John Charles GallianoCBE, RDI (born 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela.
Family
He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a Spanish mother, Anita, and has two sisters. Galliano's father was a plumber. His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham, South London, before moving to Dulwich and later to Brockley. He was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. Galliano, who was shy and diffident, often spoke of his struggle to fit in. Recalling his early days, he once admitted: "I don't think people here understood where I was coming from." His mother, a flamenco teacher, would dress him in his "smartest" outfit even for a trip to the local shops. His attire, combined with his creative sensibilities, caused him frequent persecution at the London boys' grammar school he attended.
"Once you lock eyes with her, you are mesmerized. Ever since I met her she enchanted and inspired me."
"The perfume is sweet, like the girl, and is young and a fresh reinvention of Miss Dior."
"We start the collection with sharply tailored Moroccan inspired suits. And then, as the show progresses, it becomes gentler, softer, more feminine. Men's evening dress shirts suddenly become wafting long dresses in leopard print sweater chiffon."
"The colors, we start off very stark, black, white, and flashes of red. And then it becomes quite pretty. colorful, lyrical."
"The print is devised so that I can cut the dresses on the bias, so they work around the body. It's not like a regular print that you buy and ends up being a vertical and a horizontal placement. It works around the body."
"Beautifully trimmed, delicately trimmed, some with old school boy ties. Very jolly up!"
"I think he's very self-aggrandizing in a very great way. In a way that I like. . . He is someone who lives their art, especially when he puts his own image into his creations."
"It was the silhouette,"
"Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that."
"Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future."
Galliano on racist, anti-Semitic remarks: I have no memory of them
John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, gave his first televised interview since the incident on PBS's "Charlie Rose," telling the host, also a "CBS This Morning" co-host that he's not an anti-Semite, nor a racist.
published: 13 Jun 2013
CNN: Dior designer, John Galliano 'I love Hitler'
CNN's Hala Gorani reports on a racist controversy surrounding prominent Dior designer John Galliano.
published: 28 Feb 2011
John Galliano shows optimistic, artistic collection
(7 Oct 2002)
1. Ext Empire Theatre
2. Cut away crowd
3. Various backstage
4. Various Catwalk Show
5. John Galliano on the runway
6. SOUNDBITE Anna Wintour: "I thought it was absolutely exceptional. Brilliant, exuberant, joyful, fun, insane. I mean it was just such an expression of optimism. I thought it was amazing. We see a lot of straight foward commercial shows so to come to Paris to see something that is as upbeat as that is a joy."
7. Cut away Mario Testino
8. SOUNDBITE Mario Testino: "I thought the way he mixed the imagination and at the same time to have the clothes is really fantastic, because it turns it into a show really rather than a fashion show. It is a mixture of performance and installation, it is quite amazing."
STORYLINE:
GALLIANO LETS HIS IMAGINATION RU...
published: 21 Jul 2015
Designer Biography: John Galliano
When John Galliano graduated from Central St Martins he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Soon after being hired in 1996 to helm the house of Givenchy, he became the celebrated creative director at Christian Dior. Sadly, his time at Dior came to a sudden & ugly end in 2011. Where Galliano will end up is still undecided but news of his behind the scenes stint at Oscar de la Renta in 2013, offered a glimmer of hope of his return.
published: 15 Feb 2013
John Galliano Stages a Grand Opera for Dior Couture - #TBT with Tim Blanks - Style.com
When you look up “fashion show” in the dictionary, this is the show that should be there. Using the grand Palais Garnier opera house in Paris as the backdrop, John Galliano staged a vivid spectacle for the Spring/Summer 1998 Dior haute couture collection. With archival footage and interviews from Galliano and the likes of Diana Ross and Dominick Dunne, Tim Blanks reflects on the opulent sensory overload that’s on the record as his favorite fashion show—ever.
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John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, gave his first televised interview since the incident on PBS's "Charlie Rose," tel...
