Style presents a rundown of this season’s geared-up-to-wear collections via nearby designers and favorite speedy-fashion manufacturers.
SUMMER IN THE CITY: Rafe x Bench
In a mixture of tropical floral prints, patched work shirtings, and tailor-made jeans, New York-primarily based fashion designer Rafe Totengco debuts his sophomore collab collection for Bench. Inspired by the comfy island vibe of Siargao, the group is a lineup of casual but elevated basics that feel just as domestic within the city. Our highlights include a paneled denim bomber with embroidered gumamela patches, a spliced oversized tee, and a shiny yellow floral print visible on clothes and skirts. It wouldn’t be signature Rafe without a full complement of add-ons — we, in particular, cherished the fanny packs, knapsacks, and published scarves. If his first time out were any indication, this series wouldn’t live in stores for lengthy. — MY
SELFIE-READY: American Eagle
Wearing American Eagle’s latest collection, models came walking down the runway, snapping selfies with phones linked to a projector that displayed their photos in actual time at some point of the Bench Tower Playground partitions. It’s part of the brand’s campaign, #AExME, that turns the self-promotion medium into a celebration of individuality and an Instagram casting name. The contemporary series highlights top trends for the selfie era, like retro Parisian and one-piece apparel like attire, jumpsuits, and rompers for women and “wash & dye” results and stripes in resort wear-stimulated portions for guys. Perfect for traveling — and the pics you’ll take off the route. —MT
MODERN SOPHISTICATE: Assembly
For Bench Fashion Day 2, the luxurious multi-brand store Assembly showcased their edit for spring/summertime 2019. With a covetable lineup composed of London-based designer Christopher Kane, Italian label Pucci, cult emblem Mihara Yasuhiro, and a lot extra, the runway has much to unpack for the Assembly clientele. Our highlights consist of the Emilio Pucci prints in different iterations (from shirts to sweaters to scarves) and the delicious selection of footwear from Casadei, Rupert Sanderson, and Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, to name a few. —MY
FEMININE MYSTIQUE: Kashieca
There became a playful sense of eclecticism for this season’s Kashieca woman. The brand delivered its signature feminine dresses and smart separates, but this time, with a free-spirited method to exclusive prints and textures. Let’s look at the breakup panel skirts with complementary polka dots, competition-prepared florals, and plaid-on-plaid for the schoolgirl motif they regularly revisit. There were also tulle seems and geometric prints, culminating in a final exit by the ultimate Kashieca lady, Bea Alonzo — flanked by veteran supermodels like Marina Benipayo and Tweetie de Leon. The actress was in general shape in smooth Kashieca pinnacle and a pleated lurex skirt. There are loads to find out here for any style fan. — MY
EASY CHIC: JC Buendia
“My style career shares the same beginning yr as Bench, and I discovered it becoming to inject the spirit of ’87 in some of my portions,” shares the clothier JC Buendia, regarding the surprising ’87 jersey patches sewn into a cropped coat paired with a bowed tulle skirt and a tee worn with a sleeveless healthy. It is also with the enjoyment and perspective that the best time can provide that JC affords a new sort of black tie for ladies — one that prioritizes consolation without all of the sloppy connotations the word can also have in a category like formalwear and with all the ladylike, tailor-made trappings you’d assume in a JC Buendia. This youthfulness reverberates throughout the collection with a pop of ground-length buttercup yellow and flounces in strapless tops, sleeves, and LBD mini hemlines. Another addition for comfort? “Pockets have ended up a have to for night robes,” he explains, regarding a floor-length robe. Rounding out the modernity of the collection are menswear details like detachable collars and tailoring, no longer the most straightforward in suiting, but also jumpsuits and dresses. — MT
