John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia - clothing, century, women, dress, style, new, body, collection John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia John Galliano - Fashion Designer Encyclopedia British designer Born: Gibraltar, Spain, 1960. Education: Studied design at St. Martin's School of Art, London. Career: Graduation collection, Les Incroyables, sold to Brown's; freelance designer, establishing John Galliano fashion house, London, from 1984; designer for haute couture and ready-to-wear at Givenchy 1995-96; designer for haute couture and ready-to-wear at Christian Dior, from 1996; opened own shop in Bergdorf Goodman store, 1997; licensed fur line, 1998; opened shop in Saks Fifth Avenue, 2000; launched watch collection, 2001. Exhibitions: John Galliano at Dior, [retrospective], Design Museum of London, 2001-02.

Awards: British Designer of Year award 1986, 1994, 1995; Bath Costume Museum Dress of the Year award, 1987; Telva award, Spain, 1995; International Fashion Group, Master of Fashion, 1997; Designer of the Year, Council of Fashion of America, 1998. Address: 60 Rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris, France. Website: . Publications Coleridge, Nicholas, The Fashion Conspiracy, London, 1988. McDowell, Colin, Galliano, New York, 1997. Watson, Linda, Vogue Twentieth Century Fashion: 100 Years of Style by Decade and Designer, London, 1999. Articles Brampton, Sally, "Capital Collections: John Galliano," in Elle (London), March 1987. John Galliano, designed for the house of Christian Dior's fall/winter 2000-01 haute couture collection. © AFP/CORBIS.

Menkes, Suzy, "Jasper and John," in the Independent (London), 9 October 1987. Rumbold, Judy, "A Steal for Galliano," in The Guardian (London),14 October 1987. Mower, Sarah, "London Follows Galliano," in The Observer (London), 18 October 1987. Coleman, Alix, "Viva Galliano!" in the Sunday Express Magazine (London), 8 November 1987. Filmer, Deny, "Designer Focus: John Galliano," in Cosmopolitan (London), February 1988. Jobey, Liz, "John Galliano: Romantic Hero," in Vogue (London),February 1988. Brampton, Sally, "The Great Galliano," in Elle (London), March 1988. Irvine, Susan, "Galliano and Co.," in Harrods Magazine, Spring 1988. Gasperini, Nicoletta, "John Galliano's Golden Year," in Donna (Milan), April 1988.

Collin, Matthew, "The Boy Wonder: An Interview with John Galliano," in i-D (London), November 1989. Rumbold, Judy, "Galliano Leaps onto Centre Stage," in The Guardian, 26 February 1990. Dickson, Elizabeth, "A Life in the Day of John Galliano," in the Sunday Times Magazine, 1 March 1992. Billen, Andrew, "Galliano: Can He Really Cut It?" in The Observer Magazine, 28 February 1993. Reed, Julia, "Incurable Romantic," in Vogue, March 1993. Ingrassia, Michele, with Meggan Dissly, "Dior Meets Disney World," in Newsweek, 26 December 1994. Mauriés, Patrick, "Ma Poulette, Quel Style," in Vogue (Paris), February 1995. "Sei Grande, Grande, Grande…/Nobody Does It Better," in Moda In (Modena), January-March 1995.

Spindler, Amy M., "Four Who Have No Use for Trends," in the New York Times, 20 March 1995. Menkes, Suzy, "Show, Not Clothes, Becomes the Message," in the International Herald Tribune, 20 March 1995. Kerwin, Jessica, "Galliano in Gotham," in WWD, 23 May 1995. Weisman, Katherine, and Janet Ozzard, "The Galloping Galliano," in WWD, 9 September 1996. "Galliano Shop Bows with Bergdorf Gala," in WWD, 11 December 1997. "Galliano Sets Fur Line Debut," in WWD, 4 May 1998. Weisman, Katherine, "Galliano's Open-Dior Policy," in WWD, 3December 1999. Dowd, Maureen, "Haute Homeless," in the New York Times, 23January 2000.

