The 30th Anniversary of Bench.

Let me start off by telling you about my experience about Bench. Since the beginning of middle school, everybody were rocking a bench jacket. I always thought it was cool, however I never got the chance to secure one. After that, I didnt see much of the brand until now.

I was scrolling across instagram and saw sponsored post of a model rockin' their new

"get off the bench" hoodie. By being amazed by the hoodie, I decided to look a little deeper. It turns out, there were celebrating their 30th Anniversary capsule collection.

Since its Bench's 30th anniversary, let's take a look back of how this fashion brand began. Bench started off as a British clothing branded, which was founded in 1989. The brand catered to the streetwear culture - specifically the skateboard culture. Throughout the years, this brand own stores in places such as Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, and my home country Canada.

From learning about the brand's history, its new collection made perfect sense. The new capsule collection brings out a beautiful flare but also paying homage to their humble beginnings. It's been said before that 90s fashion trend is coming back and that statement became a fact.

Through their chic black and white bucket hats to their graphic tees and hoodies, they are paying homage to their skateboard culture of the 90s (which that's what their brand is all about). Furthermore, what I also found interesting was their transparent messenger bags and the iridescent track pants.

Both of these items would have to be my favorite because it reminded me of the futuristic y2k trend back in the late 90s and early 2000s. While it stand out on its own, these two pieces completes the collection in a beautiful way. Link is down below to check out the full collection on their website.

https://bench.ca/en/featured/30th-anniversary-collection

Photo photographed by Connor Cunningham.

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