Metaverse, the ultimate ideology of internet, bridges the spirits and continues human's dimensional utopia from a diverse perspective. People desire for a sympathy mind from the others, but they can not run away from Tower of Babel's curse in the end. The contradictory builds an uncrossable wall between people, yet Metaverse provides us with a possibility to think on the opposite side and understand this uncontinuity from another visual dimension, which breaks the boundary between virtual fashion and the real one.

Multifaceted Player is a Spring/Summer 2023 theme trend released by POP Fashion in November 2021. The palette of Multifaceted Player shows eye-catching color blocking and low-brightness colors with fluorescents. Saturated red is joined by pale coffee for a classic and dynamic useful color scheme; deep blue, pale coffee, and vital green complete the popular color matching; gray-infused purple is complemented by fluorescent green to reveal a rhythmic and novelty palette.

During the pursuit of light, the light with temperature affects emotions. The color language of halo explores the mental experiences as ‘awareness’ and ‘perception’ with an experimental mind. Artistic wanderers in cities subvert the common rules of art, fashion, and life through their senses of humor and playfulness. Dopamine palette establishes a positive mental tone. Uncertain economics and fragile humanity raise concerns about the future, thus people want to live in nature for spiritual calmness.

Open the album of memories, pick up the beautiful memory fragments of the past, awaken the old time with a new visual language, back to the present. Hedonism is a true portrayal of the inner world of urban youth. Retro Time carries the eternal topic of freedom and vitality, playing a summer rhapsody, or recalling the passion and romance of California beaches, or wandering between suburbs and cities to enjoy the life. Everywhere is a re-interpretation of classic memories.

Retro Time delivers new-era kids’ emotional expressions toward the old times. Various throwback moments and scenes are reproduced to recollect the golden age and start an escapist journey in summer. Joyful colors and classic elements are fused to reinterpret a vacation style that combines current age with the past. Retro Time hopes to offer a time filter to children to create a romantic atmosphere and hold a self-healing party, enjoying the passion of sunny beaches and the peacefulness in forests.

Metaverse gives a futuristic sci-fi palette which accents the visual effects of materials and digital abstract. Neutral tones are widely used to explore the practical color trend. Blue and green are fused for a fantastic feeling. The purple hue of metallic color simulates the imagination about material contrasts and mixes the virtual space with the reality. Chic elements are also injected into kidswear design to strengthen the color fluidity.

The palette of Animism is sourced from the natural world. Minimalist and gentle spectrum colors soothe our minds. Environmental practicers who pursue the recycling and regeneration are exploring the natural art and inner power with an adventurous spirit. Minimalism is their core idea. As handicraft masters, they grow up freely in a pure environment and feel the living beings in artistic fields as floriculture, ceramic, painting, and photograph.

Multifaceted Player tries to protect children’s pure dreams and positive attitude from this era of overloaded information. “Fun Sports” is the way how kids live and grow, and also the key direction of this theme. Under the background of Multifaceted Player, children are immersed in the fun brought by thematic events and casual sports. Fashion and art grow together with the boyhood to build a wonderful future for these little “Artistic Players”. Vital color contrasts and playful patterns combine artistic experiences with sports to create a fun and athletic space. Comfortable looks are provided for parents and kids to create the experience of “Growing Sport Lover”.

The S/S 2023 color scheme of Multifaceted Player is constituted by eye-catching and saturated brights. Inspired by Baku Takahashi’s glass artworks and Kathryn MacNaughton’s abstract paintings, fresh and impactive colors convey the positive and borderless spirits of Multifaceted Player. Classic, active reds and oranges are joined by pink for more vitality; saturated green is also added to renew the palette. This theme is divided into four palettes: Retro Dynamic(Red), Urban Outdoor(Brown), Industrial Future(White & Green), and Working Leisure(Pink).

The colors in the theme Animism are sourced from the nature. The minimalist and gentle spectrum soothes the mentality. Vegetarians who pursue the zero-carbon lifestyle explore the beauty of nature in an experimental spirit and advocate the multi-domain circulatory system. They are chasing for F.I.R.E.(Financial Independence & Retire Early) and balanced Ayurveda. They are artistic wanderers, who consume in the art scenes with an identity of VIC. Culture, experience, and value are their favourite targets for investment. Pursuing tactility and durability, joyous sense of humor and sensitiveness break the conventions of art, fashion, and life.

Metaverse, the ultimate ideology of internet, bridges the spirits and continues human’s dimensional utopia from a diverse perspective. People desire for a sympathy mind from the others, but they can not run away from Tower of Babel’s curse in the end. The contradictory builds an uncrossable wall between people, yet Metaverse provides us with a possibility to think on the opposite side and understand this uncontinuity from another visual dimension, which breaks the boundary between virtual fashion and the real one.

The theme Multifaceted Player conveys that these unconventional cross-border people desire for a carefree and unlimited lifestyle in this diversified background. They are always switching between different characters and scenes and enjoying the fun of being a multifaceted player. The fashion world is also trying to be break the restraint of design to meet consumers’ need of multidimensional symbiosis.

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 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 reinterprets the highlights of that classic, golden age.

Just like signing a Faustian contract, technology and machines take people to a virtual addictive mirror. They are controlled and defined unconsciously. People are immersed in the unreal sensory stimulation in the virtual world, and they make contracts for infinite scientific power. With the clear differentiation of human's society, there come a small group of people who insist to themselves and celebrate excessively avant-garde fashion. More pioneering brands and experimental designs are shown to encourage people to get rid of the restrictions of deeds.

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.

Back to Origin is a color story in the Animism -- The Color Trend Forecast of Menswear. The sky colors from dawn to dusk are made into light and elegant tones. Tender neutrals are grouped with pastels to convey the extraordinary peacefulness and beauty. These natural, dreamy neutrals are introduced into the design of men's knitwear to create a cozy and joyous daily atmosphere, which is suitable for both future lounge and business casual.

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.

Animism draws color inspiration from all the living beings in the natural world. Everything is growing wildly for revival. From the very beginning of a day, the color shift in the sky chants the most beautiful rhyme; the charming landscapes in the spring reflect the purest hues; inspired by our daily lives, things are fused as one to provide great liveliness.

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. The ethereal and dustless visual features of artificial universe are fully expressed, and we apply these virtual colors into fashion design to bring refreshing visual effects.