Nostalgia continues to be updated in 20/21. Classic relaxed looks are updated by romantic elements. With the increasing emphasis of health, entertainment, house and work, versatile clothes are more popular. The boundary between swimsuit, underwear and sportswear has been blurred. To show the popular 1980s theme, designers drew inspiration from sports silhouettes and used light and soft elastic fabrics to create vintage items. Sportif straps, cutouts and high-waist are key. Renewed nostalgia pays tribute to the past and doesn't copy the past.

With the rapid rising of minimalism, solid colors have been the mainstream. Butterscotch feels confident and energetic. Delicate stitches and irregular contrast piecing combine fashion and practicality, youth and sports. Knitted fabrics are cosy. Knitwear can be worn alone or over other items.

Extraterrestrial Horizon -- Theme Trend for A/W 20/21 Kidswear

Recreated Classic Art -- Theme Trend for A/W 20/21 Kidswear

Blue tones in A/W 19/20 felt slightly warm. In A/W 20/21, blue shades evolve to space blue, which feels calm and grown-up.

H＋ -- Theme Trend of A/W 20/21 Kidswear

Holiday for A/W 19/20 was refreshing, and in A/W 20/21 it feels energetic, sunny and positive.

The palette of A/W 20/21 shows the coexisting of reality and the digital field. Surfing the internet is much safer and more efficient. Technology is more friendly, which implies the change from delicate color to technical bright colors. Refreshing pastel colors are more saturated with color blue tones and a bit of magenta。

Survival, need and extreme desires for self-expression are driving human to adapt to the next phase of evolution, and transhumanism(H+) comes into being. Stephen Hawking predicted that a superhuman race superior to the average human in terms of intelligence, longevity and immunity would rise. In late 2018, the world's first gene-edited baby was born in Shenzhen, China, which aroused controversy about medical ethics, technical risk and behaviour boundaries of scientists. Alita: Battle Angel released in early 2019 tells how the cyborg girl Alita finds and redeems herself. All there suggest that the future people are discussing about may have arrived.

As the rate of human consumption of resources is 50% faster than the speed at which nature regenerates resources, global resources become scarce and precious, and recycling redefines the environmental protection system. Global Assessment report on state of nature released by UN in May 2019 indicates that 1 million species around the world are facing extinction due to human impact on nature. Reproducing and fast-cycling organic materials offset the rapid consumption of natural resources to protect the earth. Designers are awakened to reshape nature and improve ethics. Leisure outdoor design connects humans with nature, and take people back to basics.

In this chaotic era, the past has a great artistic appeal. Martial Raysse combines classical art with modern pop art, which means people are trying to interpret classic art in a contemporary way to make it more suitable for the future. Refined styling, retro patterns and timeless elements play more important roles in the fashion industry, laying a strong foundation for innovative design. Now, classics are to be awakened. We respect classics but not replicate them, we recreate classics with modern art forms.

We are not alone in the universe! Isaac Asimov scientifically explained the forming of the universe, origin of life and possibilities of extraterrestrial civilizations in his book Extraterrestrial Civilizations. It has been 50 years since humans landed on the moon. Humans never stop to explore the universe. Digital technology inspires the space design idea. In this new season, futurism is merged with outdoor technology to explore "Extraterrestrial Horizon".

Nowadays we face more difficult challenges of innovation because of the "evolution" of values and ideas, the change of production mode, economic scale and consumers' behavior. We redefine intelligent production, love technology and exploration and invest in new modes to "awaken" new design ideas. We explore the extraterrestrial horizon, vintage art and contemporary art and reinvent classics. The campaign of environment protection lets us pay more attention to the preservation of natural landscapes. The mixing of street fashion and transhumanism signals the coming of a diversified era. Expanding boundaries let us find more answers.

Because our environment has been polluted, more advanced bioengineering projects have been launched worldwide. By 2021, the biotechnology industry, which is worth around 133 billion dollars, will have changed our lifestyles. Sustainability is the goal. Greenlake represents nature and calls for protecting our environment. Greenlake can be used a main color or complementary color when applied into garments. Lots of colors can be teamed up with greenlake to form different styles.

Planktons is chambray blue, charming and mysterious.

Celebrities at home and abroad wore aerobic green items. Zhou Dongyu, Dilraba and Elle Fanning interpreted a vivid and fresh style, while Victoria Beckham and Gigi Hadid exuded an elegant touch.

Super pink gains traction on online platforms like Instagram, and it shows an avant-garde and neon feel.

In A/W 19/20, military green starts to be seen on the catwalks in four fashion weeks. As a versatile tone, military green can be paired with a range of colors. It works well with leisure, street and ladies. At the same time, night glam green and lively green are often seen at big brands.

Reds are still commercially attractive for A/W 20/21. The inspiration came from art. For knitwear, furnace red is more popular. Orange yellow is the basic tone of furnace red, livening up knitwear markets.

The revival of dark cultures drives the popularity of films and television programs about freaks and unknown phenomena. People turn to mystical things, mondo films and religious power to relieve anxieties in real life. Just as Dante's The Divine Comedy says, "I find that I have lost my way into a dark forest", we are seeking spiritual force in the journey of life, is that an angel, a demon, a cross or astrology?

Inspired by the digital culture and technology, halo yellow has already emerged in directional fashion and contemporary art. Radiant halo yellow will renew the traditional A/W palette.