According to the researches toward consumer portraits, data trend, design evolution, and the dynamics of fashion industry, the forward-looking group of POP Fashion released the forecast of five themes in S/S 2023 to predict the fashion trend and broaden the horizon of fashion design. When the virtual world started the fashion "Metaverse", the physical world opens the "Animism", which is the future vision of Meta-Heuristics, the mega theme of S/S 2023.

Almond(PANTONE 16-1432 TPG) underlines the surface textures of nature. These frosted, granular or even cracked textures endow khakis with a naturally artistic effect.

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.

After the new normality, the world is expecting that everything will revive in the future. Fashion, as a presentation of life, has been a carrier for people's perception and expression. Innovated spirit of the time promotes the emergence of avant-garde knights who break the previous public persona and turn from a maverick to an independent thinker. They are responsible youths and flexible players, exploring self-evolution continuously.

In S/S 2022, healthy social lives and economy enters in a new diversified normality. People use Bionic Art to recreate the connection with nature; people use virtual and digital technology to upgrade the emotional futuristic resonance of The Sixth Sense; the Sweet Mix style reshapes the individualized expression of Gender Fluidity; the natural-balanced delicate style updates the Summer Ocean; Copy&Paste redefines the fashion timeline; the delicate Unusual Sensuality; the national consciousness of Local East Asia; new aesthetic Cottagecore Rural. These are the Top10 key words of theme trend, which present the most noteworthy direction of this season and predict the theme trend of the coming season. This report distills some theme style key words, and expands the theme trend. POP will keep updating the key words report to make quick response and grasp the key points of trend.

Close-to-nature trend and suburb trip change the way of traveling and inspire the longing for cottagecore style. In this era of new normal, we hope to find a peaceful pure land, and the isolated island life provides a way for us to relax and heal ourselves. A balanced and natural life attitude contributes to a plain and casual trend, expresses our spirit of paradise and promotes the new aesthetics inspired by crafts, nature and classic elements. Optimistic aborigines are all in awe of local resources, and the self-sufficient internal recycle drives the explosive growth of paradise resort and brings simple new neutrals. Brands support handcraft communities to renew coastline designs. New normal dressing of paradise spirit creates a soft resort business style and a plain feminine casual style, nourishing natural and peaceful designs.

Sustainable development is the topic of the public, resulting in the change of people's lifestyles. People pursue a comfortable experience, and eco-friendly cotton and linen style returns back. A/W 21/22 will center on cotton and linen colors. Plain and healing colors reveal people's pursuit of wellness and comfort. With cotton and linen tones like Maple Sugar, Sweet Corn and Rhubarb as basic tones, Celadon Green, Rose Quartz and Light Gold contrast with each other, indicating cotton and linen style is no longer limited to conventional raw colors and pure natural cotton and linen trend. Sustainable synthetic materials with textures of cotton and linen are gradually accepted by consumers.

In the post-coronavirus era, consumers hope to find a relaxing and cosy lifestyle through colors. A series of green tones will meet people's demand for natural forest tones. Green Moss is used as the key color of collections and ideal to renew silhouettes of leather and fur clothing. It is both practical and nomadic, best for business leisure style.

Trendy colors are closely related to the social background. In this post-coronavirus era, we need optimistic and healing colors. Unlike conventional back, white, grey and brown neutrals, new neutrals retain features of neutrals but mix with chromatic tones in lowered saturation and brightness. Pastel colors in low saturation under the theme of Inner World as well as natural creamy and camel tones are all organic and healthy, calm and healing.

Telecommuting will be normal and our lifestyle will continue changing, which leads to the change of dressing. Tranquil, simple and comfy designs will be the mainstream. Light blue, denim blue and neutrals emphasize the comfortable feel. Truck jackets and core jeans become key items. Responsibly designed fabrics and washes cater to sustainability. Innovative materials, durable and sustainable designs make products more valuable, which is a future need worth attention. Soft denim creates elegant silhouettes fit for both home and street, displaying the everyday dressing aesthetics.

Artists' sentiments about the snowfield are strongly reflected in A/W 21/22 women's puffa jackets. The Neuschwanstein Castle is covered by thick snow, which echoes the Nordic home decoration art. GIRLS & BOTANICAL, Colombian illustrator Stefania Tejada's collection of surrealist works, also brings inspiration for young women's puffa jackets. Story of The Snowfield tends to be calm and warm. Tone-on-tone color blocks make the palette richer and harmonious.

A/W 21/22 Theme Forecast

The Color Trend for A/W 21/22 Women's Puffa Jackets

These eight key words are major points for A/W 21/22 Womenswear, covering trends of style, theme, fabric, pattern and detail. This report extracts key words of theme style for the new season. POP will continue to update more key words so that you can follow the trend quickly and prepare for fast-reaction.

Natural disasters and economic turbulence have caused a restless feeling, and induces rebellious and illogical artistic expression. The mysterious, rebellious and bizarre surrealism clearly emphasizes that the reality controlled by reason and logic is not real, and that only the combination of dream and reality is absolutely real and absolutely objective. In A/W 21/22, luxurious colors fight against the uncertain times. The Night Fantasy escapes from the reality with illogical light and shadow, and surpasses the ordinary natural colors. Microworld explores dreams of plants and find the rebellious thoughts of them. The macro natural landscape accumulates in billions of years of destruction and rebirth, and has the most primitive instinct of life. In A/W 21/22, natural colors will be more tensile.

Landscape Protection is one of theme color trends for A/W 20/21 released by POP in July, 2019. In order to resist the excessive consumption of resources, it is imperative for people to protect nature, earth and all living creatures. Global Assessment Report on State of Nature released by UN indicates that 1 million species are facing extinction. In A/W 20/21, designers will go for new concepts to create a new home where man and nature integrate. The outbreak at the beginning of 2020 also reminds us of the importance of harmony between man and nature, and confirms this trend.

More than just losing weight and getting in shape, primordial exercisers devote more time to their health and reverence for nature, creating new forms of exercise and eating habits. They advocate the outdoors and the "earth gym", drawing inspirations from nature and also influencing the use of color. Collaboration collection of Adidas × Wood Wood inspires the theme, showing the amiable tones. A/W 20/21 emphasizes more the perception of the environment, and consumers pursue physical and mental strengthening. Natural colors should be combined with functionality to be fit for the market, and the colors need to be sustainable dyed.

S/S 2021 Theme Forecast

Ocean is the birthplace of life, but now we dump plastic in it. To protect ocean is to save life. According to UN's latest statistics, the annual output of plastic reaches to cover 300 million tons, and half of it is disposables. If we don't take action now, there will be more plastic than fish in 2050. We call for a plastic-free coast and a clean ocean. Ocean becomes the important trend for S/ S 2020 menswear weeks. Bodega blue and sandy brown are key colors.

With the increasing awareness of protecting nature, natural tones are gaining popularity. In this digital world, people start to seek simple and real off-line life experiences. So A/W 20/21 color is calmer, more neutral and conceptual. The co-existing relationship of digital and real-life zones is kept, and the raw natural colors make a comeback.

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.