People are searching for a peaceful land, and island is a place isolated from the continent and is a peaceful normality in the journey. Influenced by the revive natural living, abstract seaside scenery and casual hand-draw bionic patterns create a gentle vacation style. Self-sufficient islanders perfectly fit the natural plant patterns and create the delicate and plain beach style, increasing the original tonality of the whole theme.

Pleats can change the texture of fabric surface, providing the transition from smoothness to toughness and bringing strong tactility. And it is also the key craft of cotton-linen style. Pleat is still one of the important trends under the free and flexible background in S/S 2022. There have been more and more pleat styles, including single-side regular pleats, concavo-convex 3D pleats, recreated 3D pleats, circular pleats and multi-layer smocking. The wavy and emboss surface makes the clothes more profound, vivid and free.

The suburb trip changes the way of traveling and inspire the longing for cottagecore style. In this era of new normal, we hope to find a peaceful pure land, and the isolated island life provides a way for us to relax and heal ourselves. A balanced and natural life attitude contributes to a plain and casual trend, expresses our spirit of paradise and promotes the new aesthetics inspired by crafts, nature and classic elements. Natural cotton and linen textiles are made of handicraft and farming, and the classic practical work clothes has evolved into more comfortable styles. The sea breeze and green plants of the island evoke romantic aesthetic colors.

When the warm wind of S/S blows all over the coast, the children begin their happiest holiday life of the year. Those free loose clothes is deeply loved by kids during the island living. The skin-friendly cotton-linen textiles perfectly fit the natural life of sea, sunlight and beach.

People are searching for a peaceful land, and the word Island comes from Isolation which means it is a place isolated from lands and it is a peaceful normality in the journey. Chasing for the footprints of time, the pure island takes people back to the rural style. Local techniques, ancient culture and sustainable living attitude allow people to get rid of the worries in the reality and advocate for the isolated emotional connection with the natural balance. The sustainable internal circulation, new bionic neutral colors, natural materials and handicraft community provide flaws and local styles. Thus, this report will present the independent, relaxing and self-sufficient island life style through introducing plain natural cotton fabric, raw textured linen fabric, soft resort textural fabric and paradise pastel denim.

Under the new global normality, a green and eco-friendly era has landed in fashion industry. People start rejecting waste and advocating healthy, original ecological and comfortable light luxury life concept. This new lifestyle leads to consumers' rising attention to the product quality and the whole industry chain. People are pursuing natural integration and protection. The daily consumer goods should be healthy and eco-friendly while the fabric presents the high-class feeling, which can soothe the inner anxiety and emotion of post-epidemic consumers to reach a real peace. Thus, this report selects well-known precious fabrics, sea island cotton, handmade mulberry silk and Australian merino wool, and three eco-fashion medium&high-end brands as standard-bearer to create a fine, healthy and comfortable new lifestyle.

In S/S 2022, healthy social lives and economy enters in a new diversified normality. People use Bionic Art to recreate the connection with nature; people use virtual and digital technology to upgrade the emotional futuristic resonance of The Sixth Sense; the Sweet Mix style reshapes the individualized expression of Gender Fluidity; the natural-balanced delicate style updates the Summer Ocean; Copy&Paste redefines the fashion timeline; the delicate Unusual Sensuality; the national consciousness of Local East Asia; new aesthetic Cottagecore Rural. These are the Top10 key words of theme trend, which present the most noteworthy direction of this season and predict the theme trend of the coming season. This report distills some theme style key words, and expands the theme trend. POP will keep updating the key words report to make quick response and grasp the key points of trend.

In the era of new normal, people are eager to find a peaceful and pure land. The isolated and self-sufficient island lifestyle is an ideal choice, like the paradise. The healing power of sea island comforts us. Island resources are made full use of to form an internal circulation system, restore a balanced connection with nature and dig into the ancient imagination and power of instinct. This report starts from island impression, advocates a natural and balanced life attitude and promotes the plain cotton and linen fashion. Soothing and plain key colors express our spirit of paradise. The new aesthetics, with craft fabrics, natural colors and eco-friendly as core concepts, reveals the color trend for S/S 2022 women's cotton and linen fabrics.

Sustainable development is the topic of the public, resulting in the change of people's lifestyles. People pursue a comfortable experience, and eco-friendly cotton and linen style returns back. A/W 21/22 will center on cotton and linen colors. Plain and healing colors reveal people's pursuit of wellness and comfort. With cotton and linen tones like Maple Sugar, Sweet Corn and Rhubarb as basic tones, Celadon Green, Rose Quartz and Light Gold contrast with each other, indicating cotton and linen style is no longer limited to conventional raw colors and pure natural cotton and linen trend. Sustainable synthetic materials with textures of cotton and linen are gradually accepted by consumers.