John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, gave his first televised interview since the incident on PBS's "Charlie Rose," telling the host, also a "CBS This Morning" co-host that he's not an anti-Semite, nor a racist.
John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, gave his first televised interview since the incident on PBS's "Charlie Rose," telling the host, also a "CBS This Morning" co-host that he's not an anti-Semite, nor a racist.
(7 Oct 2002)
1. Ext Empire Theatre
2. Cut away crowd
3. Various backstage
4. Various Catwalk Show
5. John Galliano on the runway
6. SOUNDBITE Anna Win...
(7 Oct 2002)
1. Ext Empire Theatre
2. Cut away crowd
3. Various backstage
4. Various Catwalk Show
5. John Galliano on the runway
6. SOUNDBITE Anna Wintour: "I thought it was absolutely exceptional. Brilliant, exuberant, joyful, fun, insane. I mean it was just such an expression of optimism. I thought it was amazing. We see a lot of straight foward commercial shows so to come to Paris to see something that is as upbeat as that is a joy."
7. Cut away Mario Testino
8. SOUNDBITE Mario Testino: "I thought the way he mixed the imagination and at the same time to have the clothes is really fantastic, because it turns it into a show really rather than a fashion show. It is a mixture of performance and installation, it is quite amazing."
STORYLINE:
GALLIANO LETS HIS IMAGINATION RUN WILD IN PARIS
Photographer Mario Testino was among the guests at the new collection from JOHN GALLIANO's own label.
Critics were both delighted and bemused by the show - Anna Wintour of Vogue USA called it 'exceptional, exuberant joyful, fun, insane,' while London's Evening Standard newspaper said: "Unless you're a member of Billy Smart's circus, (the clothes) probably wouldn't integrate very well into your wardrobe."
Models appeared with faces painted in bright colours and glittering lips. The clothes themselves were dusted with powdered paint, clouding the air as models turned.
Clothes were bright, like the glittering gold jacket worn with a huge red feather boa.
Dresses had an ethnic feel, while trousers were baggy and jackets came with puffed-sleeves.
As critics point out, Galliano can be as outlandish as he likes with his own label - as long as his huge success at Christian Dior keeps the tills ringing.
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(7 Oct 2002)
1. Ext Empire Theatre
2. Cut away crowd
3. Various backstage
4. Various Catwalk Show
5. John Galliano on the runway
6. SOUNDBITE Anna Wintour: "I thought it was absolutely exceptional. Brilliant, exuberant, joyful, fun, insane. I mean it was just such an expression of optimism. I thought it was amazing. We see a lot of straight foward commercial shows so to come to Paris to see something that is as upbeat as that is a joy."
7. Cut away Mario Testino
8. SOUNDBITE Mario Testino: "I thought the way he mixed the imagination and at the same time to have the clothes is really fantastic, because it turns it into a show really rather than a fashion show. It is a mixture of performance and installation, it is quite amazing."
STORYLINE:
GALLIANO LETS HIS IMAGINATION RUN WILD IN PARIS
Photographer Mario Testino was among the guests at the new collection from JOHN GALLIANO's own label.
Critics were both delighted and bemused by the show - Anna Wintour of Vogue USA called it 'exceptional, exuberant joyful, fun, insane,' while London's Evening Standard newspaper said: "Unless you're a member of Billy Smart's circus, (the clothes) probably wouldn't integrate very well into your wardrobe."
Models appeared with faces painted in bright colours and glittering lips. The clothes themselves were dusted with powdered paint, clouding the air as models turned.
Clothes were bright, like the glittering gold jacket worn with a huge red feather boa.
Dresses had an ethnic feel, while trousers were baggy and jackets came with puffed-sleeves.
As critics point out, Galliano can be as outlandish as he likes with his own label - as long as his huge success at Christian Dior keeps the tills ringing.
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When John Galliano graduated from Central St Martins he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Soon a...
