As people are more aware of environmental protection and wellness, sustainable denim catches our eyes. The core of A/W 21/22 denim is to seek comfortable and eco-friendly crafts. Sustainable fibers (including organic cotton, hemp, recycled cotton, recycled polyester and recycled fibers), protective and durable fabrics can reduce the impact on the environment. Low-key, simple and casual style emphasizes comfort of denim and meets more needs. Therefore, black denim, wafer denim, antibacterial and colored denim reveal a key trend for A/W 21/22 men's denim.

Catering to consumers' demand for practical and versatile items, slightly loose silhouettes and quilting designs deliver a low-key, simple and casual style, emphasizing comfort. In A/W 21/22, the investment of kids' fabrics is in recycled, protective and eco-friendly fabrics, and multi-scene materials especially fabrics fit for indoors and outdoors. Therefore, comfortable cotton, exquisite quilting, sheeny protection and coated protective fabrics are warmly welcomed by consumers.

With the rise of technical trend and punk fashion, many brands keep exploring this trend, and metal elements play a key role. As hobbies gradually fuse with daily life, metal elements are not exclusive to rock punk any more. Various metal accessories work with varied designs to bring various styles. This season metal chains are mainly used as pendants. Point-like metal accessories are lavish, including metal buckles and round rivets. Metal release buckles blend with webbing to decorate most outdoor products and some fashion brands. This season lots of metal fasteners appear and get widely applied. Many brands also display their logos by metal materials.

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.

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.

In this unstable world, fear becomes a new normal. Everyday we are surrounded by anxious and disturbing information about pandemic, death, economic shutdown, environmental crisis, which unwittingly promotes the spread of fear around the world. Menswear fashion brands take cues from horror movies, horror games and even the Gothic culture, so gloomy, Gothic and horror fabrics stand out and become key words for A/W 21/22 menswear of fashion brands.

Economic turbulence, political turmoil and unsteady society make people fear and panic, and they have a growing demand for daily necessities. In the post-coronavirus era, home has been an important part in our life. We have an intimate relationship with our families, and the healing and soothing home protects us mentally and physically. This displays the A/W 21/22 fashion trend of a simple home life. At present when stay-at-home economy and otaku culture prevail, women tend to buy less but better, so the minimalist trend will be a mainstream of womenswear. Sustainable, protective and healing fabrics become a main trend for A/W 21/22 womenswear.

Classic Chanel style is time-tested, exquisite and noble. Chanel is the first to bring tweed into women's fashion. Its tweed set is simple yet elegant. Virginie Viard has been creative director at Chanel for nearly a year since the decease of Karl Lagerfeld. In the one year, Virginie Viard brings more changes to the classic tweed jacket. On catwalks of Chanel A/W 2021, Virginie Viard rejuvenates the symbolic jacket with her unique cutting. The wave-like neckline and plackets reveal female romance and softness and depict a new image of Chanel girls.

The challenge of health and economy changes the lifestyle and consumption way of consumers. A series of new values will influence designs. Accessories and details will be key to renew unsalable deadstock and renew salable core items. Antimicrobial metals, recycled materials, retro handicrafts and luxurious gemstones tap into consumers' demand for multifunctional products. Versatile durable property and additional value should be key design factors. Handicrafts, sustainability and multifunctional products will be more important, and versatile design will renew A/W 21/22 clothing details and accessories.

As consumer groups pursue the improvement of life quality, the delicate and elegant tweed has been further expanded. The most representative Chanel tweed is leisure-luxe and elegant. In the new season, tweed uses light fine yarns, and delivers a noble temperament through mixing colors or intertwining yarns. Soft multicolored yarns are integrated, or blended with metallic yarns to be more luxurious. In the new season light and thin tweed expands the age group.