Shifting Perspective. Cross-referencing the latest influences and insights from  recent SS23 Fashion Shows, Instagram Feeds and E-Commerces, new directions for placed graphics and prints are coming to the surface. Overall, designers are exploring motifs that transports us into new universes: from fairytale settings and cyber spaces into the worlds of ancient times. Nature and animals maintain their relevance, but seem to appropriate rather naive and almost ironically pure graphic depictions. Next to the time-appropriate dove, calling for anti-war, animals such as kittens and Bambis evoke feelings of a comforting home and a gentle childhood. Similarly, magical underwater creatures that take us far away and provide ease. The classic rose is ideal for Y2K inspired styles but can also be interpreted more graphically. For the more edgy market, artificial blurs and space illusions, especially on darker grounds are key. Next to that, band tees, grunge and gothic touches and a hint to voodoo religions depict the current taste for darker spirituality and flashback subcultures. Take a look for all the new graphic paths: