BENCH BELLO
BWear Manila at Fashion Week Brooklyn Virtual Fashion Show
Bench - FWBK
Fashion Week Brooklyn is one of the top 10 independent fashion weeks not sponsored by Mercedes-Benz in New York but yet it stands on its own.
Due to the current situation because of the worldwide pandemic. Live fashion shows and other events will not yet happen and because of that, for the very first time Fashion Week Brooklyn- FWBK collaborated with the designers around the globe and showcased the amazing fashion collections thru virtual fashion shows. Curated by Bench M Bello for Manila, Philippines, Junior Sealy / Ashley Lashley from Barbados and headed by Mr. Rick Davy, the International Creative Director and FWBK Founder.
B'Wear Manila by Bench Bello launched his sporty camouflaged collection along with his stylish Suit collection together with his hand crafted accessories for NUDA Philippines and the brooch accessories for men suits provided by "Mr Broochman" by Ben Jandoc.
For the first time in its 14 years, the fashion runway was viewed on different streaming platforms, presented designers’ collections via stream with no audience, through Roku TV as the main source for communication. With technology in design present in the fashion discourse, the weeklong exhibition kicks off with Sustainable Design “Sustainability is the Future”.
The concept of pivoting is hardly new to the team at Fashion Week Brooklyn. The models and creatives have done it for years, turning small budgets into massive productions. Also, the fanfare about sustainability in the world of fashion was an idea that founder Rick Davy has championed years before Ana Wintour addressed it at the Milan shows this year when she urged consumers to be much more mindful about their shopping habits.
Fashion Week Brooklyn has gained international recognition and popularity for its inclusivity and diversity casting, two philosophies that are hot this year especially with the Black Lives Matter movement afoot. The “Slayway” segment with Trans and LGBTQ models featured also pays homage to the gay rights movement in a special called The Wedding -- a segment slated for the pristine astro turf at socceroof top in Sunset Park Brooklyn.
It’s almost as though the medium is in itself the message because just as clothes serve to reinvent us, so too does the circumstance which dictates the means by which the industry of fashion must operate. Namely, that lockdown has forced the industry to pivot not only towards a more sustainable style of curating raw materials and that it must do so on an international playing field. “Innovation x Minimalism” are the undercurrents that bring this message to life.
Photo Credits:
Directed by Bench Bello
Suit and Sporty camouflaged collection by BWear Manila
Jun Muga | MOJO12 Photography | Eric Isaac | Blur Berries | Edwin DC
Models: Lance Raymundo | Gerald Santos | Angie | Jomi | Arjun | Maricres | Skye | Harold | Aldous | Preston | Joe | Amaka
Santino | Sam
HMUA: Makeup Studio by J
Location: DusitD2 The Fort Residences
Styled by: John Guarnes
Due to the current situation because of the worldwide pandemic. Live fashion shows and other events will not yet happen and because of that, for the very first time Fashion Week Brooklyn- FWBK collaborated with the designers around the globe and showcased the amazing fashion collections thru virtual fashion shows. Curated by Bench M Bello for Manila, Philippines, Junior Sealy / Ashley Lashley from Barbados and headed by Mr. Rick Davy, the International Creative Director and FWBK Founder.
B'Wear Manila by Bench Bello launched his sporty camouflaged collection along with his stylish Suit collection together with his hand crafted accessories for NUDA Philippines and the brooch accessories for men suits provided by "Mr Broochman" by Ben Jandoc.
For the first time in its 14 years, the fashion runway was viewed on different streaming platforms, presented designers’ collections via stream with no audience, through Roku TV as the main source for communication. With technology in design present in the fashion discourse, the weeklong exhibition kicks off with Sustainable Design “Sustainability is the Future”.
The concept of pivoting is hardly new to the team at Fashion Week Brooklyn. The models and creatives have done it for years, turning small budgets into massive productions. Also, the fanfare about sustainability in the world of fashion was an idea that founder Rick Davy has championed years before Ana Wintour addressed it at the Milan shows this year when she urged consumers to be much more mindful about their shopping habits.
Fashion Week Brooklyn has gained international recognition and popularity for its inclusivity and diversity casting, two philosophies that are hot this year especially with the Black Lives Matter movement afoot. The “Slayway” segment with Trans and LGBTQ models featured also pays homage to the gay rights movement in a special called The Wedding -- a segment slated for the pristine astro turf at socceroof top in Sunset Park Brooklyn.
It’s almost as though the medium is in itself the message because just as clothes serve to reinvent us, so too does the circumstance which dictates the means by which the industry of fashion must operate. Namely, that lockdown has forced the industry to pivot not only towards a more sustainable style of curating raw materials and that it must do so on an international playing field. “Innovation x Minimalism” are the undercurrents that bring this message to life.
Photo Credits:
Directed by Bench Bello
Suit and Sporty camouflaged collection by BWear Manila
Jun Muga | MOJO12 Photography | Eric Isaac | Blur Berries | Edwin DC
Models: Lance Raymundo | Gerald Santos | Angie | Jomi | Arjun | Maricres | Skye | Harold | Aldous | Preston | Joe | Amaka
Santino | Sam
HMUA: Makeup Studio by J
Location: DusitD2 The Fort Residences
Styled by: John Guarnes
Bench and John FWBK