Influenced by our generation’s on-going obsession with social media and the way it has been taking its toll on our everyday lives, John Galliano dedicated his Spring/Summer 2017 Margiela Artisanal (Couture) collection to the exploration of the ‘selfie phenomenon’, and took a look at “how reality is veiled in filters and conveyed through symbols,” as explained in […]
Couture is all about fantasy, drama and over the-top creations. But Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2016 that just concluded in Paris moved away from typical red-carpet ensembles and this time understated looks made more noise than the usual Ralph & Russo gowns or pretty clothes from Armani Prive. John Galliano’s collection for Maison Margiela was wildly […]
Manish Arora showcased his Ready-to-Wear fall-winter 2016 collection on the 3rd day of the ongoing Paris Fashion Week. It was the usual fuchsia fair and bold prints that dominated the collection. Manish Arora had some celebrities on the ramp this time, like Chantal Thomass and Ellen von Unwerth and also a purple Pomeranian clutched […]
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 […]
John Galliano presented his debut collection for Martin Margiela as its Creative Director in London yesterday. Earlier it was announced that Galliano will make his comeback with Margiela at the forthcoming Paris Couture Week but for some reasons Maison Margiela decided to have the show in London. The collection will be shown at the Paris […]
John Galliano appeared victorious in an early round of litigation against his former employer, Christian Dior. In the hearing, it was revealed that the designer made $7.7 million annually as Creative Director of Christian Dior Couture and his own label. John Galliano, the disgraced designer who was fired from Christian Dior after anti-semetic rants in […]
John Galliano post the ‘Jewgate’ scandal last year had to exit Dior, the luxe label owned by Luxury Conglomerate – Louis Vuitton Moet Henessey (LVMH). But now the second biggest luxury group – PPR headed by François-Henri Pinault as the Group’s Chairman is in talks with John Galliano to make PPR’s debut foray in to Haute […]
I find it rather hard to believe but Vogue UK is reporting that Alexander Wang is the designer who is considered for the prestigious job at DIOR. The magazine claims that a ‘source close to LVMH’ provided them with this inside news. I find it hard to believe that Alexander Wang is considered for the […]
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 […]
Yesterday, on the opening day of the Paris Couture Week Autumn-Winter 2011-12 Christian Dior for the first time in 15 years had a Couture show minus John Galliano. Bill Gaytten, Galliano’s assistant for 23 years stepped in to replace the maestro – and pulled off an impossibly difficult task with ease and canny sense of […]