by+Liang+Long

The “Fabric China Trend A/W 17/18” lifts its veil with the feature of professionalism， fashion， science and technology， during the 20th Ningbo International Fashion Festival （IFFAIR）. Based on the main form of fabric China （A/W） trend show， the release combines life-style， market consumption， fashionable colors， innovative and developed fabrics as well as future possible popular fashion styles possible to be popular， to carry out theme show with the appraised China fabric， so as to show the innovations and development trend in the field of garment industry， and provide the latest fashion information and creative inspiration for garment enterprises.

This year， the exhibition area covers 294 square meters， divided into 4 thematic displace spaces and video display of fashion trend. Based on the concept of the latest biological technology， the design idea of “Fabric China Trend A/W 17/18”， with the “Future Intelligence” as the core， presents the effect of the structural changes on science and technology， as well as a new visual experience in the materials and ideas.

This release is themed with relevance， namely， relation and link. Future and tradition， past and present， man and nature， internal and external， all of which generate new links and create fresh and interesting trends， in spite of the original contra- diction relations.

Future Intelligence： Scientific and technological progress sees the change of peoples way of life， where the rapid development of artificial intelligence， virtual reality and wearable devices promote us to break the traditional thinking and overturn the future life. While the classic culture and art stimulates endless inspiration to technology with its profound cultural foundation， so as to create original fashion style and fabric appearance under the conflicts.

Symbiosis Art： How do people coexist with nature？ The only choice is to reduce the waste of resources， promote recycling and maintain sustainable development. So to accept the gifts endowed by nature， and the persistent overheating of ecologic aesthetic has brought rich natural texture， artistic broken aesthetics as well as plain and rough fabric style. Exuberant colors derive from nature， and to reduce saturation to create a simple and original beauty.

Balance Philosophy： Information overload makes our personal living space more and more narrow， while we need both convenience of external life and also the inner breathing space. To master the balance between inner and outer will become our future work. The quiet and low-key color is to express the emotions of reserve and moderation， and all gray tones with a variety of brightness interpret the position of gender neutral.

Merging Time： Standing in the intersection of the past and the future， we should reconstruct the classic in accordance with the modern aesthetic and demand， and integrate the characteristics of multiple times to create a gorgeous and interesting post retro style with the spirit of excellence. The thick and calm tone of the theme is based on a series of colors with low lightness. The elegant and classical atmosphere is decorated by the noble burgundy， composed olive green， midnight blue and peacock blue， while the bare gold adds more luxuriance. Especially， the wool jacquard with calendering process creates a sense of looming luxury.