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Blue Wellness, Climate Resilience, and Modern Retro influence forecast

August 18, 2025; Seoul, South Korea – As part of its commitment to continuous creative innovation and sustainable textile solutions across the entire value chain, Hyosung’s Fashion Design Center (FDC), which is an interactive fashion studio that spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia renowned for analyzing progressive brands and retailers while researching consumer insights, has unveiled its forecasted SS 27 Textile Trend report. 

The report embraces three mega trends, subsequent themes across market segments, and the essential materials that leading apparel brands are expected to integrate into their collections for SS 27.

Blue Wellness

Wellness is shifting from travel-based escapes to everyday recovery practices, with water emerging as a central medium for restoration. This evolution—known as Blue Wellness—reflects a growing embrace of water-based rituals, from rooftop pool soaks to urban walks and nature-inspired moments that help ease climate stress and urban fatigue. As extreme weather and city living drive new wellness needs, water-centric activities like outdoor swimming and cold plunge therapy are rising in popularity. These accessible, restorative practices highlight how Blue Wellness is becoming an integrated and lasting part of daily wellbeing.

Climate Resilience

As climate change becomes an undeniable part of daily life, consumers are shifting from uncertainty to proactive adaptation—recognizing its impact on health, lifestyle, and economic stability. In response, they’re embracing new ways to live more sustainably and resiliently. Adaptation is taking shape through lifestyle changes, technological innovation, and conscious travel. Trends like ‘coolcationing’ to cooler destinations, temperature-regulating tech, and the rise of textile-to-textile recycling reflect how consumers are adjusting to environmental shifts while minimizing their impact.

Modern Retro

Retro style has reemerged as a major fashion trend, driven by millennials seeking comfort in nostalgia and Gen Z embracing past aesthetics as fresh and modern. Social media has amplified this revival, bringing vintage looks from the ’80s to early aughts back into the spotlight with contemporary twists.

Today’s retro-inspired fashion blends bold elements from 90s sportswear—like soccer and basketball uniforms—with modern designs. Preppy styles also feature color blocking and stripes, adding individuality while preserving the charm of past decades reimagined for today’s tastes.

With this insight in mind, FDC predicts the following themes for apparel made with Hyosung’s broad range of CREORA® and certified sustainable regen™ brands of recycled and bio-based spandex, nylon, and polyester yarns. 

Active & Outdoor – Stay Cool, Stay Active

–       Retro sportif: Preppy and casual sportswear

–       Elegance in motion: On and off court pieces with luxurious appearance

–       Leisurely movement: Affective outdoor wear for daily hiking life

–       Urban splash: Swimwear designed to transition seamlessly from city to beach

–       Barely-there performance: Next-to-skin compression baselayers for activewear made with
stretch-woven fabrics

Lounge Intimate

–       Lux-leisure resort: Elevated lounge essentials with comfort feel 

–       Relaxed beachside: Versatile swimwear fabrics for home relaxation and beach outings

–       Sweet dreams: Sophisticated, delicate, and feminine textured knits for sweet dreaming loungewear  

–       Sleek comfort: Ultra-light knit styles in semi-sheer surfaces that can be worn from morning to evening

–       Cooling sensation: Long-lasting ultimate cooling and fresh feeling underwear for all seasons

More detailed information on FDC’s SS 27 Textile Trends including recommended fabrics, garment applications, and colors will be presented in a weekly Trend Byte series featured on the Hyosung Performance Textiles Creativity Inspired blog beginning the week of August 18, 2025.

About Hyosung TNC

Hyosung is a complete sustainable textile solutions provider that produces world-class products, providing continuous innovation to the textile industry. Hyosung is the world’s largest manufacturer of spandex by market share supplying the broadest range of stretch fiber offerings supported by exceptional technology and quality under its CREORA® Spandex and regen™ brands. Hyosung’s specialty nylon and polyester provide functional and sustainable fiber solutions that are essential to today’s dynamic textile market. Hyosung is a proud Textile Exchange Partner-level Member. Visit our website, and our blog at blog.hyosungtnc.com for all the latest trend, event, and product updates. Hyosung can also be found on Instagram @hyosung_textiles  and on LinkedIn at Hyosung Performance Textiles.