated. Reviewing classic silk fabrics from a contemporary aesthetic perspective, creativity is the eternal classic. Different styles( monochromatic, blank-leaving, two-tone, etc.) are presented on silk fabrics by acid dyeing. Direct dyes dye the viscose and weak-acid dyes dye the real silk for the monochromatic effect.

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.

The theme Somewhere gets inspiration from wonderful scenes. People have been limited from vacation, party, and outdoor dining for a long time under the epidemic. To satisfy the desire and expectation, these wonderful scenes are delivered to people in a concrete way, making dreams come true. Embracing nature and touching the newborn freely, everywhere you go is a trip.

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.