From January 17 to 19, 2026, Interfilière Paris took place in the French capital. As a pivotal stop within the global Interfilière exhibition series, the Paris edition consistently serves as a key barometer for trends and material innovations within the global intimate fashion industry.

During the exhibition, the international trend agency Nelly Rodi presented an on-site interpretation of future trends, focusing on innovations in materials, craftsmanship, and technology. The trend directions they proposed span multiple categories—including ready-to-wear, lingerie, and jewellery—constructing a highly interconnected aesthetic system centred on materials.

Drawing upon firsthand observations from the Paris exhibition, Interfilière Shanghai has compiled and published this trend content. This serves as a continuation of—and a dialogue regarding—global trend narratives, while also offering a reference perspective for the upcoming Asian market.

In an era of ever-accelerating rhythms and increasing transience, the creative process is exploring new strategic pathways: a return to nature, a fascination with technology, a quest for symbolic meaning, and a deep yearning for softness.

Within this context, materials, textures, and surface finishes once again emerge as dual vehicles for both emotion and style.

Handcrafted techniques are reclaiming their irreplaceable value; precise weaving, restrained pleating, gilded textures, and exquisite embroidery collectively embody the depth and human warmth of true craftsmanship.

Concurrently, technological innovation continues to reshape our relationship with the body: smart knitting, thermoformed structures, breathable perforation techniques, and modular construction are actively redefining the boundaries between intimate apparel and outerwear.

Based on these observations, Nelly Rodi has unveiled four interconnected trend themes. These four trends do not exist in isolation; rather, they resonate with and permeate one another, fostering a dynamic dialogue across the realms of ready-to-wear, lingerie, and jewellery:

The strategic connections between textiles and metals, technology and raw materials, and emotion and innovation are becoming increasingly distinct. Different product categories draw inspiration from one another to collectively forge a unified and coherent contemporary aesthetic language, providing crucial direction for future collections.

A balance is struck between fluidity, transparency, and sculptural details, delineating a femininity that is simultaneously powerful and delicate.

Gilded tones and aged textures evoke a sense of quiet, timeless luxury, uniting ready-to-wear, lingerie, and jewellery within a sun-drenched aesthetic of refined elegance.

This trend emphasises the authentic essence of materials and the beauty of the "human touch," blending a desire to return to nature with a pursuit of elevated quality and intrinsic value.

3D materials, perforated surfaces, thermoformed volumes, and structured knits shape a wardrobe system that is modular, breathable, and distinctly urban.

Dynamic jewellery, modular structures, and 3D printing technologies extend this function-oriented ethos.

Technical colour palettes and functional surface finishes combine to create a flexible, tactile, and human-centric expression of innovation, establishing a seamless continuity across ready-to-wear, lingerie, and accessories.

Aged fabrics imbued with narrative depth, dramatic tapestries, and organic volumes construct a visual language charged with tension.

Talismanic jewellery, mesmerisingly translucent materials, and dreamlike imagery evoke the power of an imagined, mystical nature.

Amidst shadows, metallic glimmers, and deep, sombre tones, this trend seeks not perfection, but intensity—the energy of movement, the traces of time, and the power of pattern.

It invites us to reconnect with our instincts and to feel the emotional resonance embedded within the materials themselves.

A soothing colour palette, reimagined pyjama stripes, Provençal florals, and velvety textures combine to define a fresh, joyful, and doll-like femininity. 3D floral volumes, playful patterns, and openwork knits reinforce a narrative of gentleness and lightness.

A blend of lace, pastel hues, tinted denim, and contrasting stitching creates a sensitive, spirited summer world imbued with emotional resonance.

Interfilière Paris has ushered in a clear and powerful start to the 2026 trends for the intimate apparel industry.

Spanning materials, craftsmanship, and technical language, these trend threads will continue to be discussed, refined, and validated across diverse global markets.

Moving forward, the Interfilière international series will unfold its next chapters along this very path:

The upcoming Interfilière New York—followed by Interfilière Shanghai, returning this autumn—will continue to shape the global dialogue between materials, innovation, and design, offering perspectives unique to the North American and Asian markets, respectively.