Givhan, Robin, "In Paris, Clothes Aren't Everything," in the Washington Post, 14 October 2000. Rubenstein, Hal, "The Look of Christian Dior," in In Style, 1November 2000. Socha, Miles, "The Galliano Factor: Dior Lays Groundwork for 'Exceptional' 2001," in WWD, 16 January 2001. "Born Again Christians," in Time International, 19 February 2001. Sischy, Ingrid, "Inside Paris Fashion: John Galliano," in Interview, October 2001. *** Experimental and innovative, John Galliano has become internationally renowned as one of Britain's most exciting designers, acclaimed from the start for his brilliance in cut and magpie-like ability to take inspiration from diverse sources to create a completely new look. Although his clothes are often difficult to understand when on the hanger—with collars that seem to be bows or halter necks that actually fit over the shoulders—they are frequently ahead of the current fashion trends and eventually filter down the clothing chain to the High Street, as well as being picked up by other designers.

A favorite among fashion aficionados, Galliano was spotted as soon as his first student collection was completed and has continued to develop since, despite repeated problems with backers who have hampered his career. As part of a new breed of avant-garde British designers, Galliano led the way in the mid-1980s with his historically influenced designs. This fascination for period detail and adaptation of traditional styles into highly contemporary pieces has continued throughout his work. Studying surviving garments in museums to learn about construction methods and different ways to cut and drape fabric to create new shapes inspired his innovative 18th-century Incroyables collection for his degree showing. He suffused this knowledge with other diverse influences to produce collections always exciting and different. His John Galliano, designed for the house of Christian Dior's spring/summer 2001 haute couture collection. © AFP/CORBIS. great belief in the necessity to push fashion forward by learning from the past—coupled with his skill at balancing his designs with modern ideals—has earned him the reputation of a prodigy. Every outfit is thought out to the last detail, producing a series of completely accessorized looks as Galliano constantly strives for perfection.

His love of bias cut gives added fluidity to the asymmetrical hemlines of many of his designs, with a taste of 18th-century dandyism thrown in, always with a surprise twist—often in his use of fabric, another area where Galliano loves to experiment and challenge. In one collection, he presented Napoleon-style jackets in bright neoprene, in another, devoré velvet bias-cut dresses clinging to the body, giving the element of sexiness that pervades his work. His love of shock gave us the camped-up glamour of his "underwear as outerwear," with satin knickers worn with feathered bras and leather caps, tapping the trend for drag in the London clubs. With Galliano's Girl and, perhaps to an even greater extent, the largely denim and Lycra-based line Galliano Genes, the designer demonstrated his ability to redefine existing subcultures to develop clothes for the younger, funkier sisters of his mainline buyers. Produced at a cheaper cost by using less exclusive fabrics, these designs are nonetheless inventive.

Three-way jackets can be worn with attached waistcoats outside or inside, and there are other basic items more commercially viable, confronting occasional claims from his critics that his work is too avant-garde and less popular than other European names. The sheer breadth of vision in Galliano's designs, which frequently rethink form and shape, and the great inventiveness of his cut have surely ensured his reputation as one of the best of British designers. The research he does before forming a collection—bringing together influences and details from the French Revolution to Afghan bankers to Paul Poiret—and his experimentation with fabrics demonstrate his dedication to pushing fashion and dress forward, yielding excitement and surprise in every collection. Galliano stunned the fashion world in 1995 when he was named designer for Givenchy and became the first British designer appointed to lead an established French fashion house. In addition to designing for both haute couture and ready-to-wear at Givenchy, Galliano continued to show designs under his own label. By October 1996, the LVMH group moved Galliano to its crown jewel and appointed Galliano designer for haute couture and ready-to-wear collections at Christian Dior.

Critics questioned whether Galliano's maverick reputation would appeal to Dior's established clientéle, but the designer arrived with the energy to shake up the haute couture world, which was showing signs of losing the interest, and sales, of its customers. In his spring/summer 1997 collection, Galliano took classic Dior themes and spun them together with exotic African Masai tribal forms to create silk evening dresses accented with colorful beaded choker necklaces. The collection presented a younger image yet remained glamorous and refined, definitely worthy of the Dior name. Galliano's collections have never failed to enchant, or shock, audiences. Each has expressed a theme complete with historic personalities and forces that have inspired Galliano's creations for the season. Edwardian elegance, the surrealist movement, the Soviet or Red Guard, the movie The Matrix, or classic English sportsmen have all been at play in Galliano collections. His push for a more contemporary, sexier image has proven at times to be a difficult and frightening change at Dior. In addition to his extravagant romanticism and love of the bias-cut gown, Galliano still retained much of his British bad boy flair.

