MANILA, Philippines - Industrial chic fashion and classic style with a sporty twist. The key trends this season elevate casual dressing to a more fun, adventurous, and more chic level. You can keep your stylish streak even halfway through 2014 and right at the start of the school year with local retail giant Bench’s autumn collection.
A part of the collection features strong key trends like utilitarian, volume, print blocking, yoke focus, leather, and quilt. Trendy silhouettes now include boxy shirts and bodycon skirts for girls, and Henley and utility shirts for guys. Designs vary from unique fabric blocking to bold graphics of industrial stripes, grid patterns, and letter space. It is also a must to check out bottoms that make use of hybrid denim jersey fabric and those which feature functional thigh pockets. Making the collection more covetable are pieces with leather tipping, military details, quilted accents, and chenille patches.
The other end of the autumn collection plays on the idea of “Super Classics,” what with classic casual pieces rendered with a clean sportswear look. Denim basics, eyelet blouses, athletic pieces, cropped tops, skater skirts for girls, and straight chinos for guys are among the key trends one must shop for now. Denim in the latest collection is maximized through pieces ranging from classic denim jackets, drawstring chambray shirts, to denim jersey items. Sporty pieces like track jackets, hybrid sweats, long line baseball tees, shirts with team stripes and varsity prints, crewneck sweaters, woven skater skirts, and accessories like baseball caps and knapsacks have that campus spirit.
Featured jumping (literally) in style in the new campaign are celebrities Sam Concepcion, Enchong Dee, Kathryn Bernardo, Jake Cuenca, Jessy Mendiola, Kim Chiu,Rayver Cruz and Tom Rodriguez. Bench kicks off the new season with a fun and playful campaign, featuring equally fun clothes for men and women that are cool picks to mix and match with whether for work or play. Available at all Bench stores nationwide