'Man is the measure of all things.’ Because of the long-term lockdown, people have more time to think about the meaning of their existence, and feel the surrounding changes. Abnormal natural environment, matrix interference and unknown creatures are exposed in the public, which let us think about whether the world really exists. The revival of digital culture presents infinite possibilities and affects the real world.

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.

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.

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.

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.

S/S 2022 determined to be full of uncertainty, just like the recurrence and mutant of epidemic in the early 2021. The young consumers are immersed in the virtual world to release emotion and filter the reality. And these all aspects will rebuild our designs and street textures. The rapid development of digital science technology and the color feeling of fantastic soft focus will reveal the endless possibilities of men's street fabrics under the theme Filter Reality. From virtual video games to digital science technology, Gen-Z is continuously searching for new ways of catharsis, and this is also a key concept of this theme fabric trend. The brand new designs and high-tech innovative textures bring stronger avant-garde street feeling to futuristic menswear brands.

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.

In this challenging market, people are increasingly focusing on comfortable designs and purchasing strategy that is to buy less but higher-quality products. Natural fabrics and neat design is the key of S/S 2022 infants' knitwear. Neutral color tone which is suitable for all four seasons and can be easily matched up is the trending color for infants' knitwear items. Thus, comfortable, natural and practical knitted fabrics like organic rib knitting, organic nap knitting and jacquard mesh knitting are suitable for cross-season styles and rapidly growing infants, both boys and girls.

With the development of digital technology, seeing and hearing will be digitized, and touch and smell will also be digitized. Immersive digital technology is gradually filtering the reality, and reality and social intercourse are increasingly tied up with virtuality. Gen Z enjoys immersing themselves in a virtual audiovisual world, releasing their emotions and making their voices heard. We behind the filter also feel empathetic and express our thoughts via futuristic mixed styling. At present, the filter reality has been extended as boundaries between people and things in different fields or attributes, and boundary between garments and crafts is also gradually blurred. Brand-new trans-boundary designs can be tried to bring a more avant-garde street style.

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.

After this pandemic, China market ushers in a new era of outdoors, and a new round of men's trousers fabrics will rise in S/S 2022. This new lifestyle drives people to explore new journey and prompts the heat of urban relaxed sports. Viennese photographer Horacio Reyes Páe returns to his hometown in Punta Ballena, Uruguay. He captures the sea island in his childhood memory and finds tranquility and peace. Therefore, protective fabrics are favored by designers, becoming hot fabrics for S/S 2022 men's outdoor athleisure trousers. The PU dust-free knitted fabric, stretchy antibacterial knitted fabric and SUPPLEX functional fabric will be top priorities, worth key attention.

Outdoor sportswear carries the enthusiasm for embracing nature and challenging selves, so outdoor sportswear should be waterproof, windproof and warm. Due to this pandemic, people are more eager to live in harmony with nature and become more curious about outdoors. With the development of science and technology, outdoor sports fabrics are more functional and ergonomic. "Outdoor+" era has arrived. In S/S 2022, outdoor sports fabrics advocate eco-friendly and sustainable idea to be both technical and eco-friendly.

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.

Faced with economic depression in the post-coronavirus era, consumers hope to find a sense of safety in protective clothes, so function of clothes becomes more important. This theme fuses functionality and sustainability with clothes, offering extra comfortable new materials and protective technologies. Therefore, biodegradable designs, creative thermal insulation, smooth performance, restorative fabrics and bio-based fibers bring large potential to people's daily life and become key driving factors 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.

Vagrancy is a dialogue between the spirit of self and the outside world. We wander to the end of the world, encounter wonderful scenes in the winter wilderness, appreciate the wild primitive landscape, and search for the eternal light on the horizon. We respect the laws of life and nature, escape from multifarious trifles and meaningless disputes, and feel the free new self in the essence. From roaming to sudden enlightenment, we feel the freedom and poetic spirit. Urbanites who yearns for natural wilderness step on the journey of life, and wander toward the end of the world. This offers infinite inspiration and creativity for A/W 21/22 outdoor menswear fabrics.