This report chooses the dragon as the core element and incorporates it naturally with floral patterns, lines, letters, and other elements through artistic design techniques. While expressing the essence of the East, it also adds a sense of fun and fashion, providing inspiration for the development of dragon-themed patterns.

Badge and logo are essential directions for graphic design. Different elements diversify the presentation. The brand icon is presented by silica gel badges and embroidered labels; badge brooches combine ribbons with metal. Besides, varsity badges and bold-font letters are updated by embroideries; the large-scale combination of woven labels and patches is also an important presentation.

When ancient oriental cultures meet the west, there creates brand-new fantastic worlds. This report will introduce you the artworks by Victo Ngai, Li Min, ZAODAO, Mian Lang, Sija Hong and Jacky Tsai to experience the mysterious touch of the oriental aesthetic.

This pattern craft report focuses on the application of embroidery. The embroidery with the visual effect of chains is inclusive for multiple styles; the tasseled details of embroidery are noteworthy for streetwear brands; patterned hollow embroidery is popular in S/S; the combination of various stitch techniques can well present the textures of pattern; in addition, rope embroidery, crewel embroidery, and double-layered applique are also worth investment.

With the development of street culture, street fashion brands have also been more popular. This report titled The Return of Acid interprets the futuristic fashion trend. Acid designs may remind us of the Acid Techno, psychedelic rock and visual Op Art in the last 80s and 90s. A messy, random yet futuristic acid style is added to the patterns in this report to interpret the wonderful Utopian imagination through a new punk spirit.

The 3D expression of pattern craft is constantly evolved and developed into the representative of menswear. The recreation of heat pressing and stamping presents color blocks; the 3D relief effect is combined with embroidery to show powerful performance. These simple yet delicate crafts allow the patterns to be generally stylish.

The New Romanticism under the theme of Chanting Knight interpreting the colors those artists used during the European Romantic Period. The mind emancipation of today's world is just the same as that time. Breaking the limit of time and space, the chatting scenes of the past royal family and aristocrats stimulate the longing for chivalry. Court colors are used to reinterpret classic pattern elements. The coolness of European patterns and the luxurious metal feel of knight equipment render the fantasy of the past romance and interpret the patterns of New Romanticism.

Those freed ones, who are pursuing personal expression, present the fashion trend of Me Generation through their rebellious attitude. Influenced by the disembedding mind, they are trying to recognize more circles and desiring for a more diversified sense of belonging. Including multiple cultures, emotional fission and restructuring endow fashion with new meaning and release the real mind. The patterns of Freed are shown in diverse ways. Positive self-expression and immersive atmosphere have become the focus.

The versatility and unique charm of denim have attracted countless consumers, and designers also take the pattern design of denim as a key point in every season. In this season, unique sewing texture brings special patterns to classic denim items. And the linear pattern brought by eye-catching colored binding and innovative ergonomic overlock improves the recognition. Common laser technology is applied to the denim pattern process. Younger hand-drawn doddle injects a thick street sense into the denim items. Notably, the contrasting bleached and dyed appearance is another important developing trend. The combination with water-washing and over-dyeing makes the distortion dyeing process more novel.

Shiny and eye-catching things have become the visual focus of most consumers, which makes glossy pattern craft popular in the market. 3D metal and gel are presented by thermal transfer printing; variable metallic materials use multiple ways to show patterns; lustrous rhinestone is a must have craft; heavy-industrial bead embroidery presents gorgeous looks; highly operable gold & silver offset printing has more and more applications and shows better firmness.

Influenced by the NFT trend, the uniqueness and futurist feel of digital art have attracted many fashionistas. Art and virtual internet are under widespread applications and attempts. Surreal scenery can be shown through flowing liquid and the collision between time and space. Pixel games present the nostalgic retro, and digital fantasy brings a visual feast. Besides, virtual nature provides more fashion possibilities.

Playful positiveness and creative expression are the key factors to attract consumers. Embroidered cartoon Logo shows delicacy. 3D heavy-gauged embroidery presents the intensive visual effect, and the embroidery with different density provides diversified feelings. Downy chenille embroidery has the soft touch. And appliques are decorated on various fabrics to inject vitality and playfulness.

Applique is an unexpected masterpiece born in helplessness. Poor people in the past used embroidery and patch to mend the broken clothes, and these delicate handcrafted works become the applique. As a decoration element, applique has been popular in the fashion world for long. And with the development of crafts, creative effects are accepted by more and more consumers, such as multiple badges, cutout, multidimensional, raw-edge, fringe and craft combination.

Pattern design is the core element of T-shirt items. Graphic & text pattern designs are reformed and combined. The composite expression is richer. Multi-layer craft presents abundant visual effects. Rhinestone, bead and edged embroidery are added into normal printing to catch eyes.

Monotonous pattern can satisfy the individualized requirements of consumers no more. Multiple crafts are combined and overlapped to present clothing patterns. Multi-layer craft presents rich visual effect. Rhinestone, bead and embroidery are decorated on common gel printing. Dimensional letter is also a popular craft. Printing and spraying are applied on embossed surface to present the multi-layer effect. Thick-textured puff printing presents more voluminous effect. The combination of print and embroidery ingeniously decorates the printed pattern. The must-have badge and label element is presented by applique, printing and embroidery this season, which catches eyeballs and increases the playfulness.

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 fading trend keeps prevailing in menswear. Photos' contrast, transparency and saturation are adjusted to be faded and combined with bright letters, geometrics and figures, thus making a contrasting nostalgic effect and enlivening photo prints. Patterns in simple colors play a key role. This kind of pattern can collaborate with artists or television woks to launch limited edition series, catering to individuality trend and exuding the unique appeal of art and fashion.

Clothing patterns are diversified. Applique adds layers and details to garments with its lavish designs and changeable patterns or texts. Applique is flexible, so it can be merged with various crafts. Normally, a pattern is printed over the fabric, and then the fabric is sewn onto garments, thus making a 3D and layered visual effect. Leather applique is also presented this season. It is a key craft to use deadstock or surplus printed fabrics as patterned applique. Woven labels can also be used as applique, singly or multiply. Or embroidery is combined for a multi-layered effect.

Crafted designs increasingly prevail driven by slow fashion, including fringed edges, 3D rope embroidery, simple thread embroidery and floral and folkloric patterns. Refined handicrafts appeal to more nature-inspired consumers and further renew styles. DIY handicrafts reuse old styles and create emotionally special fashion items.

Man has never stopped exploring the space. In the next two years, China's aerospace industry will open a new chapter. Due to the air leakage, the International Space Station, which was originally designed to last until 2028, will probably fall into the atmosphere as early as 2024. Therefore, the world keeps an eye on China. According to the plan, the Chinese Space Station will be completed around 2022. We start from the sky; we go out into space; we integrate technology into our lives; we build bridges between the present and the future; we depict futuristic and technical Interstellar blueprints. This also inspires clothing to present the universe in a romantic way. Pattern crafts include print, embroidery, splicing and quilting to display the vast universe.

Patches hold a large part in patterns, because they are flexible and can be applied to random placements on garments. Patterns interpret different styles of patches, and print is also feasible. Various crafts offer multiple possibilities.