When John Galliano graduated from Central St Martins he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Soon after being hired in 1996 to helm the house of Givenchy, he became the celebrated creative director at Christian Dior. Sadly, his time at Dior came to a sudden & ugly end in 2011. Where Galliano will end up is still undecided but news of his behind the scenes stint at Oscar de la Renta in 2013, offered a glimmer of hope of his return.
When John Galliano graduated from Central St Martins he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Soon after being hired in 1996 to helm the house of Givenchy, he became the celebrated creative director at Christian Dior. Sadly, his time at Dior came to a sudden & ugly end in 2011. Where Galliano will end up is still undecided but news of his behind the scenes stint at Oscar de la Renta in 2013, offered a glimmer of hope of his return.
When you look up “fashion show” in the dictionary, this is the show that should be there. Using the grand Palais Garnier opera house in Paris as the backdrop, J...
When you look up “fashion show” in the dictionary, this is the show that should be there. Using the grand Palais Garnier opera house in Paris as the backdrop, John Galliano staged a vivid spectacle for the Spring/Summer 1998 Dior haute couture collection. With archival footage and interviews from Galliano and the likes of Diana Ross and Dominick Dunne, Tim Blanks reflects on the opulent sensory overload that’s on the record as his favorite fashion show—ever.
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John Galliano Stages a Grand Opera for Dior Couture - #TBT with Tim Blanks - Style.com
Starring: Tim Blanks and John Galliano
Featuring: Diana Ross, Elizabeth Saltzman, and Joan Juliet Buck
When you look up “fashion show” in the dictionary, this is the show that should be there. Using the grand Palais Garnier opera house in Paris as the backdrop, John Galliano staged a vivid spectacle for the Spring/Summer 1998 Dior haute couture collection. With archival footage and interviews from Galliano and the likes of Diana Ross and Dominick Dunne, Tim Blanks reflects on the opulent sensory overload that’s on the record as his favorite fashion show—ever.
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Starring: Tim Blanks and John Galliano
Featuring: Diana Ross, Elizabeth Saltzman, and Joan Juliet Buck
John Galliano, fired from Christian Dior for racist and anti-Semitic remarks, gave his first televised interview since the incident on PBS's "Charlie Rose," telling the host, also a "CBS This Morning" co-host that he's not an anti-Semite, nor a racist.
(7 Oct 2002)
1. Ext Empire Theatre
2. Cut away crowd
3. Various backstage
4. Various Catwalk Show
5. John Galliano on the runway
6. SOUNDBITE Anna Wintour: "I thought it was absolutely exceptional. Brilliant, exuberant, joyful, fun, insane. I mean it was just such an expression of optimism. I thought it was amazing. We see a lot of straight foward commercial shows so to come to Paris to see something that is as upbeat as that is a joy."
7. Cut away Mario Testino
8. SOUNDBITE Mario Testino: "I thought the way he mixed the imagination and at the same time to have the clothes is really fantastic, because it turns it into a show really rather than a fashion show. It is a mixture of performance and installation, it is quite amazing."
STORYLINE:
GALLIANO LETS HIS IMAGINATION RUN WILD IN PARIS
Photographer Mario Testino was among the guests at the new collection from JOHN GALLIANO's own label.
Critics were both delighted and bemused by the show - Anna Wintour of Vogue USA called it 'exceptional, exuberant joyful, fun, insane,' while London's Evening Standard newspaper said: "Unless you're a member of Billy Smart's circus, (the clothes) probably wouldn't integrate very well into your wardrobe."
Models appeared with faces painted in bright colours and glittering lips. The clothes themselves were dusted with powdered paint, clouding the air as models turned.
Clothes were bright, like the glittering gold jacket worn with a huge red feather boa.
Dresses had an ethnic feel, while trousers were baggy and jackets came with puffed-sleeves.
As critics point out, Galliano can be as outlandish as he likes with his own label - as long as his huge success at Christian Dior keeps the tills ringing.
