The definition of outdoorwear has been changed. With the pursuit of technologies and functionality, outdoorwear is not only for extreme conditions but the sustainable living. Mountaineering culture follows the truth of ‘return to the nature’. People escape from the daily routine and go outdoors to rebuild the connection with the world. Inspired by camping, micro vacation and pastoral dream, designers renew the pattern elements such as landscape, ethnic motifs, camous and flowers.

Logo is still the core of brand DNA. Logos and slogans are presented are creative positions of jackets and tees. The use of zippers, zip pendants and ribbons improves the commercial value and design of essentials.

The storm of sports is sweeping the fashion world. With the combination of fashion and sport, ‘youth’, ‘coolness’, and ‘self-challenging’ have been the more acceptable tags. Burberry, HUF, Nike, VERDY, Auntys Haus and Stüssy are releasing their active collaborations. Designers draw inspirations from outdoor skateboarding, baseball, football, basketball, diving and even table tennis. Sport is not only a trend, but a new social approach and lifestyle.

Pattern is an essential part of the development of sportswear. We can see designs with visual impact among most brands. Metaverse has penetrated into our everyday culture. Psychedelic print and rippled print play an important role in the youthful market recently. To meet the popularity of outdoor sports, designer find inspirations from the inclusive, natural landscape. Mountains, waters, plants and flowers can be presented via photos and hand paintings. Traditional camous and checks are updated in a more rejuvenated way. The rise of positive attitude and graffiti uplifts the emotion of consumer and injects energy into clothing.

The theme Multifaceted Player conveys that these unconventional cross-border people desire for a carefree and unlimited lifestyle in this diversified background. They are always switching between different characters and scenes and enjoying the fun of being a multifaceted player. The fashion world is also trying to be break the restraint of design to meet consumers’ need of multidimensional symbiosis.

In the natural environment, due to the frequent incidents of deforestation, abuse and injury to animals, more and more organisms have lost their homes. Therefore, how to work together to maintain a harmonious natural environment in the rush and migration of organisms has become a serious topic.

Beyond those professional outdoor sportswear brands, there are also many top fashion labels releasing skiwear products. All types of crossover collaboration follow the trend and warm up for the Winter Olympics. Skiwear can also be worn as fashion pieces nowadays. Color blocking brings brand new optical impacts, while linear art subverts the common printing. Floral patterns that look like the shadows of trees update the camouflage. This report offers inspiration for the pattern design of skiwear from five directions: color blocking, fun cartoon, chic camouflage, wild leopard print, and interlaced lights & shadows.

The development of life quality allows people to pay more attention to sports. Modern people require both warmth and style during the exercising in winter, which leads to the popularity of skiing. Bold, saturated brights and dazzling patterns are rather eye-catching when galloping across the ski slope. Outstanding waterproof and breathable performance can also satisfy the needs for functionality. From established Rossignol to the newly-emerged Moncler, the updating speed of skiwear catches up with the development of society.

Consumers' optimistic attitude will continue the desire for positive fashion. Except for brightening the basic styles, impressive printing is also important. Dazzling colors are used to renew plaids and paisley. Tie-dyeing and camouflage keep the momentum. Flowing liquid and all-over letter print stimulate the youthful energy.

Under the digitalization of global fashion, artists use complicated techniques to provide cartoon, scenery design, carving, painting and photograph with more diverse and abundant visual effects through digital art. They bring us a new way to present the physical world and virtual world. This report will introduce the works of digital artists, which are suitable for developing womenswear patterns, to provide inspiration and ideas.

The vast wilderness exudes an original natural fragrance. We temporarily escape from the trivial life, set foot on soul-touched rebellious journey, roam to break shackles in grand nature and perceive the heartbeat of wild nature. Steep mountains, lush grasslands and snowy mountains, the pristine landscape lead us into a strange and fantastic dream of nature. In the new season pattern designs contain geomorphic features and folkloric elements.

Camouflage, originating from military and combat readiness, has been endowed with rich design connotation since its birth. Mow it is widely accepted as the representative element of fashion trends, and considered as an important expression of military style. In A/W 20/21 shows, camouflage also follows the trend. With increasingly hot natural themes, traditional camouflage is renewed. This season based on natural elements, camouflage blends with floral, branch, leaf and marble texture. Floral camouflage in the darkness is quite novel. Branch camouflage and marble camouflage are more practical and marketable.

Tie-dyed pattern remains hot. Natural patterns can be used as the improved tie-dye. With the promotion of sustainability, denim is the first to use eco-friendly acid pickling to create mottled items. Abstract patterns are fit for various markets. In latest A/W 20/21 shows, LI-NING, FENG CHEN WANG and MSGM all apply abstract mottled textures to outerwear, knitwear and sets in terms of color, appearance and application.

Escape from the pressure of the city, embark on a journey to the distance, and find a blend of youth and nature. As Fernando Pessoa wrote in The Book of Disquiet: I would like to live a different life in a faraway land. We roam freely under the sky, search the comfortable shore of the deep heart. Every time we set out, it is to meet a better yourself. Whether it is the original intention of human, or the call of nature, the outdoor world has become a desirable spiritual place. Embrace nature, relax at weekends, connect with nature, we interpret the casual outdoor look and revive mind with another life style.

With the improvement of living quality, physical health becomes one of the most important concerns of modern people, and sports have become a fashion of urban slow life. Many people choose to run at night or go to the gym after a long day at work, so good-looking and comfortable sportswear is needed.

Brands like to collaborate with anime characters in One Piece, Gundam and Your Name. Cartoon patterns nod to classics and make a statement.

Call Me By Your Name shows the Italian countryside scenes in the high summer of the 1980s. Peaches implicitly represent the desire for love. In addition to flowers, fruits also show the color, sweet and playful feel in summer. For S/S 2020, fruits are often seen on catwalks.