Filipino Brand BAGASÁO Heads to Europe’s Fashion Capitals to Debut Its S/S 2027 Line

BAGASÁO is heading back to Europe this season. For its Collection No. 9, titled “What Remains,” the Manila-based design house returns to Tora Tora Showroom in Paris for the second time and joins FASHIONPhilippines Milan for its second consecutive year.

The label will present the collection at Fondazione Sozzani from September 22 to 24 as part of FASHIONPhilippines Milan, followed by a showing at Tora Tora Showroom on Rue Charlot, Paris, from September 30 to October 4.

"Founded in Manila, BAGASÁO has developed a contemporary design language grounded in restraint, materiality and an ongoing dialogue between the Philippines and the wider world," the brand expressed through a press statement.

Collection No. 9 continues BAGASÁO’s approach to production, emphasizing close collaboration with artisans to create clothing meant to take up meaningful space in one's wardrobe.

For his Spring/Summer 2027 lineup, creative director Joseph Bagasao reflects on the fragments of memories we carry with us and how they gradually become part of something whole. To that end, the collection focuses on what persists over time—in material, form, and the way clothing evolves with its wearer through time.

As with his past collections, he re-explores the garments’ materiality. Japanese denim and textiles are paired with Philippine materials and handwork, while selected pieces feature hand-indigo-dyed fabrics, including textiles developed with Kosoen Studio in Japan, as well as handwoven piña shifu and embellishments.

Tactile accents meet a sense of rawness, brought to life through subtle irregularities, traces of undone hems, and signs of wear, intentionally kept visible—details that become more apparent as the clothes are worn.

Its presentations in Milan and Paris also extend the house’s ongoing dialogue between Manila and the global design landscape. While BAGASÁO continues to introduce its work to an international audience, its practice remains rooted in the materials, people, and making practices that have shaped the Manila-based label.