He drew public ire when the homeless theme in his spring 2000 collection included models in newspapers carrying empty liquor bottles and, in the following year's spring collection, when runway models were accompanied by blared vulgar lyrics offering women for sale. Even his critics acknowledge Galliano has brought excitement and fun to haute couture, and customer interest may be his best vindication—by 2001 Dior sales had doubled since the arrival of Galliano four years earlier. The ever-inventive Galliano will continue to hold the fashion world's attention and certainly keep it guessing for years to come. —RebeccaArnold; John Galliano | British fashion designer | Britannica.com British fashion designer Alternative Title: John Charles Galliano John Galliano Laura Ashley John Galliano, in full John Charles Galliano (born November 28, 1960, Gilbraltar), British fashion designer known for his ready-to-wear and haute-couture collections for such fashion houses as Christian Dior and Givenchy. Galliano, the son of a Spanish plumber, at age six moved with his family from Gibraltar to south London, where he was educated.

At age 16 he left Wilson’s Grammar School for Boys, where he had been an undistinguished student, to study textile design at East London College. In 1980 he entered St. Martin’s School of Art, London, where he became enamoured of historical costuming. His 1984 graduate collection, Les Incroyables, inspired by the French Revolution , was purchased straight off the college’s catwalk by the owner of an exclusive London fashion boutique. After graduating with first-class honours, Galliano set up a studio in a warehouse in London’s East End and established himself as the “boy wonder” of British fashion. He was British Fashion Council Designer of the Year in 1987 and 1994, and in 1991 he made his Paris catwalk debut. Twice bankrupted, Galliano’s business was rescued in 1994 by John A. Bult, a Swiss-born New York-based investment banker, and Galliano was set up in an atelier near Place de la Bastille in Paris. In 1995 Galliano was appointed to replace Hubert de Givenchy , the refined founder of the house.

Galliano revealed his first couture collection featuring sumptuous bouffant ball gowns, bowed dresses, and belted suits, and in 1995, for the third time and second consecutive year, he was named British Designer of the Year. Upon Galliano’s appointment as designer in chief at Dior fashion house in 1996, the luxury-goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Möet Hennessy (LVMH) bought Galliano’s company from Bult. Bernard Arnault , head of LMVH, which owned both Givenchy and Dior, hoped that the then 36-year-old Galliano would attract a younger clientele , not only to couture but also to the seasonal ready-to-wear lines produced by both houses. Indeed, the arrival of Galliano heralded a fresh start for the beleaguered reputation of haute couture and, as designer in chief of two fashion houses, Galliano enjoyed an unrivaled position among British designers. He confessed, however, that Dior’s New Look—an ensemble that paired jackets with padded shoulders and ample ankle-length skirts—was closer to his own aesthetic than were the conservative linear designs of Givenchy.

In 1996 English fashion designer Alexander McQueen succeeded Galliano at Givenchy, and the following year they jointly received the British Designer of the Year award. In 2009 Galliano was awarded the French Legion of Honor , the country’s highest honour. John Galliano. Biography, news, photos and videos Horoscope : Sagittarius Born in Gibraltar in 1960, John moved to South London with his family when he was six years old. His interest in fashion was cultivated from an early age by his mother, who insisted that John dress in his Sunday best just to go to the corner shop, and it seemed a natural progression when he gained a place at the prestigious St Martins College of Art & Design. He earned a First in 1983, with his graduation collection causing such a splash that it had the world's fashion editors talking and was snapped up in its entirety by a chic London boutique. Launching his own-name label in London the following year, the designer, whose clothes blend historical influence and contemporary trends, soon became a key name on the fashion scene. He was named British Designer of the Year in 1987, giving a well-needed boost to the UK's fashion industry.

