As people pay increasing attention to personal health, S/S 2021 becomes the perfect time to re-examine the way we dress and interact with our lives. "Physical", "mind" and "emotion" represent spring trends. Each of these key words is closely related to personal health. "Social" and "transformation" represent summer trends and the way we interact with others. We hope to find a resilient, flexible and adaptive way to integrate all aspects of life, and explore how they influence the way we dress. This report analyzes Transformational, one of yarn trends for S/S 2021 SPINEXPO.

Driven by the pandemic, eco-friendly and sustainable fabrics are necessary. Cotton and linen fabrics draw much attention, and show creativity through trimmed fringes and retracting. Seersucker and crinkled textures inject novelty into classic shirting. Lace cutout, fleece, metal luster and silk satin cater to the revival of romanticism and handicrafts. Technical fabrics are combined with environmental protection, which gains more attention.

With the popularity of sweet romanticism, gauze rises in the fashion industry. It is made of silk and synthetic fibers, or mixed by polyester and nylon, polyester and rayon, nylon and rayon. In the past, it was applied to exquisite haute couture and wedding dress. In S/S 2021, gauze is made into clothing worn outside in summer. The gauze clothing is lightweight and transparent, sun-proof and layered.

In recent years, with the popularity of retro trend, people explore the European classical aesthetics and integrate ingenious thoughts of Belle Époque into clothing design, fully displaying new classical beauty. Lace, an important element, appears in retro court style. The maximalist technique of "more is beauty" emphasizes the decorativeness of lace. Light and transparent sheer continues the romance of Belle Époque, and retains a playful and modern feel. Smooth taffeta is fit for layered match, shirring and crinkles to display luxury. Women's aesthetics and clothing details of Belle Époque call for art restoration and reinterpret classical decoration.

The return of the 1970s Bohemian style drives the popularity of the lifestyle which is close to nature. Exploring the folkloric style is the theme of high summer. Catering to Holiday of BoBos, sustainable development is the necessary condition of fabric choice. Organic plant fabrics like linen, hemp fibers and organic cotton become the focus of environmentally-friendly fabrics.

With the awakening of women's self-consciousness and the change of social status, enchanting and neutral feminine style continues to be popular. They are aware of the importance of economic and ideological independence. Like enchanting roses, women are attractive yet thorny. The free will and wild vitality drives the use of materials with rich surface textures and luxurious touch. Withered flowers and synthetic fibers create the new aesthetics to release the primitive temperament of body and exude the natural beauty. The combination of the flexible doupioni and the neutral suit makes the fashion trend turn towards the more delicate and sexy feminine style. The ethereal light silk and embroidered lace extracted from the breezy misty garden show the abundant full vitality of the summer Eden. The withered flowers presented by soft focus craft explore the evanescent aesthetics, and bring exquisite and neutral sexy style for S/S 2021.

In S/S 2021, the concept of sustainability is gaining more and more attention. Natural organic cotton, cutout knitwear with mixed seams, retro check and washed denim are integrated with florals and rainbow illustrations, quite suitable for infants' wear in spring and summer.

Women in the new era have a totally different thinking mode and a completely new lifestyle. They enjoy the exquisite, perceptual and hedonistic casual fashion. In the new season, women's knitwear tends to choose dainty and light metal accessories to create fine and elaborate items.

Because of the outbreak, antibacterial and protective fabrics are being snapped up by major medical manufacturers. Exercise and immunity will become the focus of S/S 2021, and people will pay more attention to improving their immune system through various sports. This season the knitted fabric will tend to be more protective and functional, and become water-proof, antibacterial, comfortable and luxurious to be all-weather and durable.

In S/S 2021, Belle Époque combines the romanticism of a century ago with contemporary aesthetics to present the new classical aesthetics. As a classic fabric for Belle Époque, the exquisite lace is a symbol of gentleness and beauty. Florals and detailed textures highlight the softness of females. Twinkling beads and sequins bring a luxurious feel. Lace in pastel colors drives girls' daydream to bloom in S/S 2021.

