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This basketball was one for the books
Art/Style/Travel Diaries
October 30, 2025

This basketball was one for the books

By Dinna Chan Vasquez
Korean star and crowd favorite Minho of SHINee Ben Chan and Johannes Rissler Bench Shoot to Asia was designed as a friendly basketball game…
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BENCH Fashion Week is this era's design incubator
Art/Style/Travel Diaries
September 26, 2025

BENCH Fashion Week is this era's design incubator

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
The just concluded BENCH Fashion Week (BFW) 2025 Holiday collection proved how, now more than ever, BFW is not only the Philippines’…
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Verano, Garde, Nadales all set to give Japan a taste of the Filipino
Style
August 31, 2025

Verano, Garde, Nadales all set to give Japan a taste of the Filipino

By Marge C. Enriquez
Three Filipino designers—Steph Verano, Peach Garde and Karl Nadales—will take the stage at Japan Fashion Week on September 2…
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Biggest Bench Body ever: Ben Chan pulls out all the stops
Art/Style/Travel DiariesVideo
March 27, 2025

Biggest Bench Body ever: Ben Chan pulls out all the stops

By TheDiarist.Ph
Andres Muhlach Kathryn Bernardo The Bench Body of Work last Friday March 21 wasn’t only a one big jaw-drop at SM MOA Arena, it also set…
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As Ben Chan pays tribute to parents’ legacy, Ternocon shows artisanship at its peak
Art/Style/Travel DiariesVideo
February 3, 2025

As Ben Chan pays tribute to parents’ legacy, Ternocon shows artisanship at its peak

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
In a very rare public mention of self, Ben Chan ended his opening remarks in last Sunday’s Ternocon by giving honor to his late parents…
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The peak that was 2024:  How Ben Chan became the pioneer of Korean Wave in PH
K-Drama/K-PopVideo
December 28, 2024

The peak that was 2024: How Ben Chan became the pioneer of Korean Wave in PH

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Ben Chan backstage with Ji Chang Wook after the fan meet last August Ben Chan is Bench. That is how people know him—a fact that is already…
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Lulu Tan Gan proves why she is today’s compleat designer
Art/Style/Travel Diaries
October 30, 2024

Lulu Tan Gan proves why she is today’s compleat designer

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Lulu Tan Gan receives rousing ovation at show’s end with her muses, Audrey Zubiri and daughter Adriana, Xandra Rocha Araneta. (Photo by…
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Guess which Korean star came to Ben Chan’s birthday dinner
PersonaVideo
August 31, 2024

Guess which Korean star came to Ben Chan’s birthday dinner

By TheDiarist.Ph
Ben Chan with guest Sung Hoon Ben Chan, founder and head of Bench and Suyen Corporation and steadfast advocate of #lovelocal, celebrated his…
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Why Bench Fashion Week was a breath of fresh summer air
Art/Style/Travel DiariesVideo
March 22, 2024

Why Bench Fashion Week was a breath of fresh summer air

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Bench Fashion Week (BFW) Summer  2024 (March 8-10, 2024) was a breath of fresh air in a local fashion scene that swings only from one…
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Samson’s fragrant Filipiniana, Mobo’s Ramon Valera circa 2023
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December 14, 2023

Samson’s fragrant Filipiniana, Mobo’s Ramon Valera circa 2023

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Joey Samson’s clean dainty terno worn with locally handcrafted flats (Photo by TheDiarist.ph)At curtain call graced by First Lady Lisa…
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