But the British capital was not fashionable enough for him and, three years later, the slightly-built son of a plumber moved his operation to Paris, in order to show at the ready-to-wear collections. As his clothes became less deconstructed and more elegant, the grands fromages of Paris began to sit up and take notice. Soon a deal was cut with luxury conglomerate LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton to help stave off financial problems threatening Galliano's own-name label. It proved a wise move as LVMH were also the owners of Givenchy, and saw the cachet an edgy British designer could bring to the slightly staid fashion house. He took over over from aristocratic designer Hubert de Givenchy - credited with giving Audrey Hepburn her chic image - who had spent 43 years designing fancy frocks for ladies who lunch. Galliano soon had those ladies choking on their carpaccio as he began to inject a new vigour into couture. Just one year on, Galliano was offered the top creative job at Christian Dior, the crème de la crème of Paris fashion.

His first collection, coinciding with the label's 50th anniversary in 1997, placed a whole raft of supermodels on the catwalk, and drew a new type of customer to the label. The idiosyncratic designer's work is so popular with the fashion crowd that many top models work the runways at his shows - he does six couture and ready-to-wear collections a year and a new mid-season own-name range - in return for his clothes. After a spectacular run at the fashion house, his contract came to an abrupt end when he was dismissed for allegedly making anti-Semetic remarks to a couple while at a bar in Paris' Marais district. The incident, which occurred ahead of Paris Fashion Week in late February 2011, was investigated by police - while John himself vehemently denied all accusations of racism. Despite his charge's denials, Dior's president Sidney Toledano released a statement announcing the termination of his contract in light of the "odious behaviour" - which was also captured on camera by bystanders.

"I condemn most firmly the statements made by John Galliano which are total contradiction with the essential values that have always been defended by the House of Christian Dior," he said. © 2000-2017, HELLO! John Galliano Set to Join Maison Martin Margiela | News & Analysis | BoF John Galliano Set to Join Maison Martin Margiela 903 Shares Comment By BoF Team October 6, 2014 10:58 John Galliano has been named creative director of Maison Martin Margiela, confirmed Only The Brave (OTB) group, which owns the brand. 903 Shares Comment By BoF Team October 6, 2014 10:58 PARIS, France — John Galliano will join Maison Martin Margiela as creative director, the brand’s owner, Renzo Rosso ’s Only The Brave (OTB) group, has officially confirmed. The announcement follows weeks of market speculation that the appointment was imminent. Galliano will oversee the design of all Margiela lines, including couture and women’s ready-to-wear. He will debut his first designs for the house during Paris Couture Week in January.

“Margiela is ready for a new charismatic creative soul,” said Renzo Rosso, president of OTB, in a statement. “John Galliano is one of the greatest, undisputed talents of all time. A unique, exceptional couturier for a Maison that always challenged and innovated the world of fashion. I look forward to his return to create that fashion dream that only he can create, and wish him to here find his new home.” In a personal note, Rosso added: "I couldn’t be happier, for the Maison Margiela, which deserves a new visionary leader, and for John Galliano, who is a talent beyond definition and time. I always believed in brave, unpredictable choices and this one is no exception." The news marks Galliano’s return to fashion, following his unceremonious dismissal from Christian Dior in 2011 after the designer was recorded making racist and anti-Semitic remarks, while inebriated in a Paris bar. The appointment is a surprising choice for Margiela, whose Belgian founder was known as fashion’s invisible man. Galliano, on the other hand, is renowned for his showmanship and the appointment suggests that Rosso has big plans for the Margiela brand.

Galliano's career has seen him head some of fashion's most prestigious houses, as well as suffer one of the industry's most spectacular falls from grace. After graduating in 1984 from Central Saint Martins, the Gibraltar-born designer launched his own label, which entered bankruptcy in 1990 and prompted the designer's move to Paris. His big break came when LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault appointed him head designer of Givenchy in 1995, succeeding Hubert de Givenchy and making Galliano the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. The following year, LVMH moved Galliano to Dior, where he earned a reputation as a creative genius and attracted attention for his ability to marry spectacular shows with commercially successful designs, such as the house’s iconic saddlebag. While at Dior, in 1997, the designer was named international designer of the year by the CFDA. He was named British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 1987, 1994, 1995 and 1997.

