Feminism and vintage drive shirts to be key. They can be worn outside or inside, and deliver a light business or leisure style. Besides, shirts gradually become trans-seasonal, and adopt various expression techniques. This season plackets mix with conventional strings, pleats and classical ruffles to underline subtle changes of retro shirts and highlight a feminine and relaxing feel.

As female status keeps rising, more and more ladies pay attention to their life quality. Trench coats and overcoats can reflect the consumption level more, so they have a higher requirement for crafts and details. Designers adopt silhouettes and crafts to interpret the aesthetics of clothes, with color contrast between shoulder and sleeves, volume gathering, designs on the reversed side and other craft details to add novel highlights and give a new visual effect to overcoats and trench coats.

With the improvement of women's status, more and more women pay attention to self-flattering and self-pleasing concept. Highlighting the outline of the chest displays the form and releases inner potential. Therefore, the chest becomes the focus. There are varied expression techniques, including the combination of deep V-neck design with weaving and strings, 3D structures (lingerie look and highlighting the chest outline), new use of boning bras and so on, revealing the confident and sexy charm of ladies in the new era.

According to data, middle class in Asia will grow from 600 million to 1.3 billion, and the middle class is the main consumer group of luxury goods. Asian office ladies become a focus. As an important item, trousers employ the high-quality fabric and present many details. Blocking design on the waist, fine strips and high slit on leg openings, these simple yet ingenious designs reflect female fashion taste.

According to the latest fashion data, exaggerated sleeves in 2020 markets continue to S/S 2021, and designers will pay more attention to dramatic details. Therefore, from mimicking the shape of objects to exaggerated cuffs, shape and details of sleeves will become new craft details. Virago sleeves, starfruit sleeves, lantern sleeves and placement drawstring design all display the unique item.

According to the latest online retailing information of mega brands, in A/W 21/22, the switch between leisure and office is a mainstream design direction. The OL style trousers and casual trousers are combined or mix & match, catering to consumers' pursuit of leisure and comfort. Especially the tailoring style combing long trousers with suit pants is a key recommendation.

With the increasingly popular retro fashion, styles from various decades of the 20th century are also reproduced. In spite of the changing fashion, the wedding dress always keeps its romantic and elegant, intellectual and pure feeling. Vintage means not only the inheritance of the classical but also the innovation of modern clothing. Graceful and intellectual elements of the 1950s are extracted to redesign the modern clothing, which becomes a highlight of the new season.

Minimalism, also known as Minimal Art, emerged in the 1960s after the Second World War. Minimalism itself, leaves some space for the public to create and experience the concept of art, and allows the audience to participate in the construction of the work, and finally becomes a mental behavior without specific restrictions. The minimalist design adheres to the design concept that less is more, which is reflected by details of overcoats. In A/W 21/22, the minimalism uses the contrasting combination of buttons with plackets, changes of dart, and simple pocket changes to interpret the multifunctional details of overcoats.

Sustainable fashion drives the anti-waste concept and enduring details to become the mainstream. Exquisite traditional handicraft also becomes the important expression of clothing details. Delicacy and craftsmanship return back to the fashion stage. The loose structure and meticulous details will also become an important trend in A/W 21/22. As a kind of traditional handicraft, tassels also return back. They will be combined with exquisite femininity, normally regular.

With the increasing demand of consumers for a better life, people turn from pursuing convergent consumption to pursuing individual consumption, and pay more and more attention to the attitude of self-expression and innovation. Entry luxury has been a daily mix & match because it brings a fashionable and free feeling.

Smocking originated in the UK and was popular in the 1970s. It was widely applied to clothing, accessory and home decoration at that time. With the popularity of Belle Époque, smoking becomes an important craft for S/S 2021 womenswear. Smocking is quite functional. It can be applied to collar, waist and sleeves, well modifying the form. And it can also highlight the new Victorian style through the contrast of voluminous feel. Topstitch is also used, which will be a new feature. Refining smocking effects will inject more inspirations into the style.

The outbreak and the restriction of residents' going out lead to the sharp decline of customers in the market-oriented offline shopping malls, results in massive stock items, and limits the production and development plans of the fashion industry for the new season. Once again, we realize the importance of sustainable and circular designs for the clothing industry, and the urgent need to reduce the resource waste associated with unmarketable products. We need to maximize the value of the product and extend the life cycle of the product. For the new season, the design mode of combining two into one can be used to integrate the old and the new.

The current economic structure is being challenged by the outbreak, and the traditional structure is being overturned. Upset and anxiety also surround us. Under this influence, stock commodities become an urgent problem, and industry insiders also rethink the new operating mode. Redesign of clothing also brings new opportunities, and endows transseasonal items with new vitality. The commercial mode breaking rules awakens the sustainable cycle of fashion industry, rejuvenates stock products, and extend the sales period of out-of-season goods.

Crafts of women's trousers start from a new perspective. Main changes lie in the waistband, silhouette and leg openings. Different parts of trousers are decorated by buttoned slit, self-cloth knot or layered crinkles.

Inspired by the urban style, fur clothing has already changed its style and integrated with more fashionable elements. Many different materials are combined, with the application of traditional crafts to bring a visual impact. The exposed inside fleece and contrast of thick and thin materials become new points. In addition, with the fast-paced life and the return of the minimalism, the transversal splicing, geometric cut splicing and splicing emphasizing the shoulder are low-key and individual. The creative quilting crafts of fleece add details, reflecting the fur clothing is getting ready-to-wear.

Cutout design originates from the cutout technique of architecture and sculpture. As a design and decoration in clothing, the fabric is hollowed out to change the original structure and create cutout with various shapes. Therefore, a unique design sense and a lively sense is added. Part of the fabric is transparent, fit for items of the simple style. In the new season, cutout is used as an important craft to the shoulder, sleeves and the waist, displaying a clear visual impact.

As people advocate a simple and comfortable lifestyle, the cutting craft of knitwear is gradually developing towards ready-to-wear, aiming to make life simple and efficient. Soft lines outside and firm lines inside and the neat cutting equip women's knitwear with silhouette change instead of any decorations. Thus working hours get shorten and cost is reduced to gain profits faster.

Trench coats originated in World War I are still shining after the many years. Ingrid Bergman is wearing a neutral trench coat in Casablanca, which captivates many movie fans and inspires them to be a workwear beauty. In A/W 20/21, trench coats will reinterpret the workwear style. Crafts like gun flap of different materials, protective throat buckles and military patch pocket are used to show the nonchalant neutral image of trench coats.

The suit comes from Europe, giving a serious, educated and gentleman-style impression. During the past 400 years, there were the classical suit, formal suit, standard suit, leisure suit and women's suit. In recent years, the women's business suit shows the independent and confident qualities.

The Shirt has an inherently formal effect, and it can be worn under or over items. For A/W 20/21, influenced by simple and utility styles and classics, masculine and classical empire-style femininity are emphasized. Details at the neckline, sleeve and closure are underlined. Placement micro deconstruction shows diversity.

Nowadays, women's shirts are slick, simple and masculine, serving as key items within simple business and simple sophistication styles. For S/S 2020, more deconstruction method are utilized to reach a balance.