In this unstable period of economic depression, A/W 22/23, which is driven by the ecological responsibility and niche aesthetic, recalls the classic nostalgia and looks forward to the future. Joyful designs awaken people's passion of delicate party and study. Singing and dancing upgrade the romantic charm of women. Psychedelic Op is integrated with classic to present the new Dark Academia. Modern industry steadies the restless city. Traditional natural keynote maintains the interaction of ecology. Timeless black and white explore the senses of two sides. China Winter Olympic Games promote the popularity of snow sports. Positive futurism uses sensitive technology to simulate warmth and protection. Y2K aesthetics bring the most trendy acid metal style. This report refines all these ten A/W 22/23 keywords to complement and extend the theme trend. The updating keywords and reports allow people to catch the future trend with fast response.

Influenced by the NFT trend, the uniqueness and futurist feel of digital art have attracted many fashionistas. Art and virtual internet are under widespread applications and attempts. Surreal scenery can be shown through flowing liquid and the collision between time and space. Pixel games present the nostalgic retro, and digital fantasy brings a visual feast. Besides, virtual nature provides more fashion possibilities.

Troubador comes from the French word Trouver which means discoverer and inventor. Knights are expressing romantic love and spiritual belief during their chanting. The pursuit of romance and love tells timeless and spaceless mythology with artistic fantasy. The fusion of 19th century Romanticism, fearless Chivalry and Renaissance aesthetics interprets the pioneering New Romanticism of contemporary teenager culture.

With the rising awareness of environmental protection and the global sustainable development, consumers prefer functional and timeless classic items. "Buying quality but not quantity" has become the consumption trend. Cross-seasonal and healthy fabrics will be the driving force of the not eco-friendly denim items in the future. Therefore, low-consumption eco-friendly dyeing, eco-friendly post-finishing, colorfast denim fabric have become the key developing trend for A/W 22/23 denim. Except for the demand for comfort and practicality, the responsible environmental protection of denim will be the major direction of denim development in the future.

Metal craft is gathering momentum in the new season. Representative beads and rhinestones present the retro rock style, and these delicate details also echo the aristocratic clothing during the Renaissance. The metallic feel of knight equipment interprets the teenage culture of New Romanticism.

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.

Super comfort is the mainstream of this season, and comfort-oriented homewear becomes the key item, which satisfies multi-occasional and unisex requirements. Advanced mix & match fitted high-neck pullover and basic languid sweatshirt with oversized silhouette can both easily realize the cross-seasonal concept. Street functional elements are applied on basic styles to increase the practicality and functionality.

On the S/S 2021 runways, the noteworthy patterns styles of top brands like Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Gucci, Mochino and Lanvin will lead the future pattern trend. We analyse and extend these patterns to predict the pattern trend.

The additional fabrics of autumn 2021 satisfy the daily wearing and also present changes on appearance and texture. This report will discuss and predict the fabric trend for A/W 2021 through the introduction of variable stripe &check, distressed & tie-dyed, satin &silk, soft leather, metal lustre, modern corduroy, transparent lace & gauze, light tweed, fancy quilting, and 3D embossing.

As a practical, versatile and stylish item, sweatshirt pays attention to both fashion and functionality. Since the rise of Hip-Hop culture in the last 70s, comfortable and highly cost-efficient sweatshirt with slogan prints in placement has become an important fashion item. This craft report will put emphasis on the details of sweatshirt. Diverse hand dyeing, vintage poster, stuffed decoration and fluorescent lines are used to present the fashion property. Besides, drop-shoulder puff and shoulder accentuation are the eye-catching designs for girls' sweatshirt.

As the must-have style of A/W, puff jacket is the important item for every brand. Under the practical trend, vest is presented by voluminous filling, which reveals its thermal property and wearing attitude. Practical short boxy is a noteworthy basic silhouette. Cropped voluminous puffa shows fashion and thermal function. The two-piece silhouette is also worthy to be developed. Hip-length padded coat is combined with different prints and fabrics to create multi-style items.

The architecture term Montage was firstly extended into the movie art, and it was later applied in the field of visual art. Nowadays, many artists will use the Montage technique during the artistic creation.