Pure and practical style is the most popular style in this uncertain era. People pursue a sustainable lifestyle, so comfort and durability are priorities of S/S 2022 cotton fabrics. Besides, multi-occasional and multifunctional features also stand out. With responsibility for the environment, people pay more attention to sustainability and functionality. Therefore, metal silk fabric, moisture-wicking twill, tencel cotton twill and cotton and linen blends become key fabrics for S/S 2022 menswear and womenswear, because they are eco-friendly, comfortable, and easy to care.

As people long for practicality and versatility, comfort becomes more important. In S/S 2022, women's sets shift their focus from fitted blazers to loose and casual silhouettes, becoming more comfortable and daily. Soft fabrics are used, for they fit both leisure style and formal commute, including exquisite cotton and linen, double-faced four-way stretchy fabrics, lightweight acetate fabrics and matte acetate-like fabrics. Their soft tactility further drives comfort, and trans-season and durability become a key trend for S/S 2022 women's sets.

Lemaire style pays attention to the purity and comfort of clothes, rather than current fashion. His design is unique, loose, simple, delicate and confident, which just caters to the public. Sarah Linh Tran draws inspiration from the soul mate of designer Christophe Lemaire. Every season Lemaire uses the catwalk as an open flat wardrobe, and models display these ideal clothes.

In the post-coronavirus era, people focus on society and environmental protection. Sustainability becomes a major concern, brings about sustainable innovation in all fields, and leads to changes of our lifestyles. Degradable and sustainable cotton and linen fabrics are natural and eco-friendly, quite popular. Therefore, this theme centers on raw organic linen, natural comfy cotton, renewable check fabric, and casual blended striped fabrics, bringing a natural and comfortable style.

On S/S 2021 catwalks, patterns from Burberry, Versace, Prada, Ports 1961 and Chloe catch our eyes and lead the future pattern trend. We analyze patterns from mega brands, thus forecasting future pattern trends.

Changes of the society drive us to rediscover ourselves, rethink the relationship between us and our surroundings, and face unknown challenges with ease and optimism. Therefore, more and more old ideas are constantly bombarded and integrated to form new ideas, which also influences clothes. Cotton and linen style pursues nature and comfort, and mixes with new concepts. Bold tonal color-blocking, comfortable light business and feminine expressions all emphasize the close relationship between the era and clothes.

People need natural remedies to heal themselves when facing the uncertain global environment. This theme explores production process of objects and basic elements inspired by nature, turning materials, references and colors back to tradition. Natural flaws and decorative style are celebrated. Raw colors, earth tones, animal and floral hues penetrate the design. Minimalism will surpass aesthetics, becoming a state of mind. Products, manufacturing systems and materials shall consume less resources and reduce maintenance requirements.

In the post-coronavirus era, young consumers long for a trip to nature, and they try to relax via holidays. Therefore, S/S 2022 will center on this theme and energize the mind, body and soul through the power of design. Pleasing cotton lace, soft voluminous textured fabrics and pastoral printed fabrics create a relaxing holiday vibe.

In the age of post-traumatic stress design, home becomes a refuge from the modern world. Intimate interactive space and cozy interior aesthetics present the connection between clothing and human, delivering a long confession. The quiet home of British artist Alessandra Taccia reflects family intimacy. The relationship between man and home is positive for existentialists. Practical household fashion emphasizes a soothing, simple and mindful life.

With the development and improvement of technologies and human cognition, the young generation in the future will be gradually moving away from the traditional rural life and moving towards a more delicate, orderly, comfortable and intelligent lifestyle and spiritual pursuit. They are willing to co-exist with nature, more aware of environmental protection, and able to build their own artistic aesthetics and perfectly fuse it with nature. Therefore, key colors derived from 2022 palette pair with eco-friendly cotton and linen fabrics to present a fashion feast.

Trendy colors are closely related to the social background. In this post-coronavirus era, we need optimistic and healing colors. Unlike conventional back, white, grey and brown neutrals, new neutrals retain features of neutrals but mix with chromatic tones in lowered saturation and brightness. Pastel colors in low saturation under the theme of Inner World as well as natural creamy and camel tones are all organic and healthy, calm and healing.

As people pay more attention to environmental protection and sustainability, natural, eco-friendly and comfortable infants' wear will gain more attention. Sustainable fabrics, natural undyed fibers, eco-friendly linen and organic cotton will be key fabrics for infants' wear in S/S 2022. Muted colors pair with original textures, pastoral checks, British cutwork embroidery and floral fabrics to create time-tested infants' items.