Following his departure from Dior and rehabilitation for alcohol and substance abuse, Galliano accepted an invitation from Oscar de la Renta to take up a temporary residency at his design studio in the run up to the brand's Autumn/Winter 2013 show. In June 2013, in his first television interview since his rehabilitation, Galliano stated, "I am able to create. I am ready to create... [and] I hope through my atonement I'll be given a second chance." His comments sparked immediate speculation about when he would re-enter the fashion industry and with which brand. That speculation ends today with an announcement that marks the beginning of a new chapter in the career of one of fashion’s most celebrated — and troubled — creative minds. John Galliano Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline Fashion John Galliano Biography John Galliano is a British fashion designer who is currently the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. This biography of John Galliano provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Quick Facts John Charles Galliano, Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-GuillÃ©n Famous as $32 million Image Credit John Charles Galliano is a British fashion designer who is currently the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. A much renowned name in the world of fashion, he has been the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy and Christian Dior at different points in his career. Born in Gibraltar, he moved to England with his family when quite young. Shy and withdrawn, he initially faced problems in fitting in with children in the new country though he eventually adjusted well. Having developed an early interest in the arts, he went on to study at Saint Martin's School of Art from where he received a degree in Fashion Design. Highly creative and talented, he got his first taste of success soon after his graduation and it was not long before he opened his own fashion line. However, he lacked the acumen and skill required to successfully manage his business and was soon bankrupt. Determined to rebuild his career, he moved to Paris in search of financial backing which he eventually found. His career reached new heights when he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy and then at Dior.

His career suffered a huge setback due to his anti-semitic comments in 2011 though he eventually managed to bounce back. Childhood & Early Life John Charles Galliano was born on 28 November 1960 in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano who worked as a plumber, and a Spanish mother, Anita. He has two sisters. His family moved to England when John was six years old. His mother, a flamenco teacher, always dressed him in his best clothes even for running small errands. He was sometimes made fun of because of his outfits, but this habit of his motherâs also inculcated in him a sense of style and fashion. He attended St. Anthony's School and Wilson's Grammar School in London following which he entered Saint Martin's School of Art in 1980. He graduated in 1984 with a first class honors degree in Fashion Design. His graduation collection, titled Les Incroyables, inspired by the French Revolution received positive reviews and was purchased by the owner of an exclusive London fashion boutique.

Career Boosted by the sale of his graduation collection, he set up a studio in a warehouse in Londonâs East End and started his own fashion line in collaboration with Amanda Harlech, at that time stylist with Harpers and Queen, and Stephen Jones, a milliner. Initially he found considerable success and was named British Fashion Council Designer of the Year in 1987. John Galliano however lacked business acumen and this, combined with his extravagant lifestyle and excessive love for nightlife led him to bankruptcy. He moved to Paris in search of financial backing to resurrect his failing career. He was able to get the support of Paris-based Moroccan designer Faycal Amor and with his backing held his first show in 1989 as part of Paris Fashion Week. He went on to make his Paris catwalk debut in 1991 and was once again named the British Fashion Council Designer of the Year in 1994. During this period he was able to establish connections with some prominent personalities such as American âVogueâ editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and AndrÃ© Leon Talley, then European Correspondent at âVanity Fairâ.

With their help, he met Portuguese socialite and fashion patron Sao Schlumberger who helped him gain financial backing. Soon he was able to successfully re-establish himself as a prominent fashion designer and attracted the attention of Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton MÃ¶et Hennessy (LVMH). Arnault appointed Galliano as the designer of Givenchy in 1995, making him the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. LVMH moved Galliano to Christian Dior in October 1996, replacing Italian designer Gianfranco FerrÃ©. At Dior he was much appreciated for his Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections. His career soared over the ensuing years and he became one of the most sought after names in the international fashion industry. Brash and outspoken, he landed himself in trouble in 2011 when he allegedly made racist insults in a Paris cafÃ©. Since France has strong laws against expressing anti-Semitic ideas, he faced trial in Paris for allegedly "making racist comments to customers in a cafÃ©" and was found guilty of making anti-Semitic remarks. This controversy proved costly for his career and he was dismissed by Dior.

