Vegan leather is a kind of leather-like fabric that is made of various chemical plastics and plant-based materials. The high cost efficiency of vegan leather makes it the best substitution of real leather, however, it also brings environmental problems such as microplastic pollution. With the development of science and technology, eco-friendly plant-based leather has been developed. Unfortunately, plant-based leather cannot be 100% biodegradable due to the use of chemicals such as coatings, but major plant-based leather companies have achieved initial success in low-impact dyes. Numerous brands have partnered with plant-based leather companies to launch products such as ready-to-wear, shoes and bags.

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.