Having experienced pandemics, wars, and industry disruptions, people's spirits have long been burdened. The distorted "long gown" acts like shackles, suffocating them. The external shocks have prompted contemporary youth to deeply contemplate the way humans interact with nature. This inner pursuit has transformed the meaning of outdoor activities from simple relaxation and escapism to a deeper level of reflection, exploring inner ideals and cultural tensions. At the same time, people's perspectives are extending towards the mountains, rivers, and lands of their homeland, propelling urban communities amidst the steel and concrete forests towards a broader horizon. They are breaking free from their current identities and integrating into the wilderness, embracing a wild and natural way of life.

Knitted fabrics, as the mainstream fabrics of autumn and winter seasons, bring a soft, delicate, comfortable and luxurious atmosphere to the 24/25 autumn and winter seasons with their exquisite craftsmanship and clever combination of diverse component materials. By continuously focusing on the production and development of knitting fabric technology and conducting in-depth research on the consumer market, the POP Accessories Trend Team has released a trend interpretation of knitted fabrics for the 24/25 autumn and winter seasons from multiple dimensions, including fabric texture, fabric material, technical craftsmanship, and final wear performance. This report will provide a detailed explanation of the latest trends in six knitted fabrics: warm velour, ribbed texture, fine Roman, brushed twill, structured air layer, and casual waffle grid, based on various process developments.

Influenced by the impact of natural well-being, the S/S 2024 palette presents saturated brights and chromes. This report analyzes the color trend of knitted fabrics that create ready-to-wear. One key color is refined from green, red and orange respectively. Vintage and surreal colors are the mainstreams in S/S 2024.

In this most passionate season, dazzling colors are loved by most people. Vibrant Dragon Fire, steady Black Iris and soft Orchid Pink lead the colorway of knit in Spring/Summer 2023. The knit fabrics in this season are lightweight, breathable and stretchy. Natural plush cotton, ultrafine fiber blend, smooth double-faced knit, terry, rib and pique are the main fabrics.

Sweatshirt is the best product designed for all four seasons. The fabric of sweatshirt in A/W 23/24 explores terry jacquard and 3D textures instead of the normal jersey to attract younger sleek consumers. Geometric textures and vibrant colorways start a vacation at home. Water washing and woven textures redefine this casual product.

The freed ones, who are pursuing personal expression, present the fashion trend of Me Generation by their unique rebellious attitude. Every one desires for expressing the real-self but feels ashamed when looking around. Anxiety is thus emerged. There is a group of young people chasing for the definition of real-self through their cognition and brave attitude of fashion. Getting rid of the barrier of self domain to release the instinct, they refuse to be defined by the known. Positive lifestyle drives the young heart beats and stimulates the real humanity. Genderless, which includes all kinds of body shape, is the core of Freed. Digital knitted fabric, faded knitted fabric, technology light fabric and eco-friendly denim are combined with loose silhouettes to present the flowing temperament of contemporary teenagers. The concept of diverse personality reveals the multiple faces of freed ones.

The consumer of this theme, Sensory Intensifier pursues orderly aesthetics and the designs of transboundary senses. Op Art psychedelic fabric is fused with the ultimate joy of colorfulness to explore the deep down senses. Sensory knitted fabric, visual illusion woolen fabric, joy down fabric and urban leather fabric convey the luxurious value of ultimate joy. The illusive rhythm of pattern and texture provides people with interactive sensory experiences.

Velvety fabric reflects a sense of retro court, which has been the symbol of understated luxury. The green velvet dress of Scarlett in the film Gone with the Wind is extremely amazing. A simple velvet gown dress sends out an air of dignity without any gorgeous decoration. This report will focus on A/W 22/23 velvet, silk velvet, pleuche, velveteen, textured corduroy, and embossed flocking, jacquard and burn-out fabrics.

The consumer of this theme, Sensory Intensifier pursues orderly aesthetics and the designs of transboundary senses. Op Art psychedelic fabric is fused with the ultimate joy of colorfulness to explore the deep down senses. Gucci Aria's jewelry collection Hortus Delicarum refines unique gemstones and arranges them in asymmetric disorder. The application of digital gloss and acrylic jewelry creates the dazzling visual effect of dance floor. Op knitting fabric, joyous glossy fabric, sensory woolen fabric, decorative geometric fabric and composite fur fabric all convey the luxurious value. Rhythmic pattern and the flowing effect of reflective gloss provide people with the interactive experience with clothing.

There is simple and modest elegancy between light and shadow, brightness and darkness, virtual and reality. People want to reflect infinite reveries in limited space through the interaction with space and nature.

