Bench Fashion Week Holiday 2025: 12 Designers and Brands Celebrated Craftsmanship at Its Finest

At the Space in One Ayala, where local designers and international brands showcase collections that are both contemporary and modern

As Bench Fashion Week Holiday 2025 took the runway, it proved that accessibility and high fashion are not exclusive. Celebrating Filipino and international designers and brands' craftsmanship, Bench proves that fleeting trends and style resonate deeply.

At the beginning of the show, Kashieca Luxe showed a subtle sophistication. It demonstrated that elegance is always in style with its Parisian-inspired silhouettes. By introducing some raw, college-style street style to the runway, 8Seconds made a change. The clothes felt effortlessly modern and had a cool, minimalist vibe. Lastly, Elaine Zhong and Urban Revivo collaborated to produce stunning, flowing pieces that evoked the spirit of a generation on the go and inspired people to travel. All of these collections have shown that having a wardrobe that suits you is the best way to make a fashion statement.

Bench Workwear transformed utility into streetwise essentials on day two, demonstrating that durability can be as fashionable as it is practical. A masterwork of Y2K nostalgia, Cotton On's collection avoided tipping into costume by maintaining a grounded, contemporary sensibility. A highlight was the partnership between HUMAN and the design team ḢA.MÜ, which celebrated the "first day of my life" philosophy with an unapologetic and playful display of asymmetry and unexpected textures. The collections demonstrated how creativity can give the familiar new life and were a bold protest against the status quo.

This season's BFW took a bold step by showcasing both established local powerhouses and up-and-coming talent. Designer Koko Gonzales debuted his namesake brand with "Collection 01," a collection of garments that reflects the cadence of everyday life—from sourcing materials to riding a bike through the city. It was a collection that conveyed a subdued yet unmistakable assurance, where form is informed by function without compromising style in the slightest.

As the final collection walked the runway, the message became clear: Bench Fashion Week Holiday 2025 was a master class for creating a wardrobe that is both elegant and comfortable. It was a showcase that celebrated the intersection of craftsmanship, trade, and a deep understanding of how people actually dress. The season's collections are a great resource for anyone looking to build a wardrobe that is not only fashionable but also truly and confidently their own.

8Seconds

This season, the collection unfolds as a story of contrasts—where structure meets ease, and nostalgia transforms into modern expression. Workwear is redefined through normcore simplicity, grounding the line with strength and utility.

Kashieca Luxe

Kashieca brings quiet sophistication to the runway with Kashieca Luxe, a premium limited-edition collection that redefines the brand’s signature essentials. Designed as elevated casual wear, the lineup highlights timeless basics in a refined neutral palette, offering chic versatility for the Holiday season.

Koko Gonzales

Koko Gonzales debuts “Collection 01” as the first offering under his namesake label. Gonzales looks inward, drawing from the rhythm of his daily routines. The pieces reflect how he moves through the city: biking to work, weaving through streets on a motorcycle, playing badminton, or sourcing materials on the go.

Neric Beltran

Neric Beltran presents The Other Side, Holiday 2025—a collection that signals the house’s evolution, showcasing its capacity to design with both artistry and wearability in mind.  The focus of The Other Side is clear: to present looks that people want to wear—pieces that are beautiful, relevant, and impeccably made—while remaining true to the brand’s DNA.

Urban Revivo

Blending contemporary artistry with a spirit of exploration, international fashion house Urban Revivo unveils The Dream Voyager, its first co-designed collection with global brand ambassador Elaine Zhong.

BENCH

The raw authenticity of a uniform and the rugged charm of a well-worn piece are at the core of BENCH Workwear's latest collection, a lineup you won't want to miss this season.

Bree Esplanada

Bree Esplanada brings his artistry to life with Phantasmagoria—a collection that transforms his fascination with surreal imagery into wearable fashion. Drawing from his world of illustrations, dreams, and imagined visions, the collection channels a theatrical and otherworldly spirit.

Cotton On

Unapologetically bold and rooted in self-expression, global lifestyle brand Cotton On presents takes denim to center stage with a collection that celebrates confidence, individuality, and self-expression.

Daryl Maat

Daryl Maat presents "Kaarawaaannnn”, a collection that serves as a personal and cultural love letter to the Filipino school birthday party—a cherished childhood moment he never experienced himself. Through this unfulfilled memory, he crafts a joyful, tactile runway story where pabitin games, banderitas, frosted cakes with playful toppers, and candy-filled loot bags inspire silhouettes, textures, and surface treatments.

HUMAN x HA.MU

HA.MÜ brings its playful, offbeat spirit to HUMAN this Holiday 2025 with “First Day of my Life,” a collection that reimagines how a HA.MÜ kid steps into the next phase of being an adolescent youth. The collection takes HA.MÜ signature details and reworks them into ready-to-wear pieces that bring comfort and character, perfect for new beginnings.

Jaggy Glarino

Jaggy Glarino presents “IGNO” - a collection that confronts the weight of judgment often tied to the word “ignorante.” For Glarino, the word does not signal limitation but marks a beginning: the friction, the hunger, and the urgency of survival that come with leaving the province for the city.

MLB

This holiday season, MLB presents a reimagined spirit of streetwear through a premium lifestyle lens, blending hip outdoor influences with vintage street culture. Silhouettes are fluid yet structured, breezy layers and utility-driven separates softened with a feminine twist.