However, he was able to make a successful comeback a few years later when he was appointed the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela in 2014. Galliano exhibited his first couture collection for Margiela during London Collections: Men, in January 2015. Major Works John Galliano is best known for the bold and dramatic creations he presented at the couture show for Givenchy at the Stade de France, and the Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections he designed for Dior. Some of Galliano's designs for Givenchy were licensed to Vogue Patterns. Awards & Achievements He was named the British Designer of the Year four times: 1987, 1994, 1995, and 1997. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen. He was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 for his services to the Fashion Industry as a fashion designer. In 2009, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour. The medal was however withdrawn by decree by the French president FranÃ§ois Hollande in 2012.

Personal Life & Legacy He was once involved with fashion designer John Flett who he called his âsoulmateâ. Flett died in 1991. Currently John Galliano is in a relationship with style consultant Alexis Roche with whom he shares a home. Net Worth John Galliano has an estimated net worth of $32 million. Translate this page to Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese Pictures of John Galliano John Galliano | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry 48 Followers Biography One of fashion’s most controversial and creative talents, John Galliano made his much-anticipated return to fashion, following his appointment as creative director of Maison Margiela. Galliano currently oversees the design of all Margiela lines, including couture and women’s ready-to-wear. He debuted his first designs for the house during Paris Couture Week in January 2015. “Margiela is ready for a new charismatic creative soul,” said Renzo Rosso , president of OTB, in a statement. “John Galliano is one of the greatest, undisputed talents of all time.

A unique, exceptional couturier for a Maison that always challenged and innovated the world of fashion. I look forward to his return to create that fashion dream that only he can create, and wish him to here find his new home.” Galliano fell from the highest echelons of the fashion establishment, as creative director of Dior in 2011, following his conviction for making anti-Semitic remarks while inebriated. After attending St. Anthony's School and Wilson's Grammar School in London, Galliano studied at Central Saint Martins , from which he graduated in 1988. His first collection, inspired by the French Revolution and entitled Les Incroyables, was bought in its entirety for sale in the London’s Browns boutique. Galliano quickly started his own fashion label and began work with long-term collaborator Amanda Harlech, at the time a fashion editor with Harper’s and Queen. Following a number of false starts with regards to agreements with financial backers, Galliano relocated to Paris to put on his first show as part of Paris Fashion Week in 1989. By 1990, he was bankrupt, and with London offering little by way of relief, the designer permanently relocated to Paris.

Galliano’s inability to find a secure and permanent financial backer finally came to an end with the help of American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley, then European Correspondent at Vanity Fair. Unable to pay to put on his show S/S in 1993, Talley asked socialite São Schlumberger to lend her 18th-century hôtel particulier for the show. Wintour and Talley arranged financing with the Paine Webber banking group. The collection that followed, dubbed Princess Lucretia, received rave reviews. The New Yorker reported Diane von Furstenberg called it “a watershed moment in modern fashion history.” Bernard Arnault appointed Galliano as the head designer of Givenchy in 1995; the appointment made Galliano the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. In October 1996, LVMH moved Galliano to Dior. In 1997 the CFDA named him international designer of the year. He was named British Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 1987, 1994, 1995, 1997.

The bias cut, the Nefertiti couture collection, the saddlebag – under Galliano, Dior would dominate fashion reporting thanks to the spectacle of his shows and the commerciality of his creations. Following the publication of recordings of Galliano making anti-Semitic remarks, made in June and December 2010, Galliano was sentenced to pay a total of €6,000 (US$8,400) in suspended fines after a French court found him guilty of giving public insults on account of race, in September 2011. Galliano retired from the public in order to deal with the addiction problems. In early 2013, following his rehabilitation for alcohol and substance abuse, Galliano accepted an invitation from Oscar de la Renta for a temporary residency at de la Renta's design studio for the A/W 2013 season. Galliano ended his first television interview since his conviction saying, "I am able to create. I am ready to create...[and] I hope through my atonement I'll be given a second chance.

