When Bobby Andres left his role as chief designer at Eckhaus Latta, he didn't head to another fashion house—he walked straight into Hollywood's costume departments. The New York designer has quietly become the talent behind some of television's most elaborate period dramas, crafting the intricate gowns for Netflix's Bridgerton and HBO's The Gilded Age. His journey into fashion was practically inevitable—at three, he was already making clothes for dolls, surrounded by Italian tailors and jewelry craftsmen in his family. His mother, a film costume designer, became his true fashion mentor, planting seeds that would eventually bloom into his dual career spanning high fashion and entertainment.

Fashion design came naturally to Andres, but his professional education happened at two very different schools. At Eckhaus Latta, he learned to think beyond individual garments and consider how design fits into a brand's larger vision. "I learned how to balance creative direction with business strategy, develop core styles, and understand how media and culture influence people's perceptions," he explains. The experience taught him fearlessness—how to inject new ideas into familiar forms and challenge traditional rules. As design director at Interior NYC, he honed his luxury fashion expertise, where precision in silhouette, cut, and fit must solve real problems for actual women. This combination created a designer who understands both innovation and wearability, someone who believes that "design has the power to reshape how we exist, changing how we understand ourselves and connect with others."

His latest collaboration with Fabrique draws from cinema, dangerous women, and Hollywood's golden era, celebrating bold aesthetics paired with masterful tailoring. The collection imagines a new generation of women empowered by technical skill and innovative tradition. Andres finds particular fascination in 1930s women's fashion and Italian horror film heroines—women who conveyed power through elegant restraint and minimal precision. "I design for women who embrace both their light and shadows, turning challenges into strength," he says. This collection spans three eras—the 1930s, 1970s–80s, and today—exploring how clothing has shaped cultural evolution across a century.