There’s a homespun heart to Molly Goddard’s off-kilter collections, and even to the pieces that hang in her closet, like the tablecloth she once wore to a British Fashion Council awards nominees dinner at Soho House in 2015. “I’m surprised I still fit in it,” said the designer of her long, doilylike white skirt, a piece from her B.A. show at Central Saint Martins, where she graduated with a degree in knitwear.
Wearing a tablecloth to a fancy dinner may sound like a London fashion cliché, but everyday objects — be they from the kitchen table, the home closet or the baby’s bedroom — are rich fodder for Goddard’s galloping imagination — and the industry is paying heed. The 28-year-old redhead is one of London’s breakthrough designers and the winner in the Emerging Talent category at Britain’s 2016 Fashion Awards.
She’s making a name with skirts and dresses that have volume and flourish, thanks to generous layers of tulle and the hours Goddard clocks ruching, smocking, shearing. Her collections are inspired by old knitwear patterns and children’s wear, including the gingham and frilly outfits her mother and grandmother made for her when she was a child.
She loves skewed proportions and puts a
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