Josh Goot
Australian fashion designer
Joshua Goot (born 1980) is an Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur. Born in Sydney, he currently lives in New York.
Early life
Goot was born in 1980 in Sydney, New South Wales. Goot later graduated from Moriah College in 1997 and began a BA in Communication (Media, Arts and Production) at the University of Technology Sydney. It was there that he developed an interest in fashion design. After one year, Goot deferred his studies to travel to Europe and the Middle East.
His first label, Platform, was founded in 2000 with his friend Josh Goulburn. The pair split in 2002, but Goot continued with Platform, taking the printed t-shirt line into a youth-focused, street-wear collection. Platform went defunct in 2004.
Fashion career
In early 2005, Goot launched his label with a capsule of unisex tailored jersey essentials in grey marl and "futuristic" silver.
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