Topic: John Galliano

Horrible Things John Galliano Allegedly Said & More Details From His Notorious Evening Of Bigotry

Horrible Things John Galliano Allegedly Said & More Details From His Notorious Evening Of Bigotry

John Galliano will soon have his day in court. The disgraced former creative director at the house of Dior was pretty much damned by the public (but not, uh, certain people industry people) when a now-infamous video of him claiming to love Hiter made its way around the internet. This week, new details of his drunken evening have emerged and it seems that camera phone caught him at a charitable moment. More »

See ‘Inspiration Dior,’ Christian Dior’s Sprawling Museum Exhibit

See 'Inspiration Dior,' Christian Dior's Sprawling Museum Exhibit

Tuesday night saw the opening of “Inspiration Dior,” a sprawling, ambitious new exhibit at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum, in which over 12o couture looks from the house’s history are shown alongside the very “paintings and photographs that have inspired its designers,” like Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano and the man himself. Artists shown include Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Man Ray, Gustav Klimt, and more. WWD was there, along with the almost-eerily-flawless Natalia Vodianova and everyone else of huge influence in the fashion industry (like Mr. Arnault, of course). Here are the photos. More »

Karl Lagerfeld Slams Balmain, Dislikes Thongs, Doesn’t Cry Ever and More

Karl Lagerfeld Slams Balmain, Dislikes Thongs, Doesn't Cry Ever and More

Karl Lagerfeld has some short films about ice cream to promote. Thus, the W editors blog had the supreme honor of spending 30 (presumably terrifying and exhilarating) minutes with the inimitable Kaiser and, per usual, he said some pretty righteous stuff. Head to W for the complete interview–because obviously everything he said was awesomely confounding–but we rounded up our top ten favorites anyway. Here he offers his thoughts on who should follow Galliano at Dior, why it doesn’t matter who takes over Balmain, the last time he cried and so much more. More »