Oriental Rhythm focuses on the design force of the new generation in China. Elegant tones with a new Chinese mindset are presented by unexpected techniques. Reproducing the diverse things in life and the imaginations of dreamers through musics, people desire for self-expression and interpreting the feeling to all the things. The diversified subcultures in China not only represent the fusion of cultures, but also strong creativity.

Neutral, grayish Orchid Hush(PANTONE 13-3805 TPG) fuses diverse textures of nature and technology. The color of oxidated orchid is available for most natural fabrics and common fabrics. Besides, the futuristic property and glossy texture of Orchid Hush can bring different presentations.

The colors of Metaverse look like the spectrum reflected by a crystal prism. These pure colors extracted from the virtual world are extremely bright and clean. We divide this theme into four colorways: Girls' Universe(Sweet & Cool), Oriental Phantom(Chinese Chic), Virtual Sunrise(Western Fashion) and New Era(Scientific Streetwear). Neutrals, warm tones and cold tones are all involved to enrich the color inspiration. Girls' Universe is inspired by the works of Chinese digital artist Jiahui Ding to describe the life condition of oriental girls; Oriental Phantom comes from the photograph collection 'Oriental Beauty' by Zhong Lin; Virtual Sunrise gets inspiration from the digital artworks of Bloo Woods and Blake Kathryn; New Era extracts the charming blue and purple tones from the digital artworks of SMECCEA to lead us to the gate of Metaverse.

The theme of Fanatic Techwear is filled with the futuristic and scientific feel. Combining with the latest color combinations of top brands, this theme is further divided into four parts: Too-cool Error Code, Hot-blooded Warrior, Industrial Wasteland and Space Radiance. When the human civilization and global resource come to the end, stylish youngsters are wearing technical and functional workwear to become female warriors, interpreting a distinctive decadent aesthetic.

The swanky youth of new era are growing up in this global information explosion environment. And the cultural conflicts between East and West promote the development of various community cultures. They use the fearless attitude of extreme youth to present the classic charm of street culture. Art forms like graffiti, skateboarding and rap are just like their mother tongue and become the manifestos of self-expression. Swanky youth use their fashion fetish to demonstrate the endless possibilities of wild growing and break the gender border to create a new scene of gender fluidity. The swanky youth are exploring themselves and sending out the wild power of new generation.

With the development of digital technology, seeing and hearing will be digitized, and touch and smell will also be digitized. Immersive digital technology is gradually filtering the reality, and reality and social intercourse are increasingly tied up with virtuality. Gen Z enjoys immersing themselves in a virtual audiovisual world, releasing their emotions and making their voices heard. We behind the filter also feel empathetic and express our thoughts via futuristic mixed styling. At present, the filter reality has been extended as boundaries between people and things in different fields or attributes, and boundary between garments and crafts is also gradually blurred. Brand-new trans-boundary designs can be tried to bring a more avant-garde street style.

Reversed Future is one of S/S 2021 theme color trends released by POP in October 2019, presenting a parallel world that never happened. Retro futurism contributes to a palette that merges nostalgia and futurism. Technical Orange Tiger, Digital Multicolor, Bright Violet and Vivid Blue are basics, pairing with Purple Heather, Sharp Green and Lemonade. Anthracite, Star White and Limestone mitigate and add depth, exploring an unknown journey.

Technology changes our era. The high temperature of magneto-caloric effect brings heat as well as energetic Orange Tiger, driving us to explore the future and the unknown.

Unveiling mysterious Purple Heather is to travel through the time tunnel. Just as digital waves are free from the constraint of space, Purple Heather takes us to the parallel world of the past and the future.

A/W 21/22 Theme Forecast

The 5G technology revolution has brought subversive changes to the future life. The closer relationship between people, as well as people and objects forces people to rethink intersubjectivity. Artificial intelligence and enhanced intelligence are now on the road of collaborative integrated development, and a new era of human-computer interaction has arrived. The scientific concept of simplicity and efficiency advocated by the 5G era is similar to Bauhaus, a product of the last century's industrial age. In A/W 21/22, bright synthetic color is in response to the era of 5G technology. RGB color is generated by digital source code, and virtual code language reproduces the ombre color in high-purity that does not exist in nature. Color overlays on the program language, with electronic methods to enhance the color saturation and brightness, so that the synthetic color in A/W 21/22 will be more technical.

S/S 2021 Theme Forecast