Molly Goddard

Molly Goddard (born 1988/1989)[1] is a London-based, British fashion designer.[2]

Molly Goddard 'What I Like' installation
Molly Goddard 'Fashion in Motion' 'catwalk' at the V&A Museum

Goddard grew up in Ladbroke Grove[3] and trained at Central Saint Martins with the intention of working for a fashion house, not thinking she could have her own brand. Her eponymous brand came "accidentally" in 2015 when she started to struggle at the school and threw a fashion party for friends with designs that soon became noticed and took orders.[1]

In 2016, Goddard was awarded the Emerging Talent award at The Fashion Awards and was shortlisted for the LVMH Prize 2017.[4] In May 2018, Goddard won the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund,[1] winning the BFC Fashion Trust grant in May 2019.[5][6]

Her style involves directly manipulating materials, not just creating designs, for which she prefers to use cheaper fabrics. Vogue credits her style as one of the progenitors of feminism in fashion, noting that while "At first glance, her clothes may look frou-frou, [...] she likes them to have a subversive streak".[1]

The success of her label in the United States has been attributed to singer Rihanna wearing her designs on red carpets since 2016, and celebrity muses, like model Edie Campbell, who first walked for Goddard in Spring/Summer 2018.[4] More recently, Molly Goddard dresses featured in the BBC and BBC America television show Killing Eve on actress Jodie Comer.[1]

In 2019, she was one of the designers hired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art to create merchandise for the Met Gala and the museum's own 'Camp'-themed exhibit.[7]

See also

References
  1. Pithers, Ellie (14 February 2019). "Molly Goddard, London's Favourite Purveyor Of Dresses For Functional Assassins, Is Breaking America". Vogue. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. Schneier, Matthew (14 February 2020). "TALK THE TALK FEB. 14, 2020 The Woman Who Made Princess Dresses Punk". New York Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. Yaeger, Lynn (16 February 2018). "Molly Goddard on Her Distinct Vision and Dedicated Following". Vogue. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  4. Hobbs, Julia (15 February 2020). "Edie Campbell Interviews Molly Goddard On Her AW20 Inspirations & The Secret To Success In 2020". British Vogue. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. Newbold, Alice (30 April 2019). "The BFC Announces 2019's NEWGEN Recipients". Vogue. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. Conti, Samantha (20 May 2019). "BFC Trust Offers Grants, Mentoring to Molly Goddard, Aries and Others". WWD. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. Krentcil, Faran (6 May 2019). "This Year's 'Camp' Met Gala Comes With Streetwear Merch". Elle. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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