AW 22/23 Trend Radically Hopeful
The guiding theme and dedicated focus for Autumn.Winter 22/23 at MUNICH FABRIC START celebrates and perpetuates the meaningful connection to unite the industry under the seasonal title ‘RISE’.
New perspectives bring us closer together and give rise to dreams, visions and collections that brighten and uplift our world. Emotion is infused in our future as we seek out joy and comfort with a warmed sense of connection. To get started, let us briefly introduce you to the 5 trend themes, which are also represented in the DIGITAL TREND SPACE as 5 distinct exhibition rooms:
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT – We are becoming inclusive, while entirely new design possibilities open up – functionally, socially and aesthetically.
MIXED REALITIES – As we travel and use the World Wide Web more and more intensively, “IRL” and “virtual” merge into a new phygital world.
FIRESTARTER – Design inspiration from gloomy techno clubs ignite protests in the mainstream.
COUNTRY PARTY – Luxury and design are travelling in the luggage for the weekend in the countryside.
RADICALLY HOPEFUL – When we think “eco” instead of “economy”, we can achieve a holistic, sustainable goal together.
RISE Trend Theme: RADICALLY HOPEFUL
There is no choice but to rethink, feel, plan, define and implement the system anew. Optimistic realists, scientists and doers who radically improve the environment. In the world and in the collections, there is plenty of room for circular and holistic sustainability through radicalism. Supply chains and product transparency become ambassadors to raising awareness and education. Global contexts are turned around with joy, enthusiasm and other people. Designing for multi-function is one of the goals; fabrics, fixings, styles and collections are repurposed and made more modular. Less is more, reusable is more and conscious consumption is more.
MOOD
Designers are radically adding more and more space in their collections to circular, sustainable and holistic solutions. Half-thought-out concepts or greenwashing no longer meet the demands of customers (and many brands). It doesn’t matter whether up-and-coming designers work with passion on upcycling ideas or large corporations develop alternative materials, what brings them together is their common goal.
COLOUR
Warm honey and amber colours are at the centre of this calm and balanced colour palette. Whether matt or glossy, they are not only used as accent colours but also play the main role in large pieces. Next to it sits light purple as an accent and shirt colour. The palette is softened by timeless tones such as rough olive and grey as well as a classic navy blue.
FASHION
Patching is one of the most direct and transparent ways of upcycling. Here, second-hand pieces are cut up and lovingly reassembled into unique pieces. Other designers take on collection surpluses and create entire ranges of new trousers, jackets or skirts from them. In any case, it is an elaborate process that produces exclusively unique pieces. But hasn’t exclusivity always been allowed to have its price?
MATERIALS
Classic, hard-wearing winter fabrics such as gabardines, herringbone, tricot and denim get an upgrade. By making supply chains and the origin of materials transparent, they turn into ambassadors for raising awareness and for education. At the same time, timeless designs such as English checks, Scottish tweeds and traditional Norwegian knits gain importance in a theme focused on longevity.
Prints and graphics reflect the optimism of the theme in hand-drawn illustrations and cheerful slogans. They work particularly well on high-quality, structured fabrics made from natural materials or recycled canvas. Cork, dried grass and low-quality cotton waste emphasise the strength and stability of natural fibres and they are absolutely sufficient future alternatives for hangtags & co.
Impressions from the AUTUMN.WINTER 22/23 TREND FORUM at MUNICH FABRIC START
ENTER AUTUMN.WINTER 22/23
There is an enormous need for real contact again and we now meet in a ‘phygital’ space which exists between the physical and digital worlds. We strive to come together again, to see each other and use our tactile senses. With this, we find new ways to connect and pave the way for positive, hopetimistic progress, because this is the only way forward.
To bridge the gap between physical and digital interaction we have created this 3D digital trend space for you to explore.
