Haute Couture(2021) -

2021 collections balanced heritage with "Dopamine Dressing"—a post-lockdown trend favoring bold colors and joy-inducing designs. Fashion House Key Highlights Fall/Winter

Inspired by Clare Hunter's Threads of Life ; featured massive hand-embroidered wall panels as backdrops. Spring/Summer Haute couture(2021)

Kim Jones' debut featured models in glass cubicles inspired by the Fendi logo and Bloomsbury set. Spring/Summer Spring/Summer : 3D knitting and digital textile printing

: 3D knitting and digital textile printing were adopted to eliminate fabric waste. Haute couture(2021)

The global Haute Couture market was valued at approximately in 2021. While the broader luxury industry shrank by nearly 22% during the pandemic, 2021 signaled a recovery as online luxury sales surged by 27% to roughly $71 billion .

: Startups like Vividye developed reversible dyeing technologies, while Balenciaga experimented with synthetic spider silk that uses 97% less water than traditional methods.