Table of Contents About Hannah Goff Achievements Collection Photographs Growing up in Lexington, North Carolina, Hannah Goff didn t always know that she wanted to be a fashion designer. Throughout high school Hannah debated between interior design and fashion design. Hannah went to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina for her undergraduate degree and earned a Bachelor of Science in Textile and Apparel Management in 2010. She originally chose to go to NC State because she thought she wanted to be a textile designer; however, NC State focuses more on how to make the textiles and the science behind it. While Hannah says she s glad she knows the process, she decided to pursue a Masters degree in fashion design, which led her to Savannah College of Art & Design in the fall of 2010 for graduate school. She has recently graduated from SCAD with a Masters of Art in Fashion Design. For the time being, Hannah is still living in Savannah. She is a currently a freelance print designer for a company in South Carolina but is hoping to move to New York City sometime soon. Hannah s ultimate dream would be to one day design for her own brand. Press Release Contact Information
Hannah s designs were featured in a four page spread in the May 2012 issue of Vigore. Vigore magazine points the traditional compass to celebrate an explosion of indulgences within fashion, the arts and music industry. The mission behind Vigore is to lead as fashion insiders bringing a sense of wonder, individuality and excitement to our readership. Hannah recently won the 2012 Emerging Designer Award at Charleston Fashion Week. Hannah was applauded for her original prints and fabrics. The finale show featured five emerging designers who showed 12 looks on the runway. The finalists were narrowed down from a field of 20 who showed off their work in preliminary rounds held earlier in the week. The Emerging Designer Competition seeks to support a community of up-and-coming and undiscovered talent in the fashion industry. Charleston Fashion Week and the Emerging Designer Competition offers a platform for aspiring designers to showcase their talent on the runway and gain attention from national press and buyers. When twenty-three year old Savannah, Georgia resident Hannah Goff s bold collection exploded onto the runway, camera lights went off like mini supernovas of excitement. - Elle Fashion
Hannah s 2012 MA Final Collection Everything and the Kitchen Sink was originally inspired by Cindy Sherman s untitled film stills where she is dressed as a 1950s domestic housewife. Further inspiration came from Laura Letinsky s photos of dinner scenes and kitchen sinks. Some of Letinsky s photos featured full sinks with dirty plates and utensils so Hannah mixed Sherman s housewife photos with the kitchen scene photos. Hannah found a form of domestic feminism from this composition and wanted to oppose that with a sort of more modern, metropolitan woman. Hannah brought the 1950s domesticated housewife into the modern day by using modern silhouettes. Because of Hannah s background in textiles, she wanted to create her own prints so she mixed items like shoes, eggs, blenders, spatulas, and other housewife icons into her prints. The icons were very literal but Hannah put them into the prints in an abstract way so it turned more into a Where s Waldo.
Hannah Goff 450 Liberty Street 912-446-6490 www.hannahgoff.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Clark, Public Relations Director 912-446-6494 lauren@hannahgoff.com MAY 28, 2012 Hannah Goff Gets Added to Barneys New York Designer Portfolio Hannah Goff, a recent graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design s Masters program for fashion design, is the most recent designer added to Barneys New York. Hannah s 2012 MA Final Collection Everything and the Kitchen Sink will be available in the flagship Barneys store in New York City beginning in the fall of 2012. The Hannah Goff collection will also be available for sale online through Barney s e- commerce website. Barneys became aware of Hannah s talent when she won the Charleston Fashion Week Emerging Designer Competition in March 2012. Hannah was selected as the winner out of five finalists who were previously narrowed down from 20 designers. I m so honored that my clothing is going to be carried by Barneys, said Hannah. Barneys is such an iconic department store in New York and I never dreamed my clothes would be sold in a store like this beside designers such as Prabal Gurung and Alexander McQueen. Barneys New York is an iconic luxury department store and a Manhattan institution that s been in New York since 1923. Barneys carries designers from Balenciaga to Alexander Wang to Miu Miu. Hannah is from Lexington, North Carolina and earned her undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Textile and Apparel Management at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2010. She graduated from SCAD in 2012 with a Masters of Art in Fashion Design. Hannah is currently still living in Savannah and working as a freelance print designer for a company in South Carolina. She hopes to one day design for her own brand. For more information on Hannah Goff and to view her collection, please visit www.hannahgoff.com. Contact Information Lauren Clark Public Relations Director T: 912.446.6494 lauren@hannahgoff.com Sales Office T: 912.446.6499 sales@hannahgoff.com Hannah Goff Office T: 912.446.6490 www.hannahgoff.com ###