The sudden outbreak affects the whole world, and people begin to look back on their comfortable life emotionally, hoping for a psychological cure and a memory of a happy time. At the same time, due to the stagnation of trade during the pandemic, many products and fabrics are overstocked. Thus surplus production materials are redesigned and new elements are injected into old goods. These become an effective way to solve the stock. COVID-19 has spread around the world, raising people's fear of terrorist attacks and natural disasters. And protective functional designs bring a safety sense for anxious people.

The unusual 2020 leads to people's longing for an easy and comfortable life. In addition to comfortable loungewear, people also prefer comfortable overcoats. Overcoats in this report combine the comfortable silhouette with daily life, showing a comfortable and casual lifestyle.

In A/W 20/21, men's sports items feature the minimalism and functional details. The extreme simplicity displays the "less is more" wearing experience. Due to the rapid deterioration of the climate and environment, items in this season aim to save social resources and encourage consumers to support sustainable development. The item explores the improved design of outdoor styles, and focuses on durability and transseasonal wearing. The function of fabric needs improvement to adapt to flexible cutting and strengthen the recycle value. Besides, the layered match is also a key design point for outdoor styles.

Familiar styles often bring a comfortable feeling, and vintage style sweeps this season. Modern techniques recreate and reinterpret classic styles, and endow denim items with charming silhouettes. With the increasingly stricter requirements for clothing, the multifunctional style and neat details are combined, quite popular. Designers constantly use new forms which are totally different from conventional appearance to recreate classic denim jackets.

Women's coats appeared around the end of the 19th century and were developed from women's long woollen coats. The overcoat is long, waisted and with big lapels. As Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and other stars wore the overcoat, it became popular in the world and the entertainment circle. Nowadays, the overcoat has been a classic item. And the long overcoat is optimized to be more fit for daily wearing. For A/W 21/22, we starts from the classic long overcoat to analyze the wide-shoulder boyfriend overcoats, modern X-line overcoats, retro straight overcoats, overcoats with shawl lapels and collarless overcoats.

The Japanese magazine style is from Japanese female makeup which adopts mainly warm colors to be fresh and healing. Therefore, Japanese clothing collocation also tends to be warm tones and pays attention to the simple but layered effect. Photos in magazines such as JJ and Lee prefer portrait photos that are close to life. With the fresh and elegant tones, the entire look is very comfortable and warm. As people pursue Japanese magazine style, the Chinese market will also be affected by the Japanese magazine style in the next season, and will absorb elements of bright mid-length overcoats in Japanese magazines, showing the unique silhouette flavor in line with Chinese overcoat aesthetics.

With the change of A/W 20/21 trends, silhouette, fabrics and style details of men's business overcoats keep changing, which shows an upgraded retro sense. The loose and boxy silhouette, classic premium glen plaid, bold double-colored spliced materials, toggles, long leather overcoats in the 1990s, and retro workwear are redesigned to refresh the retro business overcoats for A/W 20/21.

In A/W 20/21, the romantic temperament of new females updates the minimalism. The soft texture and the fluent cutting bring the different fashion and warmth to the overcoat. Apart from the vague boundary of leisure style and commuting style, exquisite details and the retro sense are still key points of the trend. The suitability for many occasions needs to be considered in the design to cater to the lifestyle of modern females. The wide-shoulder extends from S/S to A/W. The waisted detail weakens the aggressive sense and adds softness.

The fur collar is perennial for A/W markets. The combos of cosy and comfortable fur collars and heavy coats are decorative and functional, adding a warm and fashionable effect. Bold contrasting colors add vibrancy to the A/W collections.

The smart casual style on the basis of classic menswear designs is for young people. Taking cues from urban styling, designers combine some street elements with sophisticated preppy style. The overall silhouette is loose and casual. The workwear shape enhances the practical effect. Color blocking and material panelling show a conflicting and fashionable quality. Accessories such as metallic chains, appliques and badges add interest

The mid-length coat is an indispensable and key item for A/W. For A/W 20/21, in addition to the double-breasted design, three buttons, small square collar and hood, more delicate details such as contrasting splicing, necklines, checks and labelling renew the mid-length silhouette.

For A/W 19/20, feminism and 1950s and 1960s vintage styling are key for women's coats. The silhouette is changing. Tailoring stands out for A/W 20/21. The exaggerated broad shoulder nipped-in style and Chanel styling is key this season. The strap slim tailoring coats with the masculine feminist feel is most attractive.

Comfort and functionality continue to gain traction. Versatile garments are needed for different occasions. For the fur and leather industry, that means better designs and more comfortable material. Practicality and fashion are key for A/W 20/21, and loose and casual silhouettes are accentuated. Color and materials add more feminine textures to suits and overcoats. Polar fleece work well with unisex casual looks due to its soft surfaces.

Coats are key for A/W. Statement styles and reinvented classic shapes are strong in young ladies' market. Exaggerated floor-length coats make a bold contrast with subtle styles.

Individual Coat -- 2020 S/S Silhouette Trend for Girl's Wear

Business coats become more stylish to entice young customers.

Simple and sophisticated coats are also seen on streets. Neat and fitted silhouette, cinched waist or flare shape feels simple and elegant, exuding the charm of office ladies.

Based on the street looks, we find that many KOL prefer coats from designer brands. Irregular cutting, double layers and left-right asymmetry are key of A/W coats.

Overcoats are key items of A/W 19/20. A smart casual coat keeps cool on streets and is versatile in daily life.

Trench coats make a comeback in the fashion world. Evolving from military apparel to everyday wear, trench coats deliver a causal and urban style.

With the pushing of the retro style, elegant check overcoats prevail in the market. Reversible overcoats grab attention; wrap coats are cool and leisure; paneling coats make body shape appealing.