The casualness and versatility of leather jacket has swept the market. The design development in this new season is greatly diversified. Baseball jacket, puff down jacket, drop-shoulder cocoon jacket, cool motorcycle jacket, futuristic racing jacket and unisex H-line are the most representative items.

Deconstruction design still plays an important role in menswear development. In this season, deconstruction accents the structural tailoring and is also fused with different forms of patchwork for updating. Deconstruction also promotes the reusing and upcycling of materials, and endows designers with more thinking patterns. With the continuity of functional elements and pragmatism, the deconstructed designs with detachability are presented by many brands. Fine cuts and structural designs improve the styling of multiple pieces. Besides, imbalanced, asymmetric deconstruction offers more highlights to individualized consumers.

According to the researches toward consumer portraits, data trend, design evolution, and the dynamics of fashion industry, the forward-looking group of POP Fashion released the forecast of five themes in A/W 23/24 to predict the fashion trend and broaden the horizon of fashion design. Symbiosis is the mega theme in this season, expressing that the updated standards are accelerating the revolution of fashion industry. The diversified requirements of young consumers will be constructed and satisfied by improved efficiency and algorithm models in the industry.

The definition of outdoor style has already been changed. Outdoor wear becomes a lifestyle that chasing technology and performance instead of being the clothing for extreme outdoor conditions. Mountaineering culture follows the idea of ‘return to nature’. More and more people are paying attention to the natural ecology and embracing the healthy lifestyle. The concepts of camping and micro vacation reconnect the relationship between people and the natural world.

Where will the future lead us to? Another Planet? Or, even a new space-time?

Metaverse -- The Thematic Design Development of Menswear

Technology carries people’s fantastic imaginations of the future, which are always presented in the form of digital lights and acid colors. Along with the long-term development, people finally entered into the metaverse and discovered the digital symbiosis of ecology, life and emotion. The interaction between human technology and ecological system introduces weird digital lights into bionic plants. The scanning of mix media leads young consumers to a futuristic, fantasy space.

Metaverse, the ultimate ideology of internet, bridges the spirits and continues human's dimensional utopia from a diverse perspective. People desire for a sympathy mind from the others, but they can not run away from Tower of Babel's curse in the end. The contradictory builds an uncrossable wall between people, yet Metaverse provides us with a possibility to think on the opposite side and understand this uncontinuity from another visual dimension, which breaks the boundary between virtual fashion and the real one.

Down jacket is the most popular and important item in autumn and winter. With the deceleration of Fast Fashion, fashionable and functional down jackets can better satisfy consumers’ daily requirements. The pursuit of convenience and safety promotes the development on volume. This report demonstrates the silhouette trend for A/W 22/23 down jacket through the introduction of cropped jacket, hooded padded coat, voluminous vest, avant-garde cropped vest, and loose-fit parka.

Functional designs better meet the needs of contemporary consumers, as avant-garde features are added for a younger approach. Zipper is a main accessory for fashion design, bringing more dressing ways and design languages. Material changes and color decorations combine pretty appearances with performance.

Metaverse, the ultimate ideology of internet, bridges the spirits and continues human’s dimensional utopia from a diverse perspective. People desire for a sympathy mind from the others, but they can not run away from Tower of Babel’s curse in the end. The contradictory builds an uncrossable wall between people, yet Metaverse provides us with a possibility to think on the opposite side and understand this uncontinuity from another visual dimension, which breaks the boundary between virtual fashion and the real one.

Animism draws color inspiration from all the living beings in the natural world. Everything is growing wildly for revival. From the very beginning of a day, the color shift in the sky chants the most beautiful rhyme; the charming landscapes in the spring reflect the purest hues; inspired by our daily lives, things are fused as one to provide great liveliness.

As an important element for clothing, pockets break the original functionality and present diversity and decoration. With the extension of techwear, workwear, and practicalism, pocket design has been the center to satisfy consumers changing aesthetic and requirements. Decorative accessories are added to pockets more and more often; modular multi-pocket design with practical outdoor features has been shown this season. Layered design that strengthens the layers of pocket is presented by diversified forms. Besides, special-shape patch pockets and enlarged placement details will also be a unique direction for design.

Down jacket is the most important media to keep out the cold in autumn and winter. Except for the must-have thermal performance and tri-proof functions, the appearance of textiles improves the visual values and the artistic and fun surfaces may provide positive psychological suggestions. This report will introduce you digital graduated fabric, kaleidoscopic fabric, retro recyclable fabric, playful checked fabric, lustrous metal fabric, and impressive leather to inspire the development of A/W 22/23 down jacket fabric.

The colors of Metaverse look like the spectrum reflected by a crystal prism. These pure colors extracted from the virtual world are extremely bright and clean. The ethereal and dustless visual features of artificial universe are fully expressed, and we apply these virtual colors into fashion design to bring refreshing visual effects.

Neutral, grayish Orchid Hush(PANTONE 13-3805 TPG) fuses diverse textures of nature and technology. The color of oxidated orchid is available for most natural fabrics and common fabrics. Besides, the futuristic property and glossy texture of Orchid Hush can bring different presentations.

Detail design always plays an important role in men's trousers. With the popularity of comfortable and practical styles in the market, men's trousers have taken functionality as the center. The use of zipper this season mainly focuses on the practicality and allows trousers to have more ways of deconstruction. Adjustable leg and slit designs bring individuality. Besides, half-detachable pocket and splicing also inject more newness.

The colors of Metaverse look like the spectrum reflected by a crystal prism. These pure colors extracted from the virtual world are extremely bright and clean. We divide this theme into four colorways: Girls' Universe(Sweet & Cool), Oriental Phantom(Chinese Chic), Virtual Sunrise(Western Fashion) and New Era(Scientific Streetwear). Neutrals, warm tones and cold tones are all involved to enrich the color inspiration. Girls' Universe is inspired by the works of Chinese digital artist Jiahui Ding to describe the life condition of oriental girls; Oriental Phantom comes from the photograph collection 'Oriental Beauty' by Zhong Lin; Virtual Sunrise gets inspiration from the digital artworks of Bloo Woods and Blake Kathryn; New Era extracts the charming blue and purple tones from the digital artworks of SMECCEA to lead us to the gate of Metaverse.

The market of core sportswear is changing and young consumers are also pursuing fashionable and multi-functional items. The boundaries between outdoor, fashion and commuting are blurred to elevate the design of multi-scene dressing. As a key item, shorts combine functionality with outdoor elements to show both practicality and fashion. Thigh-length silhouette endows trousers with more possibilities and provides more choices for young consumers.

Those freed ones, who are pursuing personal expression, present the fashion trend of Me Generation through their rebellious attitude. Influenced by the disembedding mind, they are trying to recognize more circles and desiring for a more diversified sense of belonging. Including multiple cultures, emotional fission and restructuring endow fashion with new meaning and release the real mind. Steady and high-class neutrals are fused with acid colors to present a wide hue range with energy. The brought visual impact is also harmonious. Positive self-expression and immersive atmosphere allow people to focus on themselves.

With the development of street culture, street fashion brands have also been more popular. This report titled The Return of Acid interprets the futuristic fashion trend. Acid designs may remind us of the Acid Techno, psychedelic rock and visual Op Art in the last 80s and 90s. A messy, random yet futuristic acid style is added to the patterns in this report to interpret the wonderful Utopian imagination through a new punk spirit.