Bench still daring at 30

It’s not easy to parade in your underwear before a widely cheering audience of all sexes. One has to show guts (lots of it!) before basking in glory.

And only Bench and its big boss Ben Chan can make gorgeous males and females throw inhibitions and “fears” to the wind in the name of art and fashion.

The country’s No. 1 clothing line is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a big show called Bench Under The Stars on Nov. 30 (a Saturday) at the Mall Of Asia (MOA) Arena, featuring its biggest and brightest endorsers from both Kapuso and Kapamilya. No network war here, thank you!

Bench “imported” ambassadors will also grace the ramp, including Pietro Boselli, Trevor Signorino and Ivo Buchta. In last Monday’s press preview held at the Ibiza Beach Club in BGC (Bonifacio Global City), the three models were virtual participants (in video clips).

Shown on this page are 12 of the stars at the press preview.

“I have to work out for weeks for this,” said Marco Gumabao, a newcomer on the show.

“And so did I,” added David Licauco, another Bench newbie.

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