Consumers' promotion and practice of slow and easy lifestyle make people feel that delicate urban clothes provide restraint. Finding a balanced point between urban fashion and relaxed leisure clothes therefore has become the main pursuit. Blend knit fabric is combined with minimalist modern aesthetic to refresh the fashion leisure items. It also endows delicacy based on the comfort. Flexible lifestyle allows comfortable and fashion feel to be the main point of blend knit fabric. Refined rib, thermal napping knit, mineral-textured fancy yarn and faded plain knit will be the main fabric trend for A/W 22/23.

Health has become the hottest global topic because of the epidemic. People desire for outdoor activity, respect the rules of life and nature and want to escape from the complicated trifles and meaningless battles. People are breaking through the limit and searching for their new selves. New functional fabrics explore the development of A/W 22/23 sportswear. Kishu bicho-tan charcoal fiber, bamboo carbon magnetic fiber, weak-acid Paramos cellulose fiber, anti-bacterial photocatalytic synthetic fiber, low-carbon thermal fiber and tear-resistant nylon66 fiber lead to new trend of outdoor functional fabric and provide consumers with more comfortable and advanced dressing experiences.

Since the world entered the 21st century, the amount of natural resources that human beings can obtain from the earth is decreasing, the environmental awareness in consumer goods market is gradually strengthening, and the concept of low-carbon, environmental protection and sustainable is highly praised. Therefore, new fiber textiles have attracted more attention and development. The natural color of Plantcot fiber is eco-friendly and healthy which also reduces the pollution caused by dyeing. The new natural fibers extracted from corn, lavender, banana and sarcandra decrease the waste of plant resource and strengthen the health function of fiber textiles. Moisturizing and skin-protection Collaskin collagen fiber is made by the extraction of the scale and skin of deep-sea fishes. Green energy is the only way to realize sustainable development of human beings. The bio-based products and green energy have become the forefront of the world science and technology field. Therefore, bio-based fiber fabric will become an important trend for fabric development in the future.

The swanky youth of this new era are growing up in the global information explosion environment. And the cultural conflicts between East and West promote the development of various community cultures. They use the fearless attitude of extreme youth to present the classic charm of street culture. Art forms like graffiti, skateboarding and rap are just like their mother tongue and become the manifestos of self-expression. Swanky youth use their fashion fetish to demonstrate the endless possibilities of wild growing and break the gender border to create a new scene of gender fluidity. Vintage faded knit fabric interprets the fearless color of youth. Retro stripe-check fabric salutes to the street culture. Coated nylon and protective cotton blend fabric protect the free and reckless youth through the comfortable functionality.

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.

With the rise of fashionable artistic cultures, Gen Z consumers drive the interpersonal culture to gradually come into the public and become a heated fashion topic. T-shirts and knitted sweatshirts have been necessary for fashionistas and mega brands. This report centers on S/S 2022 knitted fabrics, including worsted light mercerized cotton, comfortable cotton, PU dust-free sweatshirts, modal stretchy comfortable cotton. They shine brightly with the combination of a new street fashion perspective and sustainability.

People are more yearning for a digital future, and try to express their emotions with brights, especially the energetic and optimistic young generation. Futuristic digital light effect prompts the attention to pleasing and positive tones. Therefore, digital brights will widely prevail in fashion fields. Optimistic, aggressive and upward colors will underpin S/S 2022 knitted fabrics.

Due to this pandemic, home style gets increasingly popular. Comfortable sweatshirts shift to be items fit for both lounge and streets. Soft loopback jersey, airy sweatshirt fabric and marl knitted fabric are key fabrics with a light gram weight, suitable for minimal comfortable sweatshirts. Soft and comfy knitted fabrics will be a key trend for A/W 21/22 women's sweatshirts.

With the prevalence of Internet, the culture in a certain circle becomes a heated topic. A group of young fearless generation advocates expressionism and tries to extend their individuality via surreal modern edgy street looks. Eco-friendly cotton, striped fabrics in new neutrals, cutout knitted fabrics and tie-dyed knitted fabrics renew men's knitted fabrics of fashion brands in S/S 2020 via their brand-new street fashion visual effect and comfy hand feel.

In the post-coronavirus era, people hope to establish a close relationship with nature. Knitted fabrics work well for both men and women, and go across the whole year. In S/S 2022, designers try to extract trendy colors and natural, harmless dyestuff from nature for pile knit, jersey and stretchable mesh fabric, so as to meet consumers' interest in nature.

In this unstable world, fear becomes a new normal. Everyday we are surrounded by anxious and disturbing information about pandemic, death, economic shutdown, environmental crisis, which unwittingly promotes the spread of fear around the world. Menswear fashion brands take cues from horror movies, horror games and even the Gothic culture, so gloomy, Gothic and horror fabrics stand out and become key words for A/W 21/22 menswear of fashion brands.