The global warming and continuously high temperatures result in frequent heat stroke. Many brands have released their cooling technologies to offer cool dressing in summer. With the constant evolution of cooling fabrics, the cooling technologies are involved in every stage in the production cycle, from fibers, structures to the post finishes. This report focuses on the classic and innovative technologies in the market, and introduces the following recommended brands and technologies.

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.

Internet will be our ideal future. COSMOS theme borrows a time machine to human and allows them to go back to the past. From silent-movie era to the western world, night skies to foggy forests, human are now embracing the all-around digital age and moving forward in the revolution. Aesthetic exploration fuses sci-fi with futurism, present with the past to develop tensive femininity-driven clothes.

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.

After battling with virus for several years, humans’ requirement for antibacterial performance is rising. This report focuses on the latest antibacterial materials in A/W 2023: healthcare antibacterial seabuckthorn leaves, odor control FRESHGUARD®, Recoyarns® and chitosan fiber.

Mixing western aesthetics with offbeat Deed spirits, pioneering designers build a bridge between surrealism with mysticism through weird and ridiculous expressions. All the abstract existences are strange yet charming. The consumers of Deed are defined to be strange, niche, and avant-garde. Knitted & gauze fabrics, PVC & translucent fabrics, lustrous fabrics, and jacquard & embossed fabrics are the major directions. Lightweight, comfort, and lustrous textures are the developing points for fabrics. Bodysuits, shirts, trousers, outerwear, and suits are the items to watch.

Metaverse is a society under constant evolutions. The rise of virtual digital clothing leads to the innovation and revolution of fabrics. The consumer groups of Metaverse are the Gen Z and Generation Alpha who love luxurious streetwear. Driven by the styles as virtual interaction, futuristic technology, NFT, avant-garde streetwear, and smart business, designers bring suiting, digital knits, PU leather, patented leather, and metallic luster to the forefront of menswear. Focusing on visual effects and fun performance, the thematic fabrics of Metaverse are mainly applied to produce coordinates, trench coats, shirts, pullovers, and leggings.

The theme Multifaceted Player conveys that these unconventional cross-border people desire for a carefree and unlimited lifestyle in this diversified background. They are always switching between different characters and scenes and enjoying the fun of being a multifaceted player. The fashion world is also trying to be break the restraint of design to meet consumers’ need of multidimensional symbiosis.

Metaverse is a society under constant evolutions. The rise of virtual digital clothing leads to the innovation and revolution of fabrics. The consumer groups of Metaverse are the Gen Z and Generation Alpha who love luxurious streetwear. Driven by the styles as virtual interaction, futuristic technology, NFT, avant-garde streetwear, and smart business, designers bring suiting, digital knits, PU leather, patented leather, gradient gloss, and 3D embellishments to the forefront. Focusing on visual effects and fun performance, the thematic fabrics of Metaverse are mainly applied to produce suits, dresses, knitted base layers, and outerwear.

Shirt is a timeless piece of clothing in every season. The combination of style and fabric will be the most important point. Shirting is matched up with the design styles this season to improve the referential value and bring more possibilities to S/S 2023. Refreshing jacquard is joined by cellulose fabrics to create an artistic commuting style; textured jacquard and blended cotton twill develop solid cargo shirt; genderinclusive shirting has also become a new direction. Besides, S/S 2023 shirting is lighter and softer. Tri-proof finishing, sun-protective performance, and cooling finishing provide more additional values.

As the exclusive fabric for aristocracies in the 18th century, expensive corduroy was once called Corde du Roi(King's Stripe). Its solid surface, thermal performance, unique stripes and gorgeous textures are loved by many designers and brands in A/W. Transferred from woven to warp knitting, the striped texture if the biggest signature of corduroy's appearance. This report focuses on the development of warp-knitting corduroy, jacquard corduroy, multi-color corduroy and lustrous corduroy.

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.

"My photography is more subtraction than addition. I always try to take off things. We all have a sort of mask of expression. You say goodbye, you smile, you are scared,"said the famous photographer Paolo Roversi,"I try to take all these masks away and little by little subtract until you have something pure left. A kind of abandon, a kind of absence." Woman has another side of her which is hidden behind the expression. Is that the pure imperfect prettiness Paolo gives us? We'd like to subtract the complex and exaggerated part of our life and to reveal the real elegancy and beauty. The theme of Visions explores the coexisted relationship of human, nature and technology. The sustainable development of eco-friendly process protects our mother planet, and the growth of science & technology promotes us into a brand new field. We can feel the romantic textures of raw materials based on all these new connections.

The Campaign for Wool is a global endeavour initiated by its patron, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, in 2010 in order to raise awareness among consumers about the unique, natural, renewable and biodegradable benefits offered by the fiber. With the rise of healthy and casual lifestyle in the world scale, wool has been applied more on sportswear. Its natural properties allow wool to be the best choice for daily running, yoga and riding.

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.

Woolen fabric plays an important role in autumn and winter. With the development and innovation of fiber and fabric, knitted woolen fabric will be widely used in A/W 22/23. It is more elastic than woven woolen fabric and more delicate than knitwear textiles, and it also ensures the thermal property. Such knitted woolen fabric can be used to produce middle layers under overcoat and puffa jacket. This report will focus on the pattern of knitted woolen jacquard, and its new materials and post-finishing techniques.

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.