With the ongoing effects of the pandemic, this season the legwear sector shifts its focus to self-empowerment and innovation, bringing enlightenment and liberation to the new collections.

Through an alliance with the trend forecasting experts from Stijlinstituut Amsterdam, The Lycra Company remains at the forefront of legwear by presenting a forward-thinking prediction of the cutting-edge trends through a capsule collection that showcases the latest legwear innovations.

Daniel Schumacher, Senior Strategic Manager, The Lycra Company:

“For over 20 years we have been inspiring our customers with our legwear trends forecast; it’s a value-added benefit of working with The LYCRA Company that our customers appreciate. This year’s forecast tells a story about the future. Our series of creative legwear is intended to inspire and dress up a generation that is interested in problem-solving innovations. Each look features technologies we have developed to satisfy unmet consumer needs in legwear comfort and performance.”

The Lycra Company and Stijlinstituut Amsterdam together have identified four key themes that address the hopes and dreams of the modern consumer:

• Trend 1: Fitness first

Graphic accents add playfulness and energy. Self-care and health are increasingly important. It has become interconnected with every aspect of our lives, brought to life in the relationship between fashion and fitness.

• Trend 2: Positive Vibes

Amplifying creativity and expressing views through fashion. Expressive garments, made for motion, are injected with humour, bravely disregarding classic fashion rules. They are crafted to appeal to those who dare to wear playful designs and express themselves through fashion.

• Trend 3: Luxe Essential

Less and luxe, rejuvenating professionalism and chic. Designers and buyers report a new wave of glamour and chic as people, begin to dress up again. However, excess is out. This look is about restrained finesse. This is a comfortable interpretation, making the everyday extraordinary.

• Trend 4: Bio Rhythms

The flaws and imperfections of natural materials, stone and cracked effects, rugged piles and organic patterning, make an alluring untamed aesthetic. Designers make use of natural forms, patterns and textures to blur the lines between the organic and the synthetic.

The legwear trends in pictures: Go to the gallery