Young consumers' confidence of national culture takes consumption concept to a spiritual level. We apply Chinese elements on modern styles to show practicality and inherit the culture.

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.

T-shirt and sweatshirt items constantly occupy the biggest proportion of fashion markets for their versatility, comfort and cultural heritage. Therefore, there are countless evolved detail crafts. In this season, designers pay more attention to the structure design. The destructive structure design is noteworthy for its visual impact; classic double-layer structure design provides newness and continues its popularity. Rich changes and decorations are also applied on the structure of pockets. And with the development of craft and technique, deconstruction design has more possibilities and diversification. Notably, the distressed design at structural edges is not too extravagant but ingeniously integrates whole body with details.

"National confidence" and "cultural output" are right on trend. Due to the instability of foreign economy, international trades transfer to sales in domestic market. Many OEMs working for foreign brands turn to serve domestic customers and sell on e-commerce platforms, which accelerate the rise of Chinese products. Consumers find that local brands also have good quality. From Chinese Fashion 1.0 to 2.0, domestic designers emerge on international fashion weeks to disseminate and inherit Chinese culture. From May to July 2020, the sales of Hanfu on T-mall overseas platform get a year-on-year growth of over 20%. As classics fuse with modernity. Chinese style is given a new lease of style.

Detail is the best place to show ingenious designs. As an all-year-long item, the diversification of sweatshirt design attracts more attention of designers. The inner side of loop fabric is used as the outer side. And the splicing of two sides presents a delicate textural feeling. Diverse necklines can better present the uniqueness of design on neat structures. The innovative multi-edge design is suitable for avant-garde brands, and the layered hem is also noteworthy. Besides, raw-edge irregular splicing, side splicing, shoulder details and exposed seams are also recommended.

S/S 2022 determined to be full of uncertainty, just like the recurrence and mutant of epidemic in the early 2021. The young consumers are immersed in the virtual world to release emotion and filter the reality. And these all aspects will rebuild our designs and street textures. The rapid development of digital science technology and the color feeling of fantastic soft focus will reveal the endless possibilities of men's street fabrics under the theme Filter Reality. From virtual video games to digital science technology, Gen-Z is continuously searching for new ways of catharsis, and this is also a key concept of this theme fabric trend. The brand new designs and high-tech innovative textures bring stronger avant-garde street feeling to futuristic menswear brands.

The swanky youth of new era are growing up in this global information explosion environment. And the cultural conflicts between East and West promote the development of various community cultures. They use the fearless attitude of extreme youth to present the classic charm of street culture. Art forms like graffiti, skateboarding and rap are just like their mother tongue and become the manifestos of self-expression. Swanky youth use their fashion fetish to demonstrate the endless possibilities of wild growing and break the gender border to create a new scene of gender fluidity. The swanky youth are exploring themselves and sending out the wild power of new generation.

Along with the continuous progress of our society, people are having a rising recognition of environment and health. More eco-friendly and multi-functional fabrics have been the core of S/S 2022 knitted trousers. Natural plant fibers and recycled fibers, such as EVO fibers, Tencel, isatis fibers and regenerated cellulose fibers, can be used to create durable knitted fabrics, which are functional, protective, comfortable and eco-friendly, and skin-friendly, fashionable street dark avant-garde trousers. This report reveals the key fabric trend for men's knitted trousers in S/S 2022 through introduction of EVO terry fabric, double-faced plain knitted fabric, anti-bacteria elastic terry fabric and viscose linen-like knitted fabric.

Shirts, as a key item, are necessary for every season. This season there are more novel elements on catwalks, increasing value and bringing more choices. Camp collar half-sleeve shirts with all-over prints create a strong summer vibe. Voluminous long-sleeve shirts convey the free and unruly fashion attitude. Deconstructed shirts with attached plackets display creativity and practicality. Loose shirts with workwear pockets are still active on the stage. This season loose leather short-sleeve shirts show more possibilities and will be the necessary item for fashionistas.

With the development of digital technology, seeing and hearing will be digitized, and touch and smell will also be digitized. Immersive digital technology is gradually filtering the reality, and reality and social intercourse are increasingly tied up with virtuality. Gen Z enjoys immersing themselves in a virtual audiovisual world, releasing their emotions and making their voices heard. We behind the filter also feel empathetic and express our thoughts via futuristic mixed styling. At present, the filter reality has been extended as boundaries between people and things in different fields or attributes, and boundary between garments and crafts is also gradually blurred. Brand-new trans-boundary designs can be tried to bring a more avant-garde street style.

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.

S/S 2022 Theme Forecast

Pockets are significant details for garments. They were designed to be practical, but now become more meaningful, diversified and decorative. Designers are keen on creative designs. Outdoor sports gradually become a lifestyle for more people, so pockets get more functional, practical and individualized in order to meet people's demands. 3D zippered pockets like a suitcase appear more frequently this season, quite convenient. Independent detachable pockets are also applied to various categories. 3D multiple pockets are more statement-making. Insert pockets and patch pockets are combined, making simple pockets more layered. Various combined pockets are also creative. Leather patch pockets are used to diverse materials.

Jackets play a key role in clothing. Changes in ecological environment drive people to focus more on health management, and outdoor sports gradually become one of people's lifestyles, which is revealed on jackets. Convenient pull-on jackets, light outdoor hooded jackets, neat boxy short jackets all appeal to them. Youngsters are keen on vintage culture, so this report also analyzes baseball jackets and bomber jackets. Fine detail changes win more consumers.

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.

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.

People are more yearning for a digital future, and try to express their emotions with brights, especially the energetic and optimistic young generation. Futuristic digital light effect prompts the attention to pleasing and positive tones. Therefore, digital brights will widely prevail in fashion fields. Optimistic, aggressive and upward colors will underpin S/S 2022 knitted fabrics.

In the post-coronavirus era, people hope to establish a close relationship with nature. Knitted fabrics work well for both men and women, and go across the whole year. In S/S 2022, designers try to extract trendy colors and natural, harmless dyestuff from nature for pile knit, jersey and stretchable mesh fabric, so as to meet consumers' interest in nature.