The relationship between environmental protection and fashion is getting closer and closer, which is one of the most important research topics in the fashion industry in recent years. Environmental protection is not only a call. More and more brands pay more attention to environmentally-friendly capsules, and plan to cover environmental products in the main series. Fashion companies are using practical actions to carry out environmental protection. For knitwear, yarn has become the most critical link in environmental protection. More and more enterprises begin to consider whether the yarn is pollution-free, degradable, recyclable, energy-saving, low-consumption and harmless to human body. This report starts from the connection between sustainable development and knitwear, and aims at the controllable cost and quantity production to extract three key trends: recycled cotton, environmentally-friendly tencel, and recycled polyester made from polyester waste like mineral water bottle.

In S/S 2021, the silhouette is changed and accessories like buttons also change along with the style. According to the collection of the latest information, the original metal flat buckle are widely applied to styles in S/S 2021. Resin buttons appear frequently every spring. But in S/S 2021, the most widely applied buttons are the cloth-wrapped button and the button with different materials, becoming an important trend for the young lady style.

In the 19th century, crocheting gradually became popular in Britain, America and France. It was mainly used to repair broken lace, so that the crocheted pattern was mostly flat lace. Crocheting is exposed, elastic, compact, soft and flexible. Different crocheting stitch can create different elasticity. Crocheted cutout can well integrate with clothing. It is also applied to woven fabrics like denim. But crocheting is more compatible with machine woven pieces of knitwear. In S/S 2021, crocheting will abandon the stereotype of folk style. Plain colors, melange yarns and placement crocheting are adopted to make crocheted clothing more fashionable and daily.

Inspirations are drawn from lethargic holidays. Slubbed cotton and linen fabrics bring natural comfort. Crinkled paper-like cotton and linen fabrics are plain and gentle. Hazy and thin cotton and linen are the companion of sunlight. The lightweight denim is free and casual, making the wearer enjoy the comfortable moments in holidays. In S/S 2021, cotton and linen fabrics pay more attention to textures than patterns. In terms of colors, light colors increase while dark colors decrease, which is more in line with the pleasing tones under the theme of resort.

The garden under the sun is tranquil and colorful, concrete but with an impressionist touch. Paintings of the Belgian painter, Johan Messely, aim to create scenes in which subtle impression of light and shadow is the focus. Inspirations are drawn from paintings. Lace of S/S 2021 is mainly reflected by gorgeous colors and the combination of light and shadow. The lace rose seems to exude fragrance. Rich colorful embroidery, misty cutout chemical lace and the twinkling lace like baby's breath bring a romantic experience to the splendid summer garden.

The art expressed by light and shadow is quiet and elegant stars in the sky, just like the sunlight sprinkling through the treetops to the ground. In S/S 2021, the development of yarns is inspired by the hazy and low-key mysterious temperament of light and shadow changes. The sparkling but low-key summer yarns need to be skin-friendly, dry, comfortable, soft, and draping. In order to conform with the trend of environmental protection, summer yarns highlight more the traceability, recycle and reuse of resources.

As the concept of sustainability prevails, the environmental awareness of brands and consumers is gradually strengthened. More and more fashion brands are introducing eco-friendly and renewable technology, and consumers are willing to pay for it. Sustainable fabric trends for S/S 2021 will focus more on utilizing waste materials and natural materials. Natural plant materials could be used as alternatives to vegan leather and vegetable dyes to reduce damage to the environment. Used textiles are recycled to reduce the waste of raw materials. It is urgent to solve the problem of global plastic pollution. And the synthetic textile fiber extracted from plastic has become a hot topic. In the trend of environmental protection, people want to pursue the beauty of the original ecology.

In the S/S 2021, the yarn trend for the simple and sophisticated style is the minimalist and comfortable. It is full of vitality and pays attention to details. It advocates originality, handicraft and history, and creates a new fashion style for the traditional yarn. This report selects six kinds of yarns to analyze, and they are cashmere, mohair, transparent yarns, tape yarns, loop yarns and melange yarns.

The soft and graceful lady style is back. As one of important fabrics which show female styles, lace fully displays the elegant and romantic temperament of females. Lace is eye-catching and luxurious. And it boldly integrates fabric, craft and design to create a unique style. Exquisite lace and light sheer gauze present a light, sexy and elegant female image through the barely-there gauze.

Accessories are always the key punchline for young lady style and as important as the detail design. In 2021 S/S, young lady style accessories tend to be dainty and exquisite. The interaction of pattern and fabric is mutually complementary.

Sustainability gains traction. Degradable and recycled cotton and linen are popular. Coarse cotton, pima cotton, cotton&linen blends and striped and checked cotton stand out.