Embark on a journey through the dynamic world of fashion as TURBULENCE sets the tone for Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2024. From March 6 to 8, the Trend Forum in Hall 5.1 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) will showcase four trends—Grace, Immersive, Switch, and Voices—curated by the visionary DONEGER | TOBE from New York. Experience the unfolding of a complex and vibrant future in apparel trends.
In the ever-evolving landscape of fashion, a global committee of trend forecasters, including representatives from Elementi Moda in Milan, NellyRodi Agency in Paris, and Sachiko Inoue in Tokyo, has once again united to unveil the Spring-Summer 2025 trends. These trends, born from a tumultuous world, blend self-indulgence and self-expression, encapsulating the positivity and sensibility necessary to navigate the world's turbulence.
Ecological consciousness and everyday influencers shaping fashion
Fashion's trajectory is being reshaped by a dual force—ecological consciousness and the rise of everyday influencers. The committee identifies four distinct trends: Grace, Immersive, Switch, and Voices. Though interconnected by shared disorder, each trend manifests unique aspects that mirror the changing ethos of the industry.
Grace: A quiet luxury lifestyle
Harmony in simplicity. The Grace trend champions enduring luxury through the celebration of peace, love, joy, and respect. Utilizing ornamental delicacy, gentle colors, and high-quality materials, this trend promises a lasting sense of tranquility.
A silver-tinged color palette, featuring elegant hues and tender blooms, adorns gracefully wrought fabrics. Unprocessed toiles, irregular slubs, subtle shiny satin, featherweight jacquards, and printed sheer fabrics blend seamlessly to create an atmosphere of refined serenity.
Immersive: comfort and minimalist expression
Comfort in every detail. Immersive embraces comfort and a minimalist style, demanding attention with powerful, graphic, festive mixes that inspire a positive spirit of collaboration through fashion.
Cosmic and oceanic blues meet tropical dusk in a vibrant contrast. Fabrics range from the functional elegance of robbed stretch jersey and Sea Island cotton to the festivity of decorative embroidery and fluid viscose jersey, promoting a relaxed yet expressive style.
Switch: DIY high-tech experiments
Expressive experimentation. Switch heralds a new dimension of part DIY and part high-tech fashion, encouraging wearers to express their personal style through experimental twists on everyday situations.
Recycled polyester and polyamide, cotton satin, glazed poplin, multicolor deckchair stripes, and dotted variations converge in a vibrant palette of joyful pastels and energetic brights, aligning with the theme of joyful pleasures and fantasy experiences.
Voices: Dazzling freedom and new age fashion
Contrasting, dazzling freedom. Voices envisions a future of instinctive New Age fashion—an ode to Earth that combines raw character, positivity, and improvisation.
Exuberant tones and tinted darks in textural compositions define the color palette. Fabrics range from crackled crêpe and various organic fibers exuding ornamental rusticity to decorative and baroque elements featuring rich velvety surfaces and artistic patterns.
The unified textile value chain under one roof
As the apparel fair coincides with Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition, Yarn Expo Spring, CHIC, and PH Value, the entire textile value chain converges under one roof, creating an extended platform for invaluable business networking opportunities.
In this dynamic landscape where fashion and ecological consciousness intertwine, the SS 2025 trends offer a glimpse into a future where self-indulgence meets mindful expression, mirroring the resilience needed to weather the world's turbulence.
