Self-identity dominated by secondary gender is a manifestation of body construction. Based on the original gender, some people will be in a blurred state in terms of thinking, behaviour or styling. Therefore, this report focuses on gender-neutral styling, and mainly analyzes from blouses, outerwear and sets, and selects characteristic pink to interpret the genderless styling.

Influenced by homehub trend, "Little Artisan" theme rises. It explores how our daily goods are made, promotes practicality and sustainability within the family, and makes kids aware that the creation process of a product is as important as the product itself. Plain natural tones reinforce the nostalgic feel, and optimistic yellow injects vitality and adds newness into the balanced retro theme.

Forest fires, floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters have greatly enhanced people's responsibility, respect and care for nature. This theme is inspired by the natural environment, uses plants and animals in nature as the main pattern, and deals with natural elements in a softer style, thus nodding to nature. Sand and yellow inject a sheen to the palette and highlight softness of nature. Deep grey and green depict a forest picture.

Pressure and anxiety in reality drive us to long for beautiful dreams, which leads to the birth of many virtual and dreamy objects. As for clothes, more and more sheer and light items keep rising. In S/S 2021, clothing collocation pays more attention to layered match between lightweight items, rather than complementary items such as cover-ups. Multiple clear layers make the styling vague and light.

People are preparing for the coming new year. In China, red clothes are best suited to the New Year. This report offers clothing collocation of the knitwear, dress, woollen overcoat and jackets, so as to create a joyful festival vibe.

With the rising status of women, many ladies focus on the quality of life and styling, especially trench coats and overcoats that are high-quality in autumn and winter. Currently, consumers incline to be rational and conservative, gradually embrace "less but better" concept and demand for comfortable and quality designs. For clothes, minimalism will be the mainstream for womenswear. Overcoats, as a key category, will gain more attention.

Family beach outing inspires this marine theme. Fresh Blue Surf and Peach Bloom are main tones, depicting a pleasing beach outing picture. Forever Blue and True Navy show layered blues, creating a peaceful and natural vibe.

With the prevalence of sustainable designs, home themes and "less but better" minimalism, versatile and comfortable sweatshirts will be a key item and pair with edgy and chic items. Lavish styling is key this season.

In S/S 2022, basic items prevail, and versatile shirts are non-negligible. Gigot sleeves shine brightly in S/S 2022, and create elevated and chic commute looks together with shirts and knitwear. Short cropped vests pair with gigot-sleeve shirts for new office looks. Gigot-sleeve pullovers combine with different items for varied styles. Exquisite cutouts reveal inside layered clothes. Suits pair with knitted shirts for textured looks.

Theme Design & Development for A/W 21/22 Womenswear

Bright and joyful Cream Gold dominates A/W 21/22. Malachite Green, which symbolizes the economic city and transportation in the future, is the basic color and combined with Ginger and Nine Iron to depict an eco-friendly and dynamic urban image. The progress of science and technology and people's attention to the environment will change the way of travel. People long for a more eco-friendly city. Therefore, public or green vehicles will be more prevalent, and electric skateboard and bikes will be common personal vehicles.

In S/S 2022, vigorous basic items prevail. As a complementary trans-seasonal item, vests becomes more important. They will pair with dresses and shirts, creating a casual and mixed vibe. The styling pays more attention to a languid and comfy feel, and offers more possibilities. Non-negligible decorative mesh vests and decorative vests will be key items for individuality-inspired consumers.

Political turmoil, economic instability, and this sudden pandemic magnify people's panic about the future. In this digital age, panic spreads globally. A group of fearless youngsters advocates expressionism, and extends their individuality through surreal, dark, edgy street looks. Dark fashion presents people's anxiety and fear in the most direct way, thus horror aesthetics rises in the fashion industry.

The Lunar New Year is one of the most important festivals in China. In this era full of changes and uncertainties, celebrating traditional festivals becomes even more important. Clothing is a carrier of traditions and cultures. More and more traditional Chinese elements are fused with clothes, and New Year's clothing gets increasingly popular. This season New Year's clothing employs muted and warmer tones to create unique Chinese style New Year's clothing.

Comfy minimalist designs and the gentle style underpin the clothing collocation for women's knitwear and overcoats in A/W 21/22. Lightweight undershirts, pullovers with extra long sleeves and knitted sweatshirts complement overcoats. Match of different items, quality contrast between knitwear and overcoats, color proportion and harmonious silhouettes gain more and more attention. High-quality and rhythmic styling displays classicism and nostalgic new femininity and presents the passion, fortitude and valiance of modern females.

In primitive times, people during labor express their awe of nature through rituals, music and dance. The development of industry leads to new forms of labor, and labor itself becomes more meaningful and valuable. It is more fun to acquire knowledge from labor than from books. The labor themed series extracts colors from farms, land and other natural environment. Bossa Nova, Sandstone, Midnight and Harvest Pumpkin dominate for a practical theme which mixes basic items to bring a layered sense.

The works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi perfectly combine Chinese porcelain with western aesthetics, quite captivating. This theme draws inspiration from Gaudi's architectures and Chinese style home decoration, extracts classic tones (Saxony Blue, Pearl Blush and Cloud Dancer), displays the Europeanized Chinese style and caters to Chinoiserie, a theme trend for A/W 21/22.

The internet greatly affects the consumption way of Gen Z, and subcultures like music and street events also influence their clothing. Individuality and self-expression stand out. Fashion bloggers such as Connorxel and Dominic Grizzelle grow with the internet. They love street events and fashion meetings, favor bright color contrast and retro styling, and create elevated street looks.

Colorful flowers, delicious desserts and sweet fruit aromas lead us to a leisure afternoon tea time. Sage and Brandied Melon are main colors, with True Navy and Vanilla Ice to form the elegant afternoon tea collection.

Gen Z consumers are surrounded by girl groups, street dance and rap, and they are deeply affected by variety shows, stars and fashion bloggers. Therefore, their looks cover leisure style and street fashion, combine sweet girly style with sexy style, and mix cool street style with romantic items. Changeable combinations show casual wearing experiences and extend their individuality. In S/S 2020, sets and military trousers are main items, while in S/S 2022, undershirts, skirts and polo shirts dominate.

The self-consciousness of modern women is strengthened, and increasing independent women enter the workplace. Urban commute womenswear is also getting prevailing. Versatile and wearable suits become the top priority of consumers. Knitwear pays more attention to silhouettes, pursue comfort and elevated quality and show a neat urban office lady style.