Molly Goddard

Molly Goddard (born 1988/1989[1]) is a British fashion designer.

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

Goddard 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 May 2018, Goddard won the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund,[1] winning the BFC Fashion Trust grant in May 2019.[2][3]

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 put down to singer Rihanna wearing them on red carpets since 2016, and more recently to featuring on the BBC and BBC America television show Killing Eve.[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.[4]

See also
  • Villanelle's pink Molly Goddard dress

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. Newbold, Alice (30 April 2019). "The BFC Announces 2019's NEWGEN Recipients". Vogue. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. Conti, Samantha (20 May 2019). "BFC Trust Offers Grants, Mentoring to Molly Goddard, Aries and Others". WWD. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. Krentcil, Faran (6 May 2019). "This Year's 'Camp' Met Gala Comes With Streetwear Merch". Elle. Retrieved 20 May 2019.


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