Trust Ben Chan to spot talent, even if it’s 8,496.07 miles (13,673.10 kilometers) away. In 2019, two years before his surprise appointment as senior vice president of design at Calvin Klein, Latino designer Willy Chavarria, who had, decades before then, been making waves in American mass-market...
WHAT DOES A MATINEE IDOL SMELL LIKE Actor Daniel Padilla shows off the new Shiroi from his BENCH fragrance collection Our scent is part of our identity. It plays a big role in how we evolve over time, how we want to present ourselves, and how we want others to perceive us. It goes hand in hand with...
ALL SMILES Ahn Hyo Seop speaks to members of the press about his excitement for his fan meet tour in Manila For lovers of K-dramas, Ahn Hyo Seop has become a household name after his roles in iconic series such as Dr. Romantic and Business Proposal . But this wasn’t always the case. Ahn...
When we look back at old movies and stories, it’s amusing to see how creatives of the time envisioned our world in the 21st century. Many thought that the 2000s would mark a new space age, where humans would have established colonies in outer space as seen in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space...
A groundbreaking innovation was unveiled by homegrown fashion brand Bench. It's a hang tag that also serves as a detergent for your clothes’ first wash—being both sustainable and practical. “We are consistently looking for ways to improve every aspect of our business,” says Ben Chan,...
From theater to television star, Kim Seon-ho has emerged as one of South Korea’s most promising talents, captivating audiences everywhere with his innocent charm and phenomenal acting skills. The artist, who rose to fame for his portrayal of Han Ji-Pyeong in the 2020 drama *Start-Up*, paid the...
The Philippines' leading fashion and lifestyle brand, Bench, recently achieved great success at the Retail Asia Awards 2023. The brand was honored with two major awards, namely, Apparel Retailer of the Year and Store Design of the Year for its Bench Active store located in SM Megamall. From left:...
CEBU CITY – He was ghosted by the woman she liked for focusing too much on his studies. But the heartbreak was replaced with joy after Bench Lee Abadilla, after graduating with honors, finally became a licensed engineer. Abadilla, a graduate of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University, was one...
BORN THIS WAY International internet sensation Bretman Rock is the new face of homegrown brand Bench “I didn’t find fashion. Fashion found me.” That was Bretman Rock’s answer as to how his journey in style began. His loud and non-binary way of dressing was founded at home with his...
The category is… life in color. That’s what fashion designer Michael Leyva’s show is all about during the final day of Bench Fashion Week (BFW) spring-summer 2023. To hype up everyone for the fashion festivity that’s about to unravel on the runway, the show started with the house tunes of...
Championing Filipino style has always been at the core of Ched Studio. With its artisanal design approach, the local fashion brand has produced collections that marry arts, history, and pop culture references with Filipino craftsmanship. This time, it presents its latest collection at Bench Fashion...
In Dr. Jose Rizal’s “El Filibusterismo,” we discovered the transformation of Crisostomo Ibarra, from a charming son of a businessman into a revengeful jeweler Simoun. If Rizal’s first novel “Noli Me Tangere” was centered on romance, its sequel “El Filibusterismo” was all about...
