The news that Balenciaga has distanced themselves from West – deleting all traces of his presence from their website and catwalk imagery – is the latest sign that the fashion world has at last seen through his tiresome schtick. And, let’s be clear, this wasn’t a one-off aberration – or even a surprise. The fashion community has […]
For a man and that too a celebrity who screwed up big time with his anti-semitic rant to go to a Jewish Synagogue as a ‘Keynote Speaker’ is a big deal. Yes I am talking about designer John Galliano who will be the keynote speaker at a London lecture series called Connect, hosted by local synagogues and aimed […]
If you thought John Galliano’s interview in Vanity Fair was explosive, you better see his TV Interview with Charlie Rose that he did on Wednesday Night. The hour long interview is a tell-all sort of interview where Galliano literally confesses about his ‘inner demons’. Dressed in a Navy Blazer and slicked-back hair, Galliano opened up to […]
A Paris court pronounced John Galliano guilty of making anti-Semitic slurs. The designer won’t serve jail time and has been given a suspended sentence of 10,000 Euro in fines. However there are some discrepancies on the quantum of the verdict. Womens Wear Daily (WWD) reports that Galliano has been slammed a fine of 17,500 Euros, while […]
John Galliano has been fired by Christian Dior. Company C.E.O. Sidney Toledano, who is of Jewish heritage, called Galliano’s behavior “odious”and said in a statement, “I unequivocally condemn the statements made by John Galliano, which are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior.” Notwithstanding its sudden lack of a creative director, Dior intends to go ahead with […]
Christian Dior designer John Galliano has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Parisian couple who accused him of anti-Semitic and racist slurs, says Mr. Galliano’s lawyer, Stephane Zerbib. Dior’s enfant terrible is fighting to save his reputation – and possibly his job. He was suspended yesterday from Dior pending the results of a police investigation into a bar brawl at […]