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.

The return of the 1970s Bohemian style drives the popularity of the lifestyle which is close to nature. Exploring the folkloric style is the theme of high summer. Catering to Holiday of BoBos, sustainable development is the necessary condition of fabric choice. Organic plant fabrics like linen, hemp fibers and organic cotton become the focus of environmentally-friendly fabrics.

"BoBos" is the mix of bourgeois quality and Bohemian style. With the popularity of urban resort, the lifestyle pursuing freedom and close to nature also prevails. BoBos start the discovery tour of holiday, blend bourgeois qualities with Bohemian free will and art vibe and bring perfect holidays to S/S 2021. The resort way close to nature allows people to immerse in the good times. This is a brand-new spring and summer resort theme for men.

Landscape Protection is one of theme color trends for A/W 20/21 released by POP in 2019, which focuses on natural ecology. The nature provides an organic and comfortable palette. And inspired by nature lovers, architects and philosophers, bamboo and deep lichen green are key colors. The peaceful and natural palette allows people to escape from short-term pressure through observation and reflection. Environmentally-friendly grey, peat, beet red and natural light khaki are integrated to be more eco-friendly and create a comfortable tranquil beauty.

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 plague leads to the combination of work and life. The compulsive change of life habit allows "stay-at-home-economy" to rise quickly. "Stay-at-home-economy" refers to working or doing business at home while consuming at home, including telecommuting, online shopping, social community, take-out life, entertainment videos, online games, online education and financial management. Influenced by these trends, clothing collocation is also changing.

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 textile industry enters a temporary downturn due to the outbreak. Material manufacturers, brands, wholesalers hope to relieve financial through new media or live streaming. Rational consumers are growing, and practical items will become more popular. After the outbreak, consumers will favor the simple and basic items. The shirt is the representative of pragmatism, and "transboundary item" is the new design concept. So consumers will choose simple and basic styles.

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.

Denim is getting increasingly popular. And the cinematic aesthetics of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has inspired emphasis on durable denim look. Catering to the revival of retro style, in S/S 2021, designers adhere to the nonchalant and sincere attitudes of the late 1970s and 1980s, use the retro keynote to add novel elements to unsalable and recycled denim, apply primitive elements to enhance the indigo denim texture, and utilize the improvement of laser and ozone to display the denim charm of natural original ecology and to bring close to the aesthetic perception of the natural environment. Reactive dyed denim, soft denim and eco-friendly denim jacquard are integrated with soft practical style, adding modern elegance and enduring vitality to new femininity.

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.

In the quick-paced S/S 2021, consumers need to face different occasions in different identities. The classic simple shirt will return in S/S 2021. It uses simple lines, meticulous details and comfortable fabric to bring simple and wearable styles.

The relationship between environmental protection and fashion is getting closer and closer, which is one of the most important research topics in the fashion industry in recent years. Environmental protection is not only a call. More and more brands pay more attention to environmentally-friendly capsules, and plan to cover environmental products in the main series. Fashion companies are using practical actions to carry out environmental protection. For knitwear, yarn has become the most critical link in environmental protection. More and more enterprises begin to consider whether the yarn is pollution-free, degradable, recyclable, energy-saving, low-consumption and harmless to human body. This report starts from the connection between sustainable development and knitwear, and aims at the controllable cost and quantity production to extract three key trends: recycled cotton, environmentally-friendly tencel, and recycled polyester made from polyester waste like mineral water bottle.

In S/S 2021, the silhouette is changed and accessories like buttons also change along with the style. According to the collection of the latest information, the original metal flat buckle are widely applied to styles in S/S 2021. Resin buttons appear frequently every spring. But in S/S 2021, the most widely applied buttons are the cloth-wrapped button and the button with different materials, becoming an important trend for the young lady style.

The Japanese magazine style is from Japanese female makeup which adopts mainly warm colors to be fresh and healing. Therefore, Japanese clothing collocation also tends to be warm tones and pays attention to the simple but layered effect. Photos in magazines such as JJ and Lee prefer portrait photos that are close to life. With the fresh and elegant tones, the entire look is very comfortable and warm. As people pursue Japanese magazine style, the Chinese market will also be affected by the Japanese magazine style in the next season, and will absorb elements of bright mid-length overcoats in Japanese magazines, showing the unique silhouette flavor in line with Chinese overcoat aesthetics.

Inspirations are drawn from lethargic holidays. Slubbed cotton and linen fabrics bring natural comfort. Crinkled paper-like cotton and linen fabrics are plain and gentle. Hazy and thin cotton and linen are the companion of sunlight. The lightweight denim is free and casual, making the wearer enjoy the comfortable moments in holidays. In S/S 2021, cotton and linen fabrics pay more attention to textures than patterns. In terms of colors, light colors increase while dark colors decrease, which is more in line with the pleasing tones under the theme of resort.

As free and natural lifestyle gains popularity, BoBos blend bourgeois qualities with Bohemian freewill and artistic aesthetics, bringing a perfect holiday for S/S 2021. We will go back to the 1970s and recall the good old days. We not only prefer retro the 70s styles, but also celebrate the 70s environmental life concept. We become gardeners of the earth, and create a beautiful holiday.

We walk through the busy streets, pass the familiar coffee shop downstairs, visit the exhibition of Vincent van Duysen, wear basic clothes and live in a comfortable and warm house. In such a relaxed day, we enjoy the city life, feeling down-to-earth yet a little lonely. Seemingly absent, but we are determined to find ourselves - be social men, also sober urban bystanders.

Environmental protection becomes a topic of public concern, and drives the sustainable development and innovation in various fields. Thus natural organic and recycled cotton and linen fabrics become the mainstream. Comfortable recycled flax blends, skin-friendly washed cotton and sailing striped cotton lead the soft and simple comfort fashion. Workwear and folk designs can be used for reference to create the everlasting natural and comfortable style.

S/S 2021 Theme Forecast

The fast development of human beings leads to the rapid consumption and extinction of resources, and makes global resources scarce and precious. We begin to reflect on the lost precious resources that we rely on for survival, and the reuse of resources has become an urgent way for the original ecology. Starting from the natural organic fabric, fabrics of Landscape Protection fully interpret the compound natural space of the recycled fabric with light and soft texture, arouse the designer's new concept of reshaping the nature, and create the new environmental protection integrating human and natural ecology. With the sustainable concept as the core, it returns to exquisite craftsmanship and handcraft. Nowadays the pace of life is accelerating day by day, it attracts unique minimalists who cherish the enduring popularity, and advocates the practical, enduring, sustainable and handmade fabrics for womenswear.