‘T , held on June 10, 2024, was a fashionable prelude to the 126th Philippine Independence Day. Part of the #LoveLocal campaign of Bench and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the venue was at the massive Museo del Galeón at the SM Mall of Asia. An exhibit at the SM Mall of Asia Main Mall Atrium is ongoing until June 23, 2024.
This year’s is a special celebration of Philippine Independence, as threats to our sovereignty abound. Using fashion as a platform, it features the Philippine Dress as interpreted by three fashion designers. Jaggy Glarino, from General Santos City in Mindanao, was one of the winners of the Bench Design Awards 2017 and .
Cary Santiago, from Cebu City in the Visayas, was the grand winner of the Philippine Young Designers Competition in 2004. Jesus “Jojie” Lloren, from Pateros In Luzon, was the winner of the Philippine Young Designers Competition as well as the Concours International des Jeunes Creatures de Mode in Paris in 1998. This edition follows at SM Aura Premier last year.
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a trite yet timely message voiced in design, movement, music, and space at . A million thanks to the SM Supermalls and to its president, Steven Tan, for the trust and determination to realize a vision,” shares Gino Gonzales, the creative director, “and the CCP and Bench for their unwavering commitment to propagate the Philippine terno and Filipino design.” THE fashion disruptor and enfant terrible presented a collection, titled .
