Consumers are increasingly looking for urban commute wear that has a distinct style. As the concept of simple smart life is accepted by more people, the minimalist design with higher durability and versatility has become the key consideration of consumers. Outerwear, jackets and blazers return back. Knitwear draws inspiration from it, pays more attention to the crisp and neat silhouette, and creates a chic, neat and powerful image of office lady.

Technology is re-creating every aspect of our daily life in a brand-new way and energy. New technology drives the iteration and evolution of garment manufacturing industry. The era of intelligent manufacturing has arrived. Geeks who create commercial modes, cutting-edge technologies and fashion trends guide the new trends and new challenges in the frontier of science and technology, which also brings inspirations for men's knitwear. Light design and the slight quality sense are combined with styles to be fit for business or casual occasions.

Influenced by feminine power, street fashion also integrates these elements into womenswear. In A/W 21/22, more luxurious elements and sportif elements will be blended. Mixed elements and unconventional design allow haute couture to blend with street culture. The mix & match of retro elements with high-waist will be the main trend of the street style in this season. Shirt and suit collocation will emphasize the light business style elements and practicality. And designs accentuating femininity such as high-waist enhance the feminine feel of street style.

Influenced by the changeable, diversified, panic and anxious environment, the multi-piece match emphasizes the layered sense. Disorder and irregularity are impacting the traditional mode. The mix & match of multi-piece match enrich the layer change and express the wearer's pursuit of individuality. Thus it will be an important trend in the future.

The outbreak of NCP in China, locust plague in Africa, the unknown diseases in Nigeria, and the mountain fire in Australia, make people panic and upset. However, disasters will end, and spring will come. Our tired hearts need comfort; our hypoxia body need to breathe; we need warmth to heal the soul. The soft and gentle knitwear is quite sensual and skin-friendly, which is just what we need.

Resource waste and environmental pollution brought by fast fashion enhance our awareness to sustainable fashion. Customers get tired of stereotyped products and long for something undiscovered, historic, storytelling and souled. The organizers of S/S 2020 Paris Fashion Week initiate Good Fashion Paris campaign to bring together industry insiders on sustainable development. France has legislated against excessive waste in the fashion industry: luxury brands are not allowed to burn clothes! We reflect on the excessive mechanical aesthetics, and take the past as experience. Just like during the Victorian era, Belle Époque and the transitional period from Industrial Revolution to monopoly capitalism, we call for art restoration, reinterpret classical decoration and resist excessive waste of resources by fast fashion.

Influenced by the restoration of art, the young lady style for S/S 2021 brings decorations and the voluminous feel back to the public view. Retro Victorian, Baroque and Rococo aesthetics gets rid of seriousness and dullness, and appear in clothing playfully and ethereally. Influenced by this style, the young lady style pays attention to the decorativeness and richness, and uses the maximalist aesthetics to create more good-looking clothing collocation.

The past and the future blend and learn from each other. In the 1980s and 1990s when they dared to express themselves and were uneasy with the status quo, there emerged signature items, such as red-and-blue sports suits, color-blocked POLO shirts, and tight pleated tennis skirts. And the collocation rule was pairing them with a neckerchief, a hair band and high-waist jeans. The nostalgic beauty and youthful sports style display the fashion charm of that era. In the new season, women's knitwear draws color proportion inspirations from old photos, revivifies key points and representative items of retro sports, and then recreates them. Therefore, previous fashionable styles revive in modern fashion, and daily sports style is combined with fashion.

For the textile and clothing industry, sustainable fashion is an important trend in the future development of the whole industry. Currently, the most concerned green initiatives are recycling and reusing, environmentally-friendly packaging, environmentally-friendly new materials, sustainable fashion brands, sustainable fashion e-commerce, sustainable supply chain. Environmental protection is not only a kind of consciousness, but also needs to permeate all aspects of human life. In S/S 2021, men's knitwear integrates environmental protection into the design from patterns, stitches and detail crafts. And style will be suitable for various occasions to be both environmentally-friendly and wearable. With a more direct form, men's knitwear allows consumers to accept and support the concept of sustainable fashion and environmental protection.

The last winter of 2019 is coming to an end, and the 2020s will be another decade full of intelligence, curiosity and expectations. As the symbol of spring festival, auspicious vibrant red occupies an important cultural position in important festivals in China, and adds a luxurious bright color to winter. The dark grounding is helpful to highlight the lively feel of vibrant red. Metallic item is the key to the design & development for 2020. Patterns and traditional Chinese cultural elements are also important.

In this complicated and crowded world, it is important to listen to your heart and enjoy the satisfaction and the sense of belonging. Communication can always express the warm experience, and conversation can inadvertently recall memories of youth in school days. The collaboration collection of Uniqlo and J.W. Anderson proposes the comfortable outdoor preppy style, inheriting the classic of England. In clothing collocation of stars like Li Xian, Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, the retro preppy style is still hot and will continue to sweep the mass market. The knitwear of Wang Ziyi is one of the collaboration collection styles of PEACEBIRD and Harry Potter, which is inspired by the Hogwarts School and four university design elements. After breaking the stereotype of preppy style under the binary perspective, memories of youth will bring an easy and slightly nostalgic feeling.

As the post-1995 generation enters the workplace, business menswear keeps changing. The boundary of office uniforms and leisure clothing is vaguer. Outdoor elements are added to business knitwear. Melange yarns and casual blurring bring a retro feeling. Fluorescent colors decorated in geometric graphics create a younger and more practical business style, and show the new business style combining urban style and fashion.

Folk styling is key for knitwear. Alan cables, fair isle, Scottish checks are reinvented to form modern folk. For A/W 20/21, designs are more unrestrained, and the modern folk knitwear is more pared-back. Elegant fringing, melange yarns, modern florals, interesting diamond shapes, fair isle, cables, folk stripes, Scottish checks and mink are key elements.

In this fast-fashion era, the heritage style makes a comeback. The homespun heavy-gauge design provide an antidote with industrial language. For A/W 20/21, yarns, stitches, crafts, shapes and colors are emphasized for the simple and sophisticated style, and heavy gauge is key.

As millennials become main consumers, many industries move into the fashion-forward transformation. A more directional quality is seen in business menswear. For men's business knitwear, color, craft and detailing are moving in a youthful direction.

Simplest lines replace complex embellishments to update knitwear. Yarns, stitches and structural lines are considered carefully. The simple knitwear iterations with neat and pared-back qualities are easy-to-style.

Knitwear sets in this new season are elegant and show a walking aesthetic combining art and statement. The diversified styles are fit for every woman. Minimal nonchalance and athleisure are both included.

Knitwear is versatile and simple. It can be matches with shirts, jackets and pants.

In this season, illusionary images are highlighted. Ottoman, flowing geometric shapes, tie dyeing and fancy yarns are mixed to be novel, simple and fashionable.

In 19/20 A/W catwalk, clothing collocation in similar colors is the trend. Two layers of clothing are key, while three or more layers are bold and add depth without being voluminous.

Base sweaters are versatile and classic. They blend with other items to complete cozy and elegant looks, reflecting the individuality of urban women. Knitwear against silk or three-layer look marries softness with toughness.