A Closer Look at the Collections Presented During Bench Fashion Week Holiday 2026

Time and time again, Bench has brought together two sides of fashion during Bench Fashion Week and its all about the bold creativity of independent designers and the easy, personality-driven style that BENCH is known for.

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The runway brought together names from R. STUDIOS, Bryan Peralta, Edwin Ao, HUMAN × Proudrace, Kashieca × Lucy Torres-Gomez, and BENCH’s own labels, with a cast that included Joshua Garcia, Seth Fedelin, Fyang Smith, JM Ibarra, Kyle Echarri, Kai Montinola, Dustin Yu, Michelle Dee, Max Collins, and newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski. 

Below, find our favorite looks and highlights from each show.

The opening showcase brought together three international ready-to-wear names with very different takes on everyday dressing. 8SECONDS leaned into relaxed, utilitarian pieces, while Urban Revivo revisited early-2000s city dressing through denim, tartan, and playful proportions. Cotton On rounded out the lineup with sporty, casual, and trend-driven looks that felt made for the way people actually dress now.

R. STUDIOS’ Paloma was a breath of fresh air, quite literally in spirit. Inspired by Pablo Picasso’s Pigeon series, the collection found its charm in feathers, tweeds, flowing fabrics, nuanced tones, and unexpected textile combinations. There was something wonderfully carefree about the way the materials moved together, giving the clothes a youthful energy without losing their sense of shape. Bea Millan-Windorski, the newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2026, was also among the show’s runway personalities.

Bryan Peralta looked to the stars with The Golden Record, taking inspiration from NASA’s 1977 Voyager mission and its famous record sent into space. But the collection’s real joy was in how unapologetically curious it felt: vivid color, wide-legged proportions, sheer layering, digital prints, and 3D-printed eyewear came together in a wardrobe that seemed made for anyone who has ever proudly worn their geekiness on their sleeve. The 1970s influence only made the whole thing more fun. 

Edwin Ao approached the body as something constantly changing in Chlorophyll Hexagons: The Body in Impermanence. Solar printing, fragmented imagery, and deconstructed forms gave traditional tailoring a new life, with pieces appearing to be taken apart and rebuilt into something less familiar. The material manipulation was particularly striking, turning the clothes into records of change rather than simply garments to be worn. 

Kashieca × Lucy Torres-Gomez brought a quieter kind of glamour to the runway, opening with Wilma Doesnt and her daughter Asiana Doesnt. Silk, linen, and cotton shaped fluid, polished pieces designed to move from workday to evening, proving that practicality does not have to come at the expense of elegance. The collection’s restraint was part of its appeal, especially against a weekend filled with louder fashion moments. Lucy’s final walk, where Richard Gomez met her with flowers, gave the show an especially warm close.

HUMAN x Proudrace went straight into 2000s nostalgia with I LOVE U, revisiting the era’s statement tees, shrunken silhouettes, and gender-fluid fits through Proudrace’s irreverent lens. The collaboration felt rooted in Manila’s youth culture, with the familiar made slightly stranger, louder, and more playful. A new fragrance chapter for both labels added another nostalgic touch to the collaboration.

If Bench denim is familiar territory, Chris Nick simply turned up the temperature. The collaboration reworked the Canadian tuxedo through early-2000s Americana, bringing together sculpted proportions, body-conscious tailoring, slogan details, and star-spangled accents. It was sexy without losing the everyday ease associated with Bench, with Michelle Dee, Francine Diaz, Kira Balinger, and Max Collins among the familiar faces who brought the collection’s attitude to life. 

Bench Originals put personality front and center, with Dustin Yu opened the show, followed by a cast of some of the country’s most recognizable young stars. Fyang Smith and JM Ibarra shared a runway moment, as did Kyle Echarri and Kai Montinola, while Joshua Garcia, Seth Fedelin, Sofia Pablo, G22, Angelina Cruz, Jameson Blake, Joaquin Arce, River Joseph, and others each brought their own presence to the clothes. The show understood something BENCH has always done well: sometimes the person wearing the clothes is the real event. 

Bench Active closed out the roundup on a more athletic note, bringing sportswear into the same celebrity-driven fashion-week setting. Ina Raymundo opened the show, with Alden Richards, Gazini Ganados, Kaila Estrada, and Bea Millan-Windorski among the personalities who took to the runway. Bea’s appearances at both R. STUDIOS and BENCH Active also gave her one of the weekend’s clearest through-lines, following her recent addition to the BENCH family as an endorser.

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