Talk:John Galliano

message: My apologies for the unsigned comment, but this article lacks any discussion of Galliano's actual contributions to Fashion.  What did he do that made him so great?  How was it unique?  Why is he so influential among other designers?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.180.123.131 (talk) 18:24, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There are none.  His notoriety is entirely due to silly publicity stunts like telling the press that men should dress like 18th century catamites. 73.231.167.121 (talk) 08:06, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
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message: I've done my best to make this slightly less sycophantic and cloying.  It's still not clean and does not cite any sources.  So if anyone can improve, that'd be great.  The previous mess of toadying fashion quotes and adverts was appalling.  --Brideshead 23:12, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
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message: I've got some pictures of John Galliano but I'm not too confident in uploading them, as I'm afraid they'll get taken off. Is it okay to post pictures from a site as long as I provide a link to them? Wengistein 10:33, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it would not be.  Copyrighted pictures of living people should not be uploaded.  ShadowHalo 03:40, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: John Galliano's picture

message: theres nowt about his relationships in the personal section, just guff about his fitness reime.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.106.202.127 (talk) 18:55, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A GAY nazi!? That's new! Nomad (talk) 07:05, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  Actually, it isn't new at all. See SA and "Rohm, Ernst"...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.116.113.143 (talk) 02:07, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Is he married, has he got any kids?

message: In reply to the recent edits by Anon, I have read WP:MOSBIO and in this case Gibraltarian is not an ethnicity as he was born there and lived there for some time. Being Spanish in his case would be ethnicity as only his mother was Spanish, so that shouldn't be in the lead as it was originaly. There is no need to mention that he is British in the lead as being Gibraltarian also means being British by default. Besides, his nationality is clearly stated as British in the infobox. Hope you now understand why I changed it. --Gibmetal 77talk 22:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Gibraltarian is a Nationality??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.213.240.231 (talk) 21:58, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

message: If Galliano is a British citizen, why does this article follow Spanish name customs? The articles of other known Gibraltarians (eg. Solomon Levy, Kaiane Aldorino) follow British name customs. Kaiane Aldorino also has Spanish ancestry, just like Galliano.
--81.154.79.79 (talk) 18:58, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You are right. He doesn't use spanish naming customs nor does anyone else in Gibraltar. I'm going to ammend it, if anyone can produce evidence to the contrary they should do so.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.65.49.99 (talk) 15:04, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Spanish name customs

message: Oscar-Winner Natalie Portman was 'Disgusted' By John Galliano's Anti-Semitic Comments. --70.162.171.210 (talk) 15:18, 1 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well he is given the sack already, but these comments were known at February 23rd. If it was correct of Dior to sack him, why wait by six days?--85.164.223.159 (talk) 00:20, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Check the information, give his 80-pages contract to the lawyers to find the official reason to sack the nazi. It all takes time, considering they were madly getting ready for the fashion week and were suddenly left without the main man for the job. Nomad (talk) 07:04, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dior Suspension - Portman comments will prove to be critical 

message: Mardiste (talk) 01:27, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I support 24.210.103 & Userpd (including copy ed cleanup) but it would be easier if it was unlocked. (Manytexts) 110.32.239.180 (talk) 10:10, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  John Galliano's Comeback 

message: Given the news attn, Wiki editors might be vigilant about this article for the next while.  It had 136k hits on Mar. 1st, when the title description was changed to "neo-Nazi".  I've reverted that & edited the text for grammar and smoothing, as we can expect it to get much attn.  Let's try to make Wikipedia look good and reliable to those drawn to it here, who might not otherwise know it.Alethe (talk) 08:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Monitoring site

message: Wikipedia is the only reference work that gives Galliano's year of graduation as 1988. It's impossible to search for a date at the latest CSM website, but its student mag http://1granary.com writes of his "graduation show from Saint Martins “Les Incroyables”, 1984" and publishes an "invite to Galliano’s stand at London Fashion Week" during October 1984. The Guardian cites 1984 here http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/feb/07/central-saint-martins-louise-wilson and there's a video of his graduation show at YT dated June 1984 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8betvB-mMVs&feature=youtu.be 
**Enrolment:**
Biography.com claims he enrolled in 1981 and then completely misnames and misspells the school at which he enrolled! - http://www.biography.com/people/john-galliano-20656947#early-life - 
The venerable Britannica gives 1980 as the year he enrolled and cites 1984 for his graduate collection - http://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Galliano
Why are today's encyclopedias run by people who cannot confirm even the simplest facts? What about picking up the phone and ringing CSM?
217.155.200.241 (talk) 03:09, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Vigilance?!

message: I've never heard of the label or line "G. Galliano".  The John Galliano S.A. site makes mention of second lines introduced in 2007 but does not name them "G. Galliano" or use any other name for them.  This entire sentence needs greater clarity and a citation:  "Between his own label and Dior, Galliano produced six couture and ready-to-wear collections a year and a mid-season range under his own name "G Galliano"".  I assume what is meant is two haute couture for Dior, two ready to wear for Dior, and two ready to wear for his eponymous label.  I feel this sentence should be removed unless someone can bring greater clarity to the situation, with at least one citation that is not a cut and paste from this Wikipedia article placed on another site.Ctconnolly (talk) 18:59, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  G. Galliano?  Was this ever the name of a label or line? 

message: In terms of morals, John Galliano certainly crossed the line, but that shouldn't let the Wikipedia community tolerate the over-emphasis on the anti-semitic controversy (This paragraph takes one fourth of the whole article). Below is a list of elements I am removing to clear all unnecessary bits of the story.
* Anti-Semitic remarks and repercussions
--> Switched to "controvery" to avoid too much interpretation
* The video was licensed to British tabloid The Sun, which published the video on its website. 
--> Interesting fact, but an outlying one in this story
* Despite these comments, the fact remained that anti-Semitic speech is not considered "theatre": it is illegal in France, and Galliano had broken the law.
--> No source, and the tone is clearly not NPOV, rewritten as "In France, scandering anti-semitic ideas is illegal".
* Various rumours have also surfaced stating that he was set up. "From the very first day of Fashion Week, many editors have been saying that Dior wanted to get rid of him and that a plot like this would save it from having to pay him a reported £17 million", said Marcellous L. Jones, editor-in-chief of fashion web magazine TheFashionInsider.com.
--> Wikipedia is not the place to corroborate rumors
* He had reportedly apologised "unreservedly" for his behavior, while Dior described the comments in the video as "odious".
--> Repetitive & unsourced
* The Daily Telegraph reported that it is believed Galliano has now left France and he was reported to be attending a rehabilitation facility, most likely The Meadows in Arizona."Belinda White, "John Galliano To Stand Trial," Daily Telegraph 2 March 2011. A Paris court ordered that he stand trial on charges of "public insults based on the origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity" against three people.
--> Repetitive, we don't need to know where he was at the moment of the trial if it had no impact on the outcome of the story
* Criminal charges
--> Removed subtitle, using just one is unnecessary
Looks much better, doesn't it? --Rubyface (talk) 13:10, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anti-semitic section too long 

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