With the development of Internet and technology, more and more immersive exhibitions and synth effects emerge, and 3D visual thinking is increasingly affecting industries. The technique combing virtuality with reality retains the fleeting beauty. Brilliant florals appeal to more consumers. This trend also drives the evolution of layered and 3D patterns. Various techniques display 3D, vivid and lively patterns.

A/W 21/22 Theme Design & Development for Womenswear

In this era when everything is changing, more and more traditional modes are challenged, and many industries realize their disadvantages and try to find their own way. Therefore, we abandon the transient mode that flows with the crowd, and underline the individualized, practical and mixed boundless mode, so as to inspire creativity. Clothing, as the reflection of reality, shows trends including long over long, short outer and long inner, clear layering, short top and long bottom, mix and match. The series of reports about S/S 2022 key words will continue.

Geometry, a rational mathematical term, gives fashion infinite possibilities through size change, deconstruction, combination and layout with the help of designers. Lace is one of the ever-lasting symbols in the fashion industry. World-famous brands, royal families, fashionistas and street fashion all love lace. Unlike the sweetness of flowers, nonchalant geometric patterns add a chic and neat accent to romantic lace.

In modern times, working from home and video meetings draw the visual focus on the top half of the body, so designs for the above-the-keyboard dressing increase. In S/S 2022, detail are less but better, such as high slits, scarf hems, front wrapping, geometric cutouts and other simple but various details. The series of reports about S/S 2022 key words will continue.

Women's leather and fur overcoats pay more attention to displaying female elegance and softness. Silhouettes focus on collar changes and fitted shapes. Warm brown tones and fresh blue tones play an important role. Therefore, fine sheep shearing, curly wool and one fur are key materials. Simple collar designs and waisted details mix with everyday clothes, better depicting an exquisite and elegant image of urban women.

Mature ladies prefer minimalist and sophisticated styling. High-quality skirts are popular in the comfortable minimalist style, and casual styling also prevails. Most ladies prefer the flared shape and straight shape, and some confident ladies love skirts with side slits and center slits.

With the rise of re-created classics in A/W 20/21, overcoats will combine classics with novelty in a more fitted and refined way in A/W 21/22. In order to display silhouette changes of overcoats in A/W 21/22, this report analyzes overcoats in two seasons from perspectives of shoulder, sleeves, waist, hemline, cutting and styles.

According to data, the middle class in Asia will increase from 600 million to 1.3 billion in the next half century and will become the main consumer group in middle- to high-end markets. They are young, confident, independent and promising. Therefore, leisure-luxe urban commute style will keep prevailing, especially suits. These blazers pursue not only versatile and practical designs, but also comfort and an elevated quality, becoming a trend for future urban style.

In the post-coronavirus era, all industries are trying to make breakthroughs. On one hand, the market tends to be conservative. Excessive volume and dramatic silhouettes gradually become subdued and moderate. People's attention will shift from above-the-keyboard dressing to the luxurious dressing of the lower half of the body. On the other hand, consumers rely more on digital and virtual technologies, silhouettes take on abstract proportion and 3D space structures. 3D cutting improves the silhouette more than flat cutting. This report will take silhouettes as the core to extract key words for S/S 2022 womenswear silhouettes. The series of reports about S/S 2022 key words will continue.

Pleats are the punchline of apparel design. As a common design element, pleats are combined with different materials and techniques. Layered pleats display the gorgeous aesthetics. Simple outlines, smooth lines and sculptural dramatic structures interpret the craftsmanship spirit and extreme romance via pleats and silhouettes. Details on the back are also underlined.

Plants and flowers will continue to lead A/W 21/22 pattern trends. Saturated color contrast, color sensation changes and expression forms influence women's leather and fur clothing. Floral patterns are timeless in design and will occupy a large part in pattern design.

In this era full of challenges, consumers hope to find a comfy and pleasing experience in amiable nature. Colors remeasure the relationship between us and objects and create a soothing and optimistic vibe. This report starts from healing pastel colors, trans-seasonal neutrals, intense browns and calm greens to present current trends.

Lace is mystical, seductive and skin-friendly, popular with females. Lace fabric in S/S 2022 inherits the spirit of conventional lace and improves crafts. Multicolored embroidery, beaded embroidery and fun thread embroidery renew conventional lace and display the quality and value of lace. Romantic lace with embroidered flowers, chic lace with beaded embroidery and fun lace with embroidery in pastel colors are featured items this season. They contribute to fashionable lace items, bring a new wearing experience, and appeal to Gen Z.

In Folded Time, we can really feel the existence of flowing and invisible time which closely connects fashion, politics, religion, society and art. Perennial products spanning eras make a contrast with current trends, endowing this theme with a strong artistic vibe. According to a survey report, middle class in Asia will increase a lot, and becomes the main consumer group of luxury goods. They are well-cultured and self-pleasing, pursue the emotional story behind products and pay attention to vintage collection. Therefore, products with a high quality and value will be more prevalent. Textural woolen fabric, brilliant silky fabric, artistic pastel faux fur and retro leisure-luxe silk mix classics with current fashion, offering a brand-new wearing experience.

Extravagant Age analyzes pattern crafts of Byzantine style. The Byzantine style refers to the artistic style that arose and became popular in the Byzantine Empire centered in Constantinople from the 4th century to the 15th century, and mainly reflects the worship of emperors and the promotion of Christian theology. It is the combination of late Roman art and the art centered on Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt. This report interprets the extravagant Byzantine Empire via complicated decorations on religious patterns from perspectives of combination of satin and embroidery, match of bead and specific embroidery, and combined luxurious lace, bead and tube.

As consumers pursue a high quality of life and the "less but better" concept, elegant tweed prevails more widely. The most representative one is Chanel tweed which is leisure-luxe and elevated. In the new season, tweed uses thick yarns with a high gram weight and exude its noble temperament. Soft multicolored yarns intertwine with each other or blend with metallic yarns to enhance the luxurious feeling. In the new season, thick check tweed revives and appears on the latest collections of Gucci and MSGM, quite noteworthy.

Prints that span seasons are key for loungewear, and influenced by decorative home interiors. Consumers want durable and multifunctional clothes that can be worn throughout the seasons. Prints and colors are key. Natural dyestuff contributes to popular floral plants and natural textures, thus creating natural and sustainable items. Warm and nourishing earth tones and plant-based hues make items ideal for the whole year. Following new Bohemian trend, decorative patterns like ikat and paisley are used as versatile prints. Retro prints inspire bold stripes and geometric patterns to appeal young consumers.

With the development of the society, consumers pursue high-quality and individualized clothing. In A/W 21/22, mixed materials are changing, which brings a new visual impact and a layered sense. Outerwear in A/W 21/22 pays more attention to individualized fabrics, such as splicing of trench coats, splicing of puffa jackets, splicing of knitted fabrics, contrast of front and back panels, splicing of denim and splicing of wool. These spliced materials enhance the visual impact.

The self-consciousness of modern women is strengthened, and increasing independent women enter the workplace. Urban commute womenswear is also getting prevailing. Versatile and wearable suits become the top priority of consumers. Knitwear pays more attention to silhouettes, pursue comfort and elevated quality and show a neat urban office lady style.

With the rise of utility, urban consumers shift their focus from fashionable looks to versatile durable items and pay more attention to multifunctional and multi-occasional items, thus further blurring the boundary between leisure style and commute style. Designs should be multi-occasional to meet modern women's needs.