Career John Galliano | Stamps | 1997 | Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau (view technical specs) John Galliano is a Gibraltarian fashion designer who has been heading the worldwide know fashion label Dior for years. John Galliano himself produced the sketches and artworks depicted on the stamps. Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillén, CBE, RDI (born 28 November 1960), professionally known as John Galliano, is a Gibraltarian-British fashion designer Born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father and a Spanish mother, Galliano moved to Streatham in southwest London at six and later to nearby Dulwich, and attended St. Anthony's RC School and Wilson's Grammar School in London. He attended St Martin's College of Art and Design, where he graduated in 1984 with a first class honours degree. He was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, Galliano's successor at Givenchy. Media fashion celebrity Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano in the past.

and he has also aided the future success of other designers including the renowned shoe designer Patrick Cox (wikipedia) Technical Specs John Galliano Fashion Designer - definition John Galliano (born January 28, 1960, in Gibraltar) is a British fashion designer . Galliano moved to London as a child and attended Wilson's School in Wallington. In 1984, he graduated in design from the St. Martin's School of Arts, with a collection inspired by the French Revolution. Following that, he started his own label and began his career as a fashion designer that granted him the award of British Designer of the Year in 1987, winning the award again in both 1994 and 1995. In the 1990s, Galliano moved to Paris and in 1995 he was appointed designer of Givenchy . His first collection for the traditional fashion label was marked by an irreverent style that shocked the fashion world. Two years later, Galliano left Givenchy to Alexander McQueen and began to work in Christian Dior , where he continued his extravagant trends. Galliano has been criticized by PETA for his fur creations.

On September 8, 2011, John Galliano was found GUILTY of making anti-Semitic remarks. On 25 February 2011, Dior announced that it had suspended Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-Semitic tirade in a Paris bar. The same day, Paris-based citizen journalism site Citizenside received video of Galliano on a similar rant in the same bar the previous December. The above article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License . From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1/8/06 John Galliano | Fashion Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father and a Spanish mother, Galliano moved to London as a child and attended Wilson's School in Wallington . In 1984, he graduated in fashion design from St. Martin's School of Arts with a collection inspired by the French Revolution . The collection, titled Les Incroyables, received positive reviews and was bought in its entirety by and sold in the London fashion boutique "Browns". Galliano then started his own label under his name and began his career as a fashion designer.

He was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen , his successor at Givenchy . Fashion guru Susannah Constantine has worked for Galliano in the past. [1] and he has also aided the future success of other designers including the renowned shoe designer Patrick Cox . Career Edit In the 1990s, Galliano relocated to Paris in search of financial backing and a strong client base. In 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault owner of luxury goods congolmerate LVMH , thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. Less than two years later, on October 14, 1996, LVMH moved Galliano to Christian Dior . His first couture show for Dior coincided with the label's 50th anniversary, on January 20, 1997. He has been quoted as identifying his love of theatre and femininity as central to his creations – "my role is to seduce" he has said.

Galliano has reputedly cited Charlize Theron as a muse and has been creating couture dresses for her to wear to red carpet events such as the 2006 Academy Awards and the 2005 Golden Globes . She is also part of the ad campaign for Dior's "J'Adore" perfume, while Riley Keough , granddaughter of Elvis Presley , fronts his "Miss Dior Cherie" perfume, and Kate Moss , in photographs by Nick Knight , his ready-to-wear campaigns. Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman have also worn dresses created by him to the Academy Awards in the past. Currently, between his own label and Dior, Galliano produces six couture and ready-to-wear collections a year and a new mid-season range under his own name "G Galliano".

Personal life Edit Galliano says he follows a rigorous exercise regime which sees him rise at 6am each morning to complete a gruelling, 40-minute aerobic session with his personal trainer, before embarking on a 10-minute stretch, doing 150 push-ups and a six-mile jog along the banks of the Seine River .[ citation needed ] "Working flat out, it was a necessary step to take," he once said. "It helps to concentrate the mind and I find that I have so much more energy and focus." [ citation needed ]In 2000, he said that he also had found his inspiration for the couture collection of boho -meets-hobo chic he unveiled that January during his jogging sessions, when running past the homeless people lining the river. He added that he hoped to expose the pure decadence of couture by "turning it inside out". Similarities between Galliano and the fictional amoral fashion designer Mugatu , with his "Derelicte" homeless fashion show, from the movie Zoolander have been pointed out by some comentators. [2] References

Question: Born in Gibraltar, which designer was named British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995?
Answer: John Galliano