I was thinking about red carpets pre-internet. These are images I love and often go to for inspiration, dressing felt more for the party and for yourself. Much more casual, laid back. No step and repeat and no posing. People looked like they were out to have fun.
Charles James is always a source of inspiration, he strove for perfection which isn’t something I’m interested in but more the exploration of creating shapes on the body, changing proportions of the body—that element inspired this season, pushing fabrics to their extremes, utilising the qualities of each fabric and letting it do the work. There is juxtaposition in the fabric choices, intricately cut evening dresses in cotton, ball-gowns in jersey.
I wanted the staging of the show to feel like a break from relentless scrolling, the experience of watching in person is different to seeing it online—slower, messier, more spacious.
Molly Goddard SS23
All images courtesy of Molly Goddard
Credit of Molly Goddard
Photographer runway: Ben Broomfield.
Styling: Alice Goddard
Casting: Rosie Vogel
Hair: Gary Gill
Make-up: Thom Walker
Nails: Saffron Goddard
Music: Earthlings
Graphic design: Rory Gleeson
Production: Blonstein
Thank you: Alice Goddard, Tessa Griffith, Jude Tsang, Becky Stone, Lucy Charters, Hayley Dyer, Paula Espinosa, Melissa Eis Dominguez, Ellie Stillingfleet, Renata Butiene, Rory Gleeson, Theo Sion, Daisy Hoppen, Kirsty Coleman, Rachele Burt, Ben Brawley, Arthur Williams, Tegen Williams, Perran Williams, Iwona Roman, Megan Delph, Dongyi Zhao, Yunke Dai, Rose Parsons, Roisin Heffernan, Eli Richards, Ella Dallaglio, Molly Shillingford, Emma Govey, Rosie Vogel, Janay Bailey, Louise Wilson, Sarah Gresty, Sarah Edwards, Mark Goddard, Tom Shickle, Olive, Patty and Frank.
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