Bench Bello & John Guarnes
Bench Bello wore many hats in the industry, including Fashion Photography, Directing shows and events, he is also into acting and hosting. He has featured in three films already and he is currently working on an upcoming film as Associate Producer.
Originally from the Philippines, an IT Professional. Worked in the corporate world as Senior Design Analyst. From 2010, he was given an opportunity to work at Fashion Week Brooklyn as International Designers Relation Officer. In 2014 he started working as a contributor at Vanity Magazine, the following year he worked as Asia Operations Marketing Head for Hollywood Weekly Magazine. He also took Photography at FPPF (Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation). Being exposed to the fashion industry for more than a decade, last 2020 he decided to launch his own clothing brand “B’Wear Manila” then joined different digital fashion shows like Fashion Week Brooklyn, Flame International Fashion & Arts Festival and Aberdeen Fashion Week.
He is also into acting, directing shows, hosting, video editing and designing fashion accessories. With all of these things that he is involved with, Bench is considered as a Multi-Media Artist.
About John Guarnes
John Guarnes began his career in fashion at a very early age when he realized that he had a potential to be a fashion designer. He believed that it is a God given talent so he would like to use it to bring glory and honor to Him.
John won several awards to his credits and was named as global fashion designer. A grand prize winner in Fashion Australia design Competition, Finalist in Paris Design Competition and Semi Finalist in Smirnoff Competition. He was awarded by Mass Media for Development as Young Achiever.
He has done several fashion shows in local venues such as Philippine Fashion Week, Manila Fashion Festival and Designers Fashion Gala. Brooklyn Fashion Week, Boston Fashion Week, L. A. Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week for his international shows. John Guarnes is also a good husband and a father of two children. With all the hardworks that he is doing for his family. He would like his family to be proud of him that one day his children will benefit from it. “To God be glory” as he cited these words. For all the success he achieved in love, he believes that God deserves all the glory.
John is now preparing for his upcoming 40th Anniversary Fashion Gala.
