Japanese-Korean Style T-shirt/Sweatshirt Knit Fabric Trends

Author：橙子

2025-09-10

Weft-woven cotton-like knitted fabrics are widely used in modern life due to their comfort, breathability, elasticity, and easy care properties. At the same time, their style and functionality are constantly evolving to meet consumer demands and market trends.

This report focuses on key types of woven cotton-like knitted fabrics used in T-shirts & sweatshirts/pants. Based on brand and market research, and from perspectives such as overall appearance, this report provides a detailed explanation of the main development trends for autumn/winter 26/27, covering material trends, fabric textures and their application in styles, fabrics, and garment finishing processes.

Blended with Viscose/Linen

Trend Description:

Based on research into the global retail market, especially in Japan and South Korea, we have found that weft-woven cotton-like knitted fabrics mainly used for T-shirts, sweatshirts and pants not only pursue the quality grade of cotton fibers, but also increasingly incorporate materials such as linen, viscose/Tencel/Lyocell in the composition to enrich fabric appearance and wearing comfort.

Development Highlights:

Incorporation of linen fibers -- enhances fabric texture, primarily focusing on semi-transparent visual effects.

Viscose/Tencel/Lyocell -- pursues silk-like luster or a soft, skin-friendly feel.

Embossed Texture

Recommended Materials:

Long Staple Cotton, Cotton/Polyester Blend or Interwoven, Cotton Touch Polyester Filament

Development Highlights:

Fabric Style--Develop simple geometric patterns through jacquard structure, use terry cloth inside out, and create micro-crepe texture.

Garment Category--Micro crepe texture is mainly suitable for women's and girls' wear; jacquard and terry structures used inside out are suitable for unisex and children's clothing.

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