Repeated uncertainties accelerate the economic recession, however, the fashion industry is a durable consumer goods industry under direct affect. For Fall/Winter 2023, we expected for the symbiosis of natural beings and discovered a balanced survival pattern in the adversity. China was predicted to be a dark horse that would incubate the fashion. All the industries have expressed their vision about the future, including digital supply chain, the strategies that transform the shopping demand, the attitude toward lifestyles and IDEA marketing. We advocate to seize the chance to enter into the new fashion era, initiate changes from within, and embrace the Web3.0.

COSMOS expresses its optimism about future. The fashion industry has never as technological as now. The sci-fi aesthetic began with exploration of space by humans in the middle of the last century. The exploration of material technology is no longer conceptual, but practical and artistic. Apparels carry designers’ desire for futuristic creation. Integrating swing, programming and induction technology, streamlined shapes and fluid hi-tech materials outline the imagination toward the future space, and describe a parallel universe that tends to be supernatural, comprehensive and pioneering.

This report focuses on the details and crafts of shirts. Deconstructed neck and statement front open highlight the asymmetry; creative tailoring and layered deconstruction show textures and detachability; cutouts in places meet the lightweight dressing in Spring/Summer.

Deed tries to convey minority vanguards’ pursuit of the Faustian spirit, which is an experimental spirit that explores the unknowns by bold destruction and recreation. They insist on looking at things from a dialectical and remoulding perspective. Psychedelic and complicated virtual vision is combined with the wrapping and twining of the second skin to express the spirit that pursues liberty. With visual illusions and sensory color schemes, the consumers of Deed are full of hope for a future era of science and technology, and they are exploring the value of life and their individual personality.

Mysterious, weird and twisted, artists show us their variant and crazy inner worlds through offbeat perspectives. Being immersed in their own world, artists are isolated from the outside world. Let’s roam in the twisted spaces in their artworks and feel the irony, contradiction and fantasies.

Sweatshirt is an extremely practical cross-seasonal item in the market. Beyond graphic designs, this report will introduce you the details and crafts for sweatshirts. Based on the pragmatism, delicate details subvert the basic design and create eye-catching, versatile products.

The wild and free spirit of mottled camouflage is loved by people who are chasing for a unique personality. The application on industrial outfits and collages is rather cool.

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.

Metaverse ecology has entered into the fields of healthcare. In the post-pandemic era, people place great importance on their own health and a good state of mind, which also makes medical care one of the most concerned tracks in the global capital and technology market. Meta wellness is a more realistic and urgent approach than entertainment. Health is the eternal theme of human beings and the premise of human development. The transformation of lifestyle is the foundation of physical and mental health, and the transformation of medical treatment is an important technical guarantee for maintaining health. Diverse well-being lifestyles and metaverse healthcare lead people to an era of Meta Wellness.

The cover of Vogue Taiwan presents 100% polluted water and daily trashes to arouse our love for this planet. Environmental pollution is a challenging, controversial but inevitable topic in the fashion industry. In the abandoned and polluted space, the future and the past coexist in the present moment. Depressive darks and fresh pastels, modern and ancient, abstract bionic textures and plant prints, all these conflicts form a brand-new decadent aesthetic and reflect the worries about the uncertain future world.

This report focuses on the crafts and details of shirts. Decorative string threading brings a casual touch; pocket design also shows highlights; additional layers display a delicate deconstructed effect; innovative pleats and contrast stitches further improve the sense of fashion.

With the constant development of metaverse, the once sub-culture concept has been the core for technical products to explore the virtual world and establish in-depth relationship with Chinese youths. Online spaces, virtual connections and digital items have been widely accepted by Chinese people.

During the pursuit of light, the light with temperature affects emotions. The color language of halo explores the mental experiences as ‘awareness’ and ‘perception’ with an experimental mind. Artistic wanderers in cities subvert the common rules of art, fashion, and life through their senses of humor and playfulness. Dopamine palette establishes a positive mental tone. Uncertain economics and fragile humanity raise concerns about the future, thus people want to live in nature for spiritual calmness.

Tie-dyed pattern is a hot and common element in the recent fashion world. Different from the past seasons, the latest tie-dyed patterns are developed to be more casual and wild to embrace the industrial and outdoor aesthetics. A-COLD-WALL*, Alexander McQueen, Doublet, South2 West8, Fendi and VEIN are the brands to watch.

Cartoon patterns are no longer exclusive to children's clothing, and many big names use them in men's clothing styles. Their vivid expressions and postures are extremely adorable. Louis Vuitton's menswear release in recent seasons has many cartoon images, and the letters and graphics with facial expressions are very vivid and eye-catching; GUCCI's latest anthropomorphic fruit and vegetable series with different poses are very interesting; the cartoonization of logo is also a common method of major brands.

The offbeat fabric of jeans is welcoming in the market. The details on waists, body sides and leg openings are combined with the special features of denim. Fringed raw edges and reversed patchwork are the exclusive crafts to denim.

With the focus on localization and self-sufficient lifestyles, gardening-inspired prints and patterns are trending upward. Planting purifies the soul and stays close to the nature. The gothic floral prints brought by Dior Men, Acne Studios and Davi Paris are gorgeous and steady.

Trench coat is an important outer layer for males. The belted silhouette is more welcoming in the market; deconstruction is in line with the menswear design in recent seasons; light workwear elements make statements; the neat silhouette of H-line trench coat becomes the focus; parkas combine loose fits with fine details.

3D pattern crafts have been the main presentations in this season. Heat pressing improves the expression of letter patterns; embossed effect makes statements; 3D embroideries and patches are diversified to attract more consumers; the metallic luster of sequins and beads offers unique textures.

With the blurred border between working and daily lives, suits are diversified to meet the requirements in more occasions. Double plackets subvert the traditional silhouette of formal suit; oversized wide shoulders greatly improve the volume; the pioneering deconstructed details on loose fit develop sleek staples; neat boxy suit is mainly presented in sets; besides, the cinched-in waist will also be an important trend.

T-shirt is the most versatile trans-seasonal piece in the wardrobe that draws the attention of designers and consumers. This report collects the most trendy elements, such as crops, asymmetry, cutouts, drop-shoulder loose fits, half-neck slim fits and polos, to introduce the silhouette trend in S/S 2023.