As consumers pursue the improvement of life quality, delicacy and elegance become important. Sustainable fashion drives the exploration of exquisite and durable details to be a mainstream. Traditional handicrafts become an important form of clothing details. Delicacy and craftsmanship return back, and weaving will mix with femininity to create fashionable items.

In A/W 21/22, ready-to-wear look will be a key trend in womenswear. Ready-to-wear puffa jackets are fashionable and warm, easily switching between different occasions. This report will analyze key silhouettes of lightweight long outerwear, collarless light overcoat, trench coat, well-fitting style, A-line silhouette, umbrella cape, down dress, down skirt and mono-color set, so as to guide the design direction of women's puffa jackets.

The popularity of French vintage drives the decoration trend of handcrafted beads. French style is displayed by not only style, fabric and color, but also the French style beaded embroidery. The color of beads and placements all well display the exquisite maximalist aesthetics.

Artists' sentiments about the snowfield are strongly reflected in A/W 21/22 women's puffa jackets. The Neuschwanstein Castle is covered by thick snow, which echoes the Nordic home decoration art. GIRLS & BOTANICAL, Colombian illustrator Stefania Tejada's collection of surrealist works, also brings inspiration for young women's puffa jackets. Story of The Snowfield tends to be calm and warm. Tone-on-tone color blocks make the palette richer and harmonious.

Time will leave its imperfect or rough traces, and the past will revive in the future. Futuristic gilding effect marks the time traces and reveals the imagination of the past and future through rough textures and heavy metal materials. Feminine silhouette and placement gilding allow gilding to show a warmer and softer metallic quality in A/W 21/22.

Social unrest drives the change of consumers' habits and hobbies, while necessity consumption contributes to the continuous popularity of simple and durable products. Currently, the laissez-faire of liberalism is replaced by the refined restraint, which leads to the change of design direction under this theme. Influenced by this pandemic, "less is more" has been a must, and modular durable design will attract restrained consumers. The home will become a self-healing haven for existentialists, and bring a positive, optimistic, time-rich lifestyle. 60% of the world's population will stay at home from January and April 2020. Under stay-at-home economy, consumption and aesthetics will grow a lot, and artists balance the secure emotion with the beauty of simplicity and purity. The concept of trans-seasonal consumption of simple necessities has become a basic appeal, which is conducive to creating a lasting and considerate brand.

With the popularity of vintage trend and the exploration of European classical aesthetics, retro Victorian, Baroque and Rococo aesthetics gets rid of the rigid and serious form, and appears in clothing in a playful and relaxing way. In S/S 2021, influenced by sweet femininity, women's denim will emphasize the explicit expression. Ruffle, court-style denim skirt and exquisite rhinestones all emphasize the feminine fashion language.

Consumers get used to increased time spent at home, so the demand for comfort and minimalism strengthens the importance of core items. Designs develop toward durability and multi-occasion application. Soft accessories will shine brightly after the pandemic.

After the pandemic, design will focus on providing solutions or emphasizing lifestyle changes, and cater to utility concept by versatility, and pay attention to accessories of the upper body. Practicality and versatility will be the key to creating fashionable items. Adaptive designs will prevail after the pandemic.

Females want to display their leg lines and pursue simple and powerful charm, which gives rise to commute looks in the new season. As a necessary item, jeans perfectly display femininity. Denim shorts, ankle-length jeans and floor-length jeans focus on the waisted effect. Silhouette is adjusted to well modify legs.

In classical French style home decoration, either idyllic style or Baroque style floral wallpaper can create a cosy and comfortable vibe for the room. In the young lady style and the lady style, floral wallpaper displays retro French romance. Unlike passionate or fresh florals previously, this season florals seem to come from French boudoir, plain, dark yet girly.

As designers continue to optimize party items, the new trend of gowns continues, and the luxurious and nostalgic ball gown stands out. Gowns in the new season use bold and bright colors, and become retro yet luxurious, playful and pleasing. Many pearls and dramatic accessories are used. Sheeny taffeta is the mainstream, making the clothing more gorgeous.

As a key fabric, lace rises. It remains an important element to create classic luxurious formal dress, and exudes the warm romance and seduction of autumn and winter. Classic black or white lace wins more consumers with its versatility. This season lace prefers nostalgic looks. Plush cutout enhances the warm touch of lace. Superfine edges and black seduction reveal female charm. The high gloss creates a luxurious feel like in the party.

Mondrian is a Dutch painter. He takes geometric figures as the basic elements of his painting, and adopts three-primary colors to simplify the form into the pure abstract composition of horizontal and vertical lines. With his deep internal observation and insight, Mondrian creates the beauty of equilibrium in the universal phenomena. The dress of Yves Saint Laurent is inspired by Composition in Red, Blue and Yellow by Mondrian, which is the first time to combine fashion design and art. This leads to a trend of collaboration design between fashion and art. Yves saint Laurent also launches his own A/W 1966 collection, showing 10 Mondrian-inspired dresses that would surely make their way into fashion history and have a special name: Mondrian dress.

Light, comfortable and breathable qualities upgrade underwear. Daily underwear also refers to fitness clothes and dancewear. The elastic free size style is the major point. Wireless structure, elastic fabric and elastic foam padding create natural shapes. Soft knitted fabric is combined with seamless edges, creating invisible items. Underpants and thongs are combined with high-waist design, bringing stronger support. They can be paired with fitness clothes and loungewear. Classic retro styles inspire the basic items and details. Crisp silhouette, seasonal bright colors and exquisite neutral colors make the design more modern.

A/W 21/22 Theme Forecast

Monogram has a century-old history in the fashion industry, serving as a status symbol for its users and a taste label for mega brands. Nowadays, monogram weakens the noble feel, blends with modern elements and returns back. Billie Eilish, a super star, is also keen on the bootleg monogram.

Conventional sets remind us of formal suits or sport suits. But in S/S 2021, conventional sets will totally change. Suits are combined with Bermuda shorts, and cropped suits are styled with tone-on-tone skirts, which will be a both fashionable and casual look. According to the survey, people pay more and more attention to comfort, including a comfortable life and casual clothing. Thus casual sets will prevail, and comfortable casual sets will also be necessary.

Urban dwellers pursue a high-quality life, and knitwear is warm and comfortable in autumn and winter. In addition to its thickness, delicate stitch textures also add details. In the new season, stitches are combined with patterns, with geometrics, florals and twigs to create stylish textures and patterns on the knitwear.

For knitwear, wool, cashmere and yakwool are widely applied. With the emphasis on environmental protection, organic plant fiber and recycled chemical fiber yarn gain much attention. Various yarns are used as decoration, renewing the all-over use. Flat tape yarn, paper yarn, loop yarn and melange yarns are non-negligible. Melange yarns are frequently used. Color layers and stripes need constant attention. Paper yarn will grow in despite of its small proportion.

With the rapid rise of Internet and digitization, people live in a quick-paced society, and love this digital age with rapid economic development and abundant materials, but they also long for a poetic and tranquil life. The combination of spiritual comfort with material need also brings inspiration. Contrasting mixed materials become hot and create the new visual aesthetics. Practicality is also key. And the mixed leather is a key splicing trend.