Logan Monroe Goff: Tailoring With Intention
Logan Monroe Goff (BFA Fashion Design ’23), a second-year MFA Fashion Design and the Arts student, has already accomplished a lot, and he’s just getting started. A recent achievement—winning the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize at the 39th Festival d’Hyères in France—earned Goff coverage in British Vogue and is now propelling his fashion career forward.
Festival d’Hyères judges awarded Goff the Mercedes-Benz Sustainability Prize for Asphalt Cowboy, tailored motorcycling wear created with remnants of Goff’s father’s leather jumpsuit and drawing on Goff’s research on historical motorcycle gear.
Goff’s prize-winning look is a motorcycle suit that combines a tailored garment with remnants of his father’s discarded cycling gear, found in his family home in suburban Texas. “It was just sitting in a box and was probably going to end up in a landfill,” says Goff. The work reflects Goff’s interest in motorcycle culture and exemplifies his approach to sustainability, which focuses on repurposing cast-off garments and fabric. “I like the idea of taking what’s already here and giving it a new life,” he says.
A page from Logan Monroe Goff’s sketchbook, illustrating his design process and conceptual development for his Ann Demeulemeester–inspired collection.
Long interested in fashion, Goff attended Parsons’ Summer Academy in New York City before his high school senior year. The experience opened his eyes to new possibilities and solidified his future plans. “After the summer program, I knew that Parsons was where I wanted to go. It was the only school I applied to,” he says.
He was inspired to continue his education at Parsons Paris after spending his junior year there and taking a course with Tuomas Laitinen, director of the MFA Fashion Design and the Arts program. “Tuomas and Miki Omori were a big part of my decision to pursue my master’s at Parsons Paris,” explains Goff. “I want to learn from professors who have done what I eventually want to do.”
Access to creative resources and the small campus community in Paris are other features Goff values. “Parsons Paris feels like my own atelier; I have the freedom to experiment and do my own thing,” which includes intensive exploration of tailoring techniques. He has completed internships with Isabel Marant and EgonLab and recently created two looks for a Parsons Paris collaboration with legendary designer Ann Demeulemeester. “The exposure to Paris fashion houses is so valuable,” he says.
Goff is currently working on a sustainable fashion capsule collection for a major global brand, set to launch later this year. Of his future ambitions Goff says, “The d’Hyères festival collection set a high bar, and I’m trying to top it.”