Josh Goot
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Josh Goot
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| Born |
Joshua Goot 1980 (age 36–37) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
Joshua Goot (born 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian independent fashion designer and entrepreneur. He was born in Sydney and moved to New York with his partner, Vogue Australia fashion director Christine Centenera.
Goot attended Moriah College, graduating in 1997. He was accepted to the BA Communication (Media, Arts and Production) at University of Technology Sydney.
Commencing in 1999, after travelling in Europe and the Middle East, Goot deferred his studies following his first year at the University of Technology, Sydney.
During his time at UTS, Goot became interested in fashion design. “My course had a communications focus and I became intrigued by the idea of fashion as a form of media.”
Josh Goot had no formal fashion education. His introduction to the industry came with his first label Platform, founded in 2000 with his friend Josh Goulburn.
The pair split in 2002, and Goot continued Platform, taking the printed tee-shirt line into a youth-focused, street-wear collection. Goot closed the business in 2004.
In early 2005, Goot launched his eponymous label with a capsule of unisex tailored jersey essentials in grey marl and “futuristic” silver. The collection was “made entirely from cotton jersey, from blazers and trench coats to trousers, albeit they were precisely cut and beautifully finished.”
“Taking the structured principles of tailoring and applying them to sportswear, his debut offering” was viewed as “a new fashion hybrid… a contemporary, forward-thinking, unisex collection”.
In 2005, Goot’s debut collection won Australia’s “prestigious Tiffany & Co. Designer of the Year Award at the Melbourne Fashion Festival” and the Prix de Marie Claire Award for Best Up and Coming Designer.
In May 2005, Goot showed at Australian Fashion Week for the first time. While remaining true to his cotton jersey concept and unisex ideals, the look evolved into feminine pieces, losing the utilitarian appeal of the first collection, but retaining the ease and simplicity.
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