A series of reports with the theme of "Fiber. Multidimensional Exploration Selected Fiber Application Trends Release" were conducted on the product technology research and development dynamics of chemical fiber enterprises selected on 24/25, taking into account the forward-looking consumption demand of the fashion industry and the trend of Chinese fiber trends. Based on the selection of 7 types of elastic fibers and comfortable fibers in the first chapter "Fiber, Multi element", this paper systematically introduces the trend of Chinese fiber trends 24/25. The application direction of selected fibers in the consumer end is discussed in the first chapter. The content of this report is based on the four types of comfortable fibers selected in the first chapter "Fiber. Multi element". It extends from the fabric categories applicable to the development of weaving, dyeing and finishing processes to the consumer product design and research and development of the developed fabrics in the fields of shoes, bags, and clothing accessories. This is the first exploratory trend content release on the entire chain of fashion industry research from fibers to end products, connecting technology research and development with the communication bridge of fashion trends.

Data shows that the market size of China's sun protection clothing industry has increased from 45.9 billion yuan in 2016 to 67.5 billion yuan in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%, far higher than the global average growth rate. It is expected that the market size will reach 95.8 billion yuan in 2026, with a compound growth rate of 9.4% from 2022 to 2026. The constantly expanding market demand has accelerated the updating and iteration of sun protection technology. The POP surface accessory trend team has tracked and analyzed various sports brands and material suppliers, and concluded that the current sun protection clothing industry has evolved from the initial sun protection film and sun protection additives to the more durable original yarn sun protection. This report focuses on sun protection functional fabrics, which are mainly divided into two directions based on their production principles: original yarn sun protection and sun protection finishing. Combining the interpretation of current popular sunscreen fabric technology and the introduction of corresponding brand self-developed technologies, provide direction and ideas for the fabric development of sunscreen clothing for men and women in Spring/Summer 25.

With the scarcity of energy and water resources, environmental protection has become a global trend, and more and more fashion brands are investing in sustainable markets, catering to the current trend of circular economy in textile production cycles such as materials, craftsmanship, and production. Among them, the dyeing process has a direct impact on water resources and environmental pollution, and how to achieve environmentally friendly dyeing has become an issue that cannot be ignored. The POP surface accessory trend team has conducted dynamic tracking and analysis of industry benchmark dyeing and finishing technologies and clothing brands, and concluded that the current solutions to environmentally friendly dyeing problems mainly include two aspects: natural sources of dyes and optimization of dyeing processes. This report will focus on the clothing industry and provide direction and ideas for the development of environmentally friendly dyed fabrics for men and women's clothing in the spring and summer of 2025, combining current technological introductions and brand dynamics analysis.

In recent years, with the increasing attention of consumers to their own health, thermal underwear has become increasingly popular among young consumers. With the continuous iteration of textile technology, the thermal insulation function has also entered the "technological era" from traditional physical insulation. A large number of "black technology" thermal underwear have emerged on the market, presenting a scene of "a hundred flowers blooming". The POP surface accessory trend team has tracked and analyzed various underwear brands and material manufacturers, and concluded that currently, thermal underwear technology mainly relies on fibers and functional additives for implementation. This report focuses on the perspective of thermal insulation fibers, which are mainly divided into two directions according to their working principles: air lock and self heating. Combining the interpretation of current popular insulation fiber technology and the introduction of corresponding brand self-developed technology, provide direction and ideas for the fabric development of 24/25 autumn and winter men's and women's thermal underwear.

In recent years, various phenomena in the domestic outdoor community have shown that outdoor culture is spreading to cities. Urban outdoor styles are emerging, gradually influencing the daily commuting style due to their unique advantages in urbanization, lightness, and universality, forming a unique trend of light business outdoor commuting. Emphasizing comfort, practicality, and fashion, we aim to enhance the diverse needs of key light business outdoor commuting items through multifunctional design and the use of high-tech fabrics. This report focuses on the most widely used waterproof fabrics under this popular trend, and releases the direction of the development and application of new season fabrics from the perspective of material usage.

With the rise of outdoor activities, the demand for outdoor clothing has gradually increased. The functionality of clothing has received attention, especially the basic waterproof function has become one of the important factors for people to choose outdoor equipment. In addition to waterproof function, waterproof fabrics usually also have breathability and abrasion resistance. This report focuses on the globally renowned brands of waterproof fabrics/membranes, namely GORE-TEX, eVent, Dermizax, POLARTEC, Pertex, and Sympatex. It introduces their brand history, waterproof function principles, product line information, and commercial cases, providing development ideas and materials for outdoor sportswear series.

As people pay more attention to their health, their requirements for hygiene, cleanliness, and disinfection have become increasingly high. Antibacterial performance, as an important cleaning indicator, has gained widespread attention. Antibacterial performance refers to the product's ability to resist microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses. With the increasing health awareness of people, more and more people are paying attention to antibacterial performance and regarding it as an important criterion for purchasing products. In the post-pandemic era, consumers are more concerned about the hygiene and safety of the items they use, hoping to reduce the harm of microorganisms to the human body through antibacterial performance. Therefore, products with strong antibacterial performance will become the new favorite of the market, attracting more consumers to purchase and use. This report extracts the three most popular antibacterial technologies and their commercial application cases in the market, and elaborates on their technical points for reference.

The advancement of smart technology is driving the digital transformation of the textile industry, and the integration of fashion and technology will become a future development trend. Intelligent textiles are not a new concept, with a trend towards being lightweight, wearable, and mainly used in the fields of medical health, sports and fitness, and entertainment interaction. This report will focus on the application of smart wearable textiles in the field of entertainment interaction, using three representative brand products as entry points to illustrate the technical points of flexible electronic wearable textiles in emotional interaction, immersive game experience, and dynamic color-changing direction.

