Molly Goddard

Based In: London

With a couple of seasons already produced, Molly Goddard is in the early stages of getting her talent and fashion recognized. In December, She won the British Emerging Talent Award at the 2016 Fashion Awards. Goddard’s Spring 2017 collection was full of dreamy and playful runway looks.

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Molly Goddard’s References for her work.

Grumpy girls at the prom, photograph by Mario Testino.

The image consists of four girls all looking at something to their right, all have very serious expressions considering they are at a prom. Testino is well known for his portrait photography and this image differs in that it focusses on the wide shot of the girls, the informal composition shows the girls sat closely together, their sullen expressions suggest they are unhappy.

Their facial expression could be because they do not have a date for the prom – there could be religious reasons why this may be the case – they may be from an all-girls school. They are all wearing beautiful white soft dresses – suggesting some religious connection?

The photographer is well known for his portraits, including royalty and fashion photography. His work regularly appears in Vogue, he was famous for his informal photographs of Princess Diana – and has continued photographing the royal family in this style ever since.

His photographs of Diana showed her as a happy vivacious person, whereas the reality is she was deeply unhappy. He seems to like to capture a persons mood – in the image of the four girls it might be coincidental that they all looked unhappy at that particular moment.

Pinterest 2017. Grumpy girls at the prom, shot by Mario Testino, a reference image for Molly Goddard AW15. Available from: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/215680269631241656/. [Accessed 28 October 2017]