Molly Goddard

Look 5 from the Resort 2025 Collection is crafted from stiff Italian tulle in butter yellow. It features a sheer, T-shirt-style bodice and a full, layered skirt gathered into a hand-smocked panel at the waist. The smocked waist panel creates a voluminous skirt, with an additional hand-smocked panel sewn on flat. This technique of stitching flat onto densely gathered fabric maximises volume while adding intricate texture.

Molly Goddard Studio uses traditional hand-smocking techniques. The fabric lengths are cut by hand and then hand-rolled onto doweling poles, which are carefully threaded through a hand-smocking machine. The right tension and turning technique are used to create perfect pin lines in the densely gathered panels. These manual machines, dating from the 1950s, were originally designed to work on small squares of fabric for children's clothes. However, Molly Goddard saw their potential and, since working with her first smocking machine during her Master’s course at St. Martins, has developed the exacting technique that is integral to her designs.

Each piece in the Resort 2025 Collection is one of a kind, crafted by skilled makers in our East London atelier. Designed to fit sizes 8 to 16, each item reflects our commitment to quality and craftsmanship. The collection will be available to shop at Dover Street Market London and online from January 2025.