Nylon is the most useful synthetic material with applications varying from daily life activities to industries. It is a plastic which can be drawn into fibres or moulded into daily products for making amenities. The material trend report is divided into two parts, and this part will introduce you the latest products and technologies of the well-known companies, AQUAFIL, DOMO and UNITIKA.

Nylon is the most useful synthetic material with applications varying from daily life activities to industries. It is a plastic which can be drawn into fibres or moulded into daily products for making amenities. The material trend report is divided into two parts, and this part will introduce you the latest products and technologies of the well-known companies, NILIT and CORDURA.

With the development of textile chemical technology and textile sustainability, polyester fiber welcomes a new revolution. This report introduces the technical principles and foresees the trend in two directions: eco-friendly polyester and performance polyester.

The global warming and continuously high temperatures result in frequent heat stroke. Many brands have released their cooling technologies to offer cool dressing in summer. With the constant evolution of cooling fabrics, the cooling technologies are involved in every stage in the production cycle, from fibers, structures to the post finishes. This report focuses on the classic and innovative technologies in the market, and introduces the following recommended brands and technologies.

After battling with virus for several years, humans’ requirement for antibacterial performance is rising. This report focuses on the latest antibacterial materials in A/W 2023: healthcare antibacterial seabuckthorn leaves, odor control FRESHGUARD®, Recoyarns® and chitosan fiber.

Facing the challenge of society, politics, environment and economy, consumers will gradually develop a habit of daily healing in 2022 and 2023. The technology development of engineering product, food and materials is under a trend of commercialization, calling for protecting natural resources and starting a supernatural future. And with the rise of health awareness, promoting mental and physical health and exploring hi-tech products have become the essential topics. At the same time, consumers are also paying attention to cost-saving and decreasing waste, which makes recyclable and durable products popular. The emergency of slow handicraft forces all the industries to break through the stereotype and provide innovation, including the fabric textile industry. The additional value of fabric is important in this season. Healing and delighted fibers bring new functions and wearing experience to men's and women's A/W fabrics, which leads the development of fabric to a natural, eco-friendly and future-tech trend direction. The report will summarize and refine the keywords of latest A/W 22/23 fabric from the aspects of fiber, function, craft technique and textural variation.

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.

Since the world entered the 21st century, the amount of natural resources that human beings can obtain from the earth is decreasing, the environmental awareness in consumer goods market is gradually strengthening, and the concept of low-carbon, environmental protection and sustainable is highly praised. Therefore, new fiber textiles have attracted more attention and development. The natural color of Plantcot fiber is eco-friendly and healthy which also reduces the pollution caused by dyeing. The new natural fibers extracted from corn, lavender, banana and sarcandra decrease the waste of plant resource and strengthen the health function of fiber textiles. Moisturizing and skin-protection Collaskin collagen fiber is made by the extraction of the scale and skin of deep-sea fishes. Green energy is the only way to realize sustainable development of human beings. The bio-based products and green energy have become the forefront of the world science and technology field. Therefore, bio-based fiber fabric will become an important trend for fabric development in the future.

With the rising requirements of minimalist and protective styling, the protective innovative chemical fiber fabrics have become the mainstream. A/W 2022/23 chemical fiber fabrics pay attention to both comfort and versatility. The environmental elements take the design process to the less-is-more concept. Developing high-quality core fabrics of essential items is important for those value-oriented consumers. Versatile colors, practical functional fibers and materials are applied to strengthen the difference and newness and improve the durability and value. Therefore, synthetic protective fabric, environmental practical leather and metallic lustre fabric form the New Normality closet with practical silhouettes.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, with the depletion of global petrochemical resources and the strengthening of environmental awareness of consumer goods market, natural polymer materials with sustainable development features have become more and more important, and many raw materials are changing from chemical raw materials to raw materials extracted from nature. As being a natural polymer material extracted from algae plants, the alginate fibers have attracted more and more attention. Besides, chitin fibers, soybean fibers, ginger fibers, coffee carbon fibers and polylactic acid fibers extracted from animals and plants are emphasized in A/W 2022. Green energy is the definite way to realize sustainable development. Bio-based products and green energy issues have become the forefront of the global science and technology industry, so bio-based fabric will definitely become an important trend of future fabric development.

Along with the developing and updating textile industry, the number of rational consumers is continuously rising. The practical items are more popular among consumers. As one of the most important items in S/S womenswear, the practical shirts mainly using soft and bright colors to enhance the visual effect, and the application of new functional fibers brings a fresh and enjoyable dressing feeling. New lotus fiber striped fabric, Tentea fiber checked fabric, elegant milk fiber striped fabric, non-iron liquid ammonia fabric and eco-friendly bamboo fiber fabric show the innovative fabric trend for S/S 2022 women's shirt.

Function and stretch are crucial requirements for men's denim, as consumers are expecting more from denim garments and fabrics. Therefore, functional denim becomes a key trend for A/W 21/22, thanks to its warmth, protection and technical functions. This report mainly introduces Volcanic denim, degradable stretchy denim, and water-proof, oil-proof and antifouling organic denim, thus bringing comfortable, practical and functional denim fabrics and appealing to more avant-garde consumers.

Functional, protective and practical style prevails in the era full of uncertainties, and a sustainable lifestyle is welcomed. In A/W 21/22, kids' puffa jackets should be protective and versatile, multi-scene and multifunctional. The focus is on recycled, protective and eco-friendly durable fabrics. Therefore, metallic protective fabric, recycled technical fabric, ripstop honeycomb shape memory fabric and Teflon coated fabric are more popular with consumers, ideal to create A/W 21/22 premium kids' puffa jackets and outerwear.