Facing the challenge of society, politics, environment and economy, consumers will gradually develop a habit of daily healing in 2022 and 2023. The technology development of engineering product, food and materials is under a trend of commercialization, calling for protecting natural resources and starting a supernatural future. And with the rise of health awareness, promoting mental and physical health and exploring hi-tech products have become the essential topics. At the same time, consumers are also paying attention to cost-saving and decreasing waste, which makes recyclable and durable products popular. The emergency of slow handicraft forces all the industries to break through the stereotype and provide innovation, including the fabric textile industry. The additional value of fabric is important in this season. Healing and delighted fibers bring new functions and wearing experience to men's and women's A/W fabrics, which leads the development of fabric to a natural, eco-friendly and future-tech trend direction. The report will summarize and refine the keywords of latest A/W 22/23 fabric from the aspects of fiber, function, craft technique and textural variation.

With consumer's rising pursuit of comfortable and versatile knitwear, exploring protective and healthy properties is the key fabric trend for S/S 2022 women's knitwear. Consumers and designers are paying more attention to the sustainable soft-tactile fabric and natural eco-friendly knitted fabric. Therefore, healing lustrous knitted fabric, natural tie-dyed knitted fabric and anti-bacterial plain fabric are the recommended high-quality and sustainable knitted fabrics to create all-day versatile knitted items suitable for both working and entertainment.

With people's rising attention to health, the fabrics with peaceful and comfortable property become more popular. Comfort, health and functionality will be the key developing trend of S/S 2022 kidswear knitted fabric. Natural and outdoor elements can also be applied to improve the market value. Thus, natural knitted fabric, bright wide-stripe fabric and mushroom printed fabric will be the noteworthy fabrics in S/S 2022.

The theme Sunlit City is describing the optimistic attitude of urban people and guiding people to consume and think in a positive and rational way. The S/S 2022 focuses on people's inner real requirements and builds a positive mental model which pays attention to sensory experiences, becoming the key emotion trend. In this new season, comfortable natural materials or synthetic fibers are used to replace the highly-cost textures. For example, comfortable blended suiting, luxurious jersey fabric, lustrous duchess satin and subtle cotton blended fabric with minimalist designs and comfortable practical silhouettes can create multi-occasion commuting sets, dresses and tops, bringing a cross-season dressing experience to consumers.

For S/S 2022 women's knitted garments, it is a key point that fashion moves toward elevated simplicity. Exquisite details become the top priority. Brand-new functions and fabrics create elevated yet basic styles, and functionality and protection underline an elevated feel. For core knits, organic fabrics and eco-friendly fabrics are worth investment, and low-impact natural dyestuff is used. Therefore, this report focuses on polylactic acid fiber fabric, Sorona® fabric and one-sided three-yarn loop fabric.

Due to the change of lifestyles, sustainability and environmental protection become the focus of infants' wear. Therefore, comfort and sustainability will be a key trend for infants' knitted fabrics in A/W 21/22, aiming to make items more practical, relaxing and durable. Fabrics with single component and eco-friendly natural materials will be key designs of this trend. Bamboo fiber fabric, seersucker, comfortable quilted fabric and brushed sweatshirt fabric are multifunctional and trans-seasonal, fit for A/W 21/22 infants' wear.

With the development of our society, sustainability remains the focus of consumers and brands. People pursue a healthy lifestyle and have a deeper understanding of how comfortable and functional knitted fabrics affect people's health. For the textile industry, it is a key consideration of how to transform fiber into fashion in a sustainable way, how to lower the impact on the environment with natural fibers, and how to realize a chain of functional composite fibers and renewable resources through digital technologies. Therefore, this theme centers on DuPont Sorona fibers, modal fibers, healthy energy fibers, cellulose acetate, mercerized faux-linen knit and lycra fibers, so as to provide a green and healthy lifestyle which is also the crucial driving force for the textile industry in next few years.

With the prevalence of home style, kidswear renews core items with playful knitted fabrics. As kidswear pays more attention to durability and sustainability, natural fibers and recycled fabrics will be crucial fabrics for S/S 2022. Comfortable and fun textiles meet the need for vigorous kidswear and create a fun vibe for summer kidswear.

Exquisite appearance and cultivating consumers' sustainable awareness have become the mainstream of new consumption. The demand for individuality and limited items is also getting stronger, which has driven the market's demand for retro upcycling looks. Inspirations are drawn from the routine to upcycle old materials, to deconstruct and creatively transform classic fabrics and the best selling goods in the past. Old practical materials, retro elements, the garage fabrics and accessories are applied to upcycle overflowing items, endow products with the real sustainable meaning, and make the old materials and unsalable fabrics vigorous again. Regenerated fibers create a natural color mixing impact, individual and creative. The details of old clothes and unsalable fabrics are artistically hand-made, such as splicing the cuff and the collar to shape the new appearance, show nifty and eye-catching effect, and create the unique sustainable items.