Bench Apparel opened the Philippine Fashion Week doors on its Day One of showcasing locally owned brands and designers.
Philippine Fashion Week (PFW) Holiday 2011Collection. debuted last Sunday May 8, 2011 at the SMX Convention Center. Amidst of the pouring rain that night, latest pieces were eye-candies to the fashion enthusiasts who flocked to the venue to witness the latest of this season has to offer.
Local RTW retail giants Human, Kashieca, and Bench were the first to showcase their newest collection. For a more luxe pieces, Homage made a scene showcasing Randy Ortiz' long gown collection that were elegantly made for the show.
Human
For its latest collection, the brand strives on wearable trends like sleek harem pants, chic printed cropped tops, retro jeans, and psychedelic shirts.The brand maintained their trendy basic pieces, like their array of regular shirts, shorts and jeans.
Following its retro funk-inspiration, models were styled with socks, heavy layering, and colorful bands and uber neck pieces.
Headgears worn by the models such as the Indian Bisblams, lion heads, paper cup stacks, bunny ears and cone hats took the cue trends of the runway scene.
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Kashieca
Kashieca’s newest collection flaunted must have pieces in every woman’s closet.
Sleek button-downs in classic neutral colors and gingham prints, trousers that can go from work to play, stylish collectible cardigans, and some beautiful tailored shorts.
As for skirts, Kashieca followed the low hemlines trend and released their own slew of maxi and below-the-knee skirts. We prefer the latter ones because of their sleek, polished look which gives the appearance of a put-together young lady. Also spotted were plaid skirts that completed the more preppy look.
Bench
The giant retail brand released a generous collection on the runways ranging from casual to intimate apparels.
For the men, sleek blazers, funky button-downs, patched trousers, striped shirts, classic polos, and casual shorts. For the women’s line, the designs were trendier with slouchy tops and chic casual dresses. They also showcased their new set of tees for both men and women.
There is something for everyone in Bench’s new line of intimates which came in plain and printed designs. Buff and sexy male and female models, adorned with fringes or suspenders, modeled the collection with sass and a confident strut.
The runway was star-studded with top models and local celebrities such as Piolo Pascual, Diether Ocampo, Jake Cuenca, Coco Martin, Dingdong Dantes, Gerard Anderson, Georgina Wilson, Karylle, Zanjoe Marudo, Lovi Poe, Angelica Panganiban, Joe Avila, Kim Chiu, Melai Cantiveros, Jason Francisco, Kris Bernal, Carla Abellana and a lot more. We also saw some of the cast of Mara Clara in the lineup like Albie Casino, Julia Montes, and Kathryn Bernardo.
And here are the other photos that night:
In totality, Bench never failed to give its buyers, media supporters and audience a fashionably awesome event .
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| My good super buddy friend Emman |
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| Your blogger with Emman right after the runway show |
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| with my colleagues at work |