More and more people are paying attention to practical, recreational and leisurely multi-function items. S/S 2022 sweatshirt and shorts set, light shirt set, lightweight blazer, cargo vest, cuffed wide-leg trousers, pastel shacket and Bermuda shorts are the key boys' silhouettes.

Facing the stagnation of global economy, over-consumption boycott, environmental protection procurement and pure quality have become new ways of consumption. Multi-functional practical accessories inject value into the clothing, and also increase adaptability and joy. Handicraft brings profound influence. Creative reuse and antiqued process enhance the value. Healing mineral, and humanitarian-protected horns and ivory palm upgrade the appearance of classic accessories. The combination of abundant sequins and lightweight lacing shows delicacy. People are having more attention to nostalgic items and recycled PET material, which endows accessories with sustainability. Organic synthetic materials strengthen the durability and decorative property. Functional outdoor style is integrated into other styles. Designs extend the modular accessories of safe industry. Futuristic materials are combined with digital technology to become the mainstream. 3D modeling creates diversified new accessories, which break through the boundary between reality and virtual. Playful doll and layered woven label enliven the accessory and increase the value.

Monotonous pattern can satisfy the individualized requirements of consumers no more. Multiple crafts are combined and overlapped to present clothing patterns. Multi-layer craft presents rich visual effect. Rhinestone, bead and embroidery are decorated on common gel printing. Dimensional letter is also a popular craft. Printing and spraying are applied on embossed surface to present the multi-layer effect. Thick-textured puff printing presents more voluminous effect. The combination of print and embroidery ingeniously decorates the printed pattern. The must-have badge and label element is presented by applique, printing and embroidery this season, which catches eyeballs and increases the playfulness.

Art and fashion are just like two surfaces of one thing. Psychedelic Op Art was widely used on clothing design with the development of spinning and printing techniques in the 1960s. To echo the trendy 60s retro style, Op Art comes back to the fashion stage and injects fantastic and illusory colors into A/W. The latest Louis Vuitton A/W 21 runway was collaborated with the surreal Op Art of Fornasetti to reinterpret the classic checks. ANNAKIKI A/W 21 presented the psychedelic future through the theme Wormhole.

With the rise of comfortable and practical styles, the silhouette of men's trousers is also developed to be looser. Classic cargo pants lead the revolution, and their versatility attracts young consumers. Voluminous wide-leg pants pay attention to simple surface details and delicate tailoring. The comfort and versatility of cuffed pants also make them become the key developing direction. Fitted straight pants maintain the silhouette of men's trousers and become the most versatile choice. Fitted tapered pants is still an important silhouette for global menswear markets, which provides fashion items with better restorability, supportability and softness.

Consumers are paying more attention to self-concern, and mental health and emotion condition will definitely affect the pattern design. Dazzling colors provide positive visual and healing effects. Watercolor pattern is combined with brand label to update the expression of Logo. Heart-shape is still a noteworthy element. Color blocking challenges the optical nerve in variable forms.

Under the digitalization of global fashion, artists use complicated techniques to provide cartoon, scenery design, carving, painting and photograph with more diverse and abundant visual effects through digital art. They bring us a new way to present the physical world and virtual world. This report will introduce the works of digital artists, which are suitable for developing womenswear patterns, to provide inspiration and ideas.

As a must-have menswear item, shirt has been always loved the consumer market. And with the development and updating of crafts, the detail design is not only on styles, more classic crafts will be maintained and renewed. In this season, returned individualized splicing is noteworthy; more pocket design is made from the perspective of practicality; deconstruction provides more reshape designs; zipper segmentation is not limited to the application of metallic zipper. Notably, the practical buckle design on outerwear is also applied on shirt items this season to present delicacy.

As the mainstream category of kidswear, outerwear attracts consumers in S/S 2022 for its cross-seasonal practicality, comfort and multiple functions. Lightweight paper-like protective fabric is suitable for functional sportswear. Translucent polyurethane fabric is both rainproof and sunproof. Elegant dust shirt and advanced JK suit are also the trendy items.