There are garments that form part of a collection and others that end up becoming part of a story. To celebrate his 40 years in fashion, Benito Fernández decided to revisit precisely those pieces that marked his career and give them new life.
At the close of the 67th edition of Argentina Fashion Week, the designer presented “My History”, an anniversary collection that traversed four decades of creation through 40 looks.
The proposal did not aim to reproduce the past literally. On the contrary, it retrieved designs, materials, textures, and resources that were important to the brand’s identity and reinterpreted them with a contemporary perspective.
A collection that looks back to begin anew
“My History” functions as a journey through some of the most important moments of Benito Fernández’s career.
Among the pieces recovered, references to collections such as “Ethnicity” (2009), “Great Collections” (1999), “Fairies”, “Gypsy Enchantment” (2016) and “Bohemian Soul” (2025) appear.
Color, prints, sheerness, volumes, and the mixing of different textures resurfaced as part of the DNA that the designer built over the years.
But this time they were transformed.
From Benito Fernández’s archive to the runway
One of the collection’s most interesting concepts was the revival of fabrics, scraps and elements that the designer had kept for years to convert them into new pieces.
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Among them appeared a short patchwork dress made with trims and textures drawn from different collections of the last three decades. A design once worn by Valeria Mazza was also recreated, reinterpreted with new materials and combinations.
Another look revived the spirit of “Hadas”, one of Fernández’s early major presentations, and transformed it into a dress of tulle with embroidery, lace, sheerness and silk ruffles.
Color and Latin American identity, two of his great signatures
If there is one throughline in Benito Fernández’s story, it is a very personal way of working with color, textures, prints and craftsmanship.
“Ethnicity”, originally presented in 2009, was one of the major turning points in that pursuit. Inspired by trips through northern Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia, that collection incorporated looms, indigenous materials and artisanal work and even reached New York Fashion Week.
For this anniversary, some of those resources returned to the runway, but adapted to new silhouettes and combinations.
A design for Máxima also returned to the runway
Benito Fernández’s story is also intertwined with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, whom he dressed on numerous occasions since the early 2000s.
In “My History,” the designer revived one of the dresses he had created for her for the wedding of the Prince of Greece. The piece, renowned for its volumes and its patchwork craftsmanship, was recreated in new colors.
In this way, one of the most significant connections of his career also found a place within this anniversary journey.
The women who were part of his story
The homage to these four decades also included several of the women who accompanied Fernández’s career.
Chloé Bello was tasked with closing the show, while Josefina “Fini” Bocchino, daughter of Andrea Frigerio, made her runway debut.
Over the years, the designer also dressed figures such as Valeria Mazza, Pampita, Andrea Frigerio, Dolores Barreiro, Soledad Solaro, Analía Maiorana, Nicole Neumann, Tini Stoessel and Priscilla Presley.
A night to celebrate 40 years
The show ended with all looks back on the runway and Benito Fernández standing among the models, while dancing with his guests to the rhythm of Gloria Gaynor.
Then came the backstage celebration, with a cake specially crafted to commemorate his four decades in fashion.
Thus, “My History” was much more than an anniversary collection. It was a way to revisit what built Benito Fernández’s identity and to demonstrate that some codes can travel through four decades without losing relevance. The designer closed Argentina Fashion Week by looking back at his own history, but with eyes set on what remains to be created.
