Bobby is well known for his over-the-top extravagant fantasy hats and jewelry, each one created as a sculptured piece of “wearable art”. A Debbie Reynolds tribute “Bobby Love Couture jewelry collection” combined repurposed personal jewelry from the Debbie Reynold’s estate and exquisite choker collars into new and exciting statement jewelry. The photos here include a retrospective look of Bobby Love Couture’s designer clothing and hats collections over the past eight years. In August 2019, Chris Nichols from Los Angeles Magazine named Bobby Love as the “Best dressed partier at every Los Angeles Costume Ball”. Avant Garde Magazine dedicated its November 2018 issue as the “Bobby Love Special Designer edition”, which featured stunning photos from his couture runway shows and fantasy costume balls, fashion shoots and videos, and the Bobby Love Jewelry and Accessories collections. These spectacular runway shows and dozens of fantasy events appearances propelled Bobby Love into one of the most exciting fashion and costume designers in America.īobby Love’s fantasy couture photos have been prominently featured in Avant-Garde Magazine, LA Weekly, OC Weekly, Broadway World, Runway Magazine, Tin Can Media, Sheen Magazine,, Apparel News, /SoCal, Edwardian Ball, Labyrinth of Jareth Masquerade Ball, Vampire Ball, Long Beach Carnevale, and dozens other international magazines, fashion, fantasy and lifestyle websites. The Avant-Garde Magazine runway show, Los Angeles Fashion Week, Bobby Love Fantasy Couture Show and Metropolitan Fashion Week runway shows were smashing successes. In October 2019, Bobby Love’s “Poseidon Unleashed” entry in Metropolitan Fashion Week was hailed by Salvadore Perez, President of Costume Designers Guild as his favorite of the night, and event host News anchor Christine Divine commented while Bobby and his model Ryan Kelly walked the runway: “It is safe to say, Bobby Never Disappoints”. In October 2018 Bobby Love was a feature designer in Metropolitan Fashion Week’s Closing Gala Grand Finale – Egyptian Masterpiece Designer Showcase with his “God of War” entry, and received a Mayor’s Award from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for recognition in “Outstanding Contribution to the Fashion Industry”.īobby Love’s 2019 Fantasy Couture Runway Show was an audience favorite at Sanctuary Los Angeles Fashion Week and received rave reviews from Broadway World and Runway Magazine. In March 2018, Bobby Love Couture collaborated with the iconic designer Sue Wong in her Retrospective Show with head-turning headdresses, exquisite jewelry, accessories and styling 67 Goddess looks in stunning Sue Wong gowns during the 10th anniversary of Los Angeles Fashion Week, along with guest artists PK Bijoux, Marika Soderlund of Kicka custom design, Betty Long and Atzi. Bobby made numerous major runway appearances, including the famed Avant Garde Magazine runway show and masquerade ball, which featured fellow designers Sue Wong and Merlin Castell. Bobby Love is known for his ability to model multiple elaborate costumes in rapid-fire changes at each fantasy event, which makes him wildly popular with photographers as he wows the audience with his originality and sense of playfulness. – where every collection is then debuted at major West Coast fashion runway shows and fantasy events.Īs the face of “Bobby Love Couture”, Bobby is one of the few designers who also serves as its principal spokesmodel. Traveling to Singapore and Thailand twice yearly with exotic fabrics and trims during family visits, he turns these detailed sketches into whimsical fantasy wardrobe and accessories. Each “suite” represents a different fantasy/mythical theme and may include dramatic hats, gorgeous jewel-adorned suits and accessories. Now based in Los Angeles, Bobby, a self taught fashion and costume designer, designs between 30 to 40 couture “suites” a year using his free time on weekends. He went on to the University of Southern California and received his Master’s degrees in Psychology and Business Administration. ![]() Having spent his childhood in Hong Kong and Singapore, Bobby moved to the United States at the age of 16 when he enrolled in Chapman University and was the youngest in his school. “Fantasy couture” designer Bobby Love lives in a fantastical world populated by circus performers, artists and otherworldly creatures. If you google Fantasy Couture in Wikipedia, you will likely find a photo of designer Bobby Love. In this dream-like realm, designers create runway fashion in couture shows and theatrical performances that capture the imagination of movie magic while showcasing both classic and innovative fashion designs. Today we’d like to introduce you to Bobby Love.īetween the worlds of fantasy movie costumes and glamour runway fashion, there sits a genre known as “Fantasy Couture” which combines the magic of both worlds.
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