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The Highlights of Ternocon 3 At Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo

See how these mentors promoted Philippine design during the S/S24 runway show!

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Alexandra Navalta

<p>Last August 30, <strong>Terncon 3</strong> mentors Dennis Lustico, Chito Vijandre and Ricky Toledo, and Joey Samson presented their collections at the <strong>Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2024</strong>. </p><div><br/></div><p>The show was held at the Shibuya Hikarie Hall A and each of the designers were able to stun the audience with their pieces during the “Bench Presents Ternocon&#x27;&#x27; segment. In line with Ternocon 3’s initial theme, the various designers took their terno inspiration from the classic balintawak. Their overall goal to create an elevated and modernized look was clearly seen at the show.</p><div><br/></div><p>The first collection to walk down the runway was that of Dennis Lustico who took influence from the various views of nature seen during his trips to different Philippine provinces. Joey Samson followed with a collection highlighting the hues of ecru, black, and white with a Melvin Mojica soundscape creation playing in the background. The segment ended with the eccentric colorful creations of  Chito Vijandre and Ricky Toledo.</p><div><br/></div><p>The entire event consisting of Philippine design being shown at an international level truly asserted Bench’s path towards the promotion of Filipino identity. In the gallery below, we have collected the highlights of each of the designer’s collections. Take a look and tell us which pieces you want to wear the most!</p><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/320a9af9-c0f6-4f68-9790-bac2f033820f_b-bench-ternocon-rakuten-fashion-week.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/4dd7503a-28a1-46c7-8153-35919a3ff395_chito and ricky 1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/a073c9b2-8883-465e-8980-f943a22212c4_chito and ricky 2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/585bfe2e-408a-4fe8-9393-cf9316d151e2_chito and ricky 3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/df40ca14-0d88-4b8a-9e06-b715eedbe9b0_dennis 1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/1c2804e2-413f-43ae-b3c7-0b93a7559540_dennis 2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/e181cb10-4696-4e92-9565-ac166b48a9e1_dennis 3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/9cd946d3-ffae-420f-addc-c0b53d4bfce5_joey 1.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/964fc670-d0dc-4c23-8dad-34fd6b7360bd_joey 2.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d75ed9dc-451a-4022-a75f-e4e01dd01734_joey 3.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Chito Vijandre and Ricky Toledo - Chito Vijandre and Ricky Toledo brought maximalist design to the runway with their incredible use of appliqué, embellishments, and fabric manipulation. </p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - With Pinoy pop music by Aegis playing in the background, it was impossible not to love the celebration of culture this collection brought!</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - This look is so full of life!</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Dennis Lustico - Dennis Lustico’s works showcased his incredible eye for color, silhouette, and choice of fabric.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - His cleverness was seen in how he was able to add flare and drama to the typical Asian conical hat. </p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - We also just love how he created a women’s barong with hints of a panuelo.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Joey Samson - It was the works of Jose Rizal that inspired Joey Samson’s collection of a fusion between Philippine and Western fashion that hasn’t been seen before. </p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - His designs blurred the line between menswear and womenswear, which is seen in the use of a panuelo for the men and suit silhouettes for the women.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p> - This look is so artful and refined.</p></div></div></div></div><div><em><br/></em></div><div><em>Photos from Bench</em></div><div><br/></div>