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John Galliano

Creative Director, Maison Margiela

Following his reign at Dior, John Galliano has reestablished himself in fashion through his work as creative director of Maison Margiela.

John Galliano
Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.

Fashion Week

In Paris, a Fight for Supremacy

While the luxury groups that dominate the industry staged larger and larger marketing spectacles, designers like Rick Owens, Rei Kawakubo, John Galliano and Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered poetry.


Fashion Week

Everything and Nothing at Poiret

The product-heavy collection was well made but lacked originality and sophistication.

Fashion Week

Everything and Nothing at Poiret

The product-heavy collection was well made but lacked originality and sophistication.


Fashion Week

Transformational Defiance at Maison Margiela

In the midst of our deeply chaotic nowness, John Galliano nailed the moment.

Fashion Week

Transformational Defiance at Maison Margiela

In the midst of our deeply chaotic nowness, John Galliano nailed the moment.


Retail

The Company That Resurrected Juicy Couture Has Big Plans for Hervé Léger

Reviving a broken brand is no easy task. But by prioritising creative campaigns and streamlining business operations, Authentic Brands Group has done it again and again since its inception in 2010.

Retail

The Company That Resurrected Juicy Couture Has Big Plans for Hervé Léger

Reviving a broken brand is no easy task. But by prioritising creative campaigns and streamlining business operations, Authentic Brands Group has done it again and again since its inception in 2010.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Whatever: How Fashion Lost Its Meaning

Fashion has entered a state of pure postmodernism where anything goes and nothing means anything anymore, argues Eugene Rabkin.


News & Analysis

Fashion History: The Summer of Love

Fashion historian Colin McDowell discusses the influence of 1967's Summer of Love on the fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Fashion History: The Summer of Love

Fashion historian Colin McDowell discusses the influence of 1967's Summer of Love on the fashion industry.


News & Analysis

Remembering Set ‘Magician’ Michael Howells

The production designer created otherworldly sets for the likes of John Galliano’s Dior, but his fantasies were earthed by the humility of the man himself, writes Tim Blanks.

News & Analysis

Remembering Set ‘Magician’ Michael Howells

The production designer created otherworldly sets for the likes of John Galliano’s Dior, but his fantasies were earthed by the humility of the man himself, writes Tim Blanks.


Financial Markets

Pat McGrath Receives $60 Million From Eurazeo Brands

The latest funding round brings the cosmetic line's total funding to $88 million, just two years since the company’s inception.

Financial Markets

Pat McGrath Receives $60 Million From Eurazeo Brands

The latest funding round brings the cosmetic line's total funding to $88 million, just two years since the company’s inception.


Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance

The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, a Return to Elegance

The haute couture week which closed yesterday was marked by a poignant return to rigour, restraint and dressmaking, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Nomadic Glamour at Maison Margiela

John Galliano’s ‘neo-digital natives’ — always on the move, impatient with convention and bundled up against the world — made for a gorgeous confusion of form, function and fearless flight of fancy.

Fashion Week

Nomadic Glamour at Maison Margiela

John Galliano’s ‘neo-digital natives’ — always on the move, impatient with convention and bundled up against the world — made for a gorgeous confusion of form, function and fearless flight of fancy.


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