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When John Galliano graduated from Central St Martins he was a shy young designer with a quiet confidence who was already showing signs of future acclaim. Soon after being hired in 1996 to helm the house of Givenchy, he became the celebrated creative director at Christian Dior. Sadly, his time at Dior came to a sudden & ugly end in 2011. Where Galliano will end up is still undecided but news of his behind the scenes stint at Oscar de la Renta in 2013, offered a glimmer of hope of his return.
When you look up “fashion show” in the dictionary, this is the show that should be there. Using the grand Palais Garnier opera house in Paris as the backdrop, John Galliano staged a vivid spectacle for the Spring/Summer 1998 Dior haute couture collection. With archival footage and interviews from Galliano and the likes of Diana Ross and Dominick Dunne, Tim Blanks reflects on the opulent sensory overload that’s on the record as his favorite fashion show—ever.
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Starring: Tim Blanks and John Galliano
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John Charles GallianoCBE, RDI (born 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela.
Family
He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and a Spanish mother, Anita, and has two sisters. Galliano's father was a plumber. His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham, South London, before moving to Dulwich and later to Brockley. He was raised in a strict Roman Catholic family. Galliano, who was shy and diffident, often spoke of his struggle to fit in. Recalling his early days, he once admitted: "I don't think people here understood where I was coming from." His mother, a flamenco teacher, would dress him in his "smartest" outfit even for a trip to the local shops. His attire, combined with his creative sensibilities, caused him frequent persecution at the London boys' grammar school he attended.
You are my light you are my night sky You're the last wind of the day You are what's right in my lifetime You're the last wind of the day You are the art in my paintings You are the poet of my ways You are the earth I am the sunshine You're the last wind of the day You are the time, you're my night sky You're the last wind of the day You are the sea, I am your night dream You're the last wind of the day You are the meadows in my sunshine You are the color of my blue You are the breath that I breathe now You're the essence of the truth You are the fragrance of the flowers You are the answer to my ways You are the air I am the mountains
... her Met Gala looks, while Zendaya purchased her show-stopping 1996 black, John Galliano-designed Givenchy gown from fashion’s biggest night in 2024 — a trend that was more popular decades ago.
She pinpoints the Dior chartreuse embroidered gown designed by John Galliano and worn by Nicole Kidman at the 1997 Oscars as one of the earliest turning points that “changed the trajectory of ...
Technically, this John Galliano-designed Dior dress is considered chartreuse, and it was considered the "first true couture dress on the red carpet," according to Smithsonian Magazine... S ... John Shearer/WireImage/Getty Images ... John Shearer/Getty Images.
Her favorite of the bunch? A chartreuse Dior gown designed by John Galliano, which she modeled for the 1997 Oscars with then-husband Tom Cruise... “But I also love the Galliano gold gown for the ...
Method beauty ...Colourism ... “With that, we might see a more-is-more approach, pushing what is expected with textures, embellishments and drama ... Zendaya buying that exquisite piece of John Galliano history especially for the Met Gala and you’re there) ... .
Getty Images... Meanwhile, she kept things classic and elegant for the 2024 Oscars in Armani Privé and stole the show at the Met Gala in two looks, the first John Galliano for Maison Margiela and the second a vintage dress from the designer's archive ... .
Filipinos dominating Fashion Week. This year marks the rise of Filipino style icons on the international fashion week stage ...Method Dressing continues ... Meanwhile, John Galliano left everyone breathless with his theatrical show for Maison Margiela ... .
Hollywood glamour is back ... Relive the Noughties ... The likes of Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber have been leading the way when it comes to nine-to-five dressing, by way of ’90s John Galliano and Versace ... Yee-haw to authentic Western gear ... .
7. Last night, Rihanna picked up a few essentials at a Target in New York City. GC Images...7 ... The entire weekend was packed with fur as the beauty mogul stepped out despite the rainy weather on Saturday in a vintage John Galliano mink fur coat from 1998.