Coco Chanel once said that lace is the greatest invention of human that nothing is more elegant and exquisite so far. Nature endows us with endless inspiration, and designers can always find a better way to express through yarn and craft. Lace has symbolized exquisite craft and romance since its birth. This report will analysis the craft, pattern and texture of lace. The main introduction of water-soluable lace, wrap-knitted lace and laser-cut lace-like fabric provides new directions for designers and fabric develop enterprise in A/W 22/23.

This "hybrid age" connects people with mixed identities, different backgrounds, status and cultures. The young generation look at the world through their immature ethereal dream, and meet another unique themselves. Although they are strangers, they have connected spirits. Isolated from the public aesthetics, they are making selections between sub-culture and mainstream. Their anxiety of "mixed identity recognition" and expectation of being approved by the mainstream cause the experiences including anxiety and hope, pain and joy. The theme Strange Twinning applies handcrafted decorations and reuses wasted synthetic materials to underline the "sweet, beautiful and quirky" style through mix&match. Thus, this report takes sweet stretchy lace fabric, colorful handmade blend fabric, girly sheeny chemical fiber fabric and ethereal sheer fabric as the main point, inversely influencing the mainstream by their interpersonal cultures through content socialization and private domain customization.

Lace is an everlasting popular topic in the fashion world. Lace has attracted countless women and designers in thousand years for its unique charm and exquisite craft. In the medieval times, delicate lace is the symbol of power and position. We called women who could perfectly present the beauty of lace charming ladies. The traditional lace endows women with romance, nobility or sexuality. However, modern lace injects a more diversified temperament and character into the fabric. Different from the solemn and gorgeous traditional lace, the new-look lace is more suitable for urban women. This report mainly introduces the lace which fits S/S 2022 womenswear. Bionic embroidery lace, sequined embroidery lace, eyelet embroidery lace, modern tasseled lace and linen plain lace make the fabric more diversified and outline women's various temperaments.

In the post-coronavirus era, young consumers long for a trip to nature, and they try to relax via holidays. Therefore, S/S 2022 will center on this theme and energize the mind, body and soul through the power of design. Pleasing cotton lace, soft voluminous textured fabrics and pastoral printed fabrics create a relaxing holiday vibe.

The COVID-19 pandemic, turbulent politics and unstable society trigger our fear. And the digital technology spreads fear quickly. People are eager to escape from reality and extends their individuality through surreal, dark, edgy street looks. Maison Margiela A/W 20/21 displays a surrealistic artistic collection via digital video. Therefore, in A/W 21/22 the mystical dark tone will prevail in womenswear fabrics, appeals to young consumers via charming street fashion culture and drives the rise of horror aesthetics.