Biography
In the world of high fashion it is difficult to surprise, but John Galliano until a certain point was once again succeeded. King Kitcha and avant-garde, Master of Phantaja, "Resuscitative" of the fashion house "Christian Dior" - is only a small part of the epithets who were awarded the fashion designer equally fans and haters. In 2011, nicknames "tragedy" and "Fallen King" were added to them, when the anti-Semitic scandal crossed out all the glorious achievements of Kuturier.Childhood and youth
John Galliano was born in November 1960. Father Juan was from England, but had Italian roots, he worked as a plumber. Anita's mother - Spanish, led a household and, according to the fashion designer, taught him and two sisters to dance flamenco on the kitchen table and dress up, even if it was necessary to just go outside.
Since the family lived in Gibraltar, close to Spain, the name of Son's parents gave the appropriate - Juan Carlos Antonio Galiano Gleen. Perhaps such a rattling mixture of blood, characters and traditions was manifested in the future in love for climbing and extravagania.
In the six-year-old age, John moved to London, after school entered the prestigious College of St. Martin to study art and design, and quickly gained the status of the most creative and successful student.
Simultaneously with study, Galliano worked in the National Theater, where historical costumes were interested. The impressions of that time the future designer poured in the graduation work "incredible", which included only eight outfits, but they produced a four.
The collection bought the Brawn's avant-garde clothing store, he was visited by the famous American singer Diana Ross and bought a vest of a young fashion designer, thus putting the beginning of the recognition of John's creativity.
Galliano rejected the offer to move to New York and continued to delight the London public with a new look of fashion. Among other things, it was implied to create their own brand brand. At London Kings Road, Atelier soon opened, and in 1987, John was called the best designer of Great Britain.
However, all these skirts and jackets did not give joy financially, and John decides to move to the capital of fashion - Paris. The opinion was expressed that the fashion designer himself is to blame for the fact that it was almost going to almost go bankrupt, since he preferred entertainment institutions to solve the organizational issues.
Fashion
The creative biography of John Galliano, as it should be on the tradition of genius, began with difficulties. In Paris, the designer filmed a room and rented the square in a factory belonging to the former classmate. Everything has changed after acquaintance with the editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wints.
The journalist saw in madness of color, textures and decorations of genius. According to her recommendations, the secular lioness from Portugal Sao Slabberge provided his mansion for showing the mod, on which Galliano presented the luxurious collection "Fallen Angels".
At the couturier, the businessmen from fashion were noted: in 1995, the owner of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Corporation - Louis Vuitton.a. Bernard Arno appointed John to the post of creative director of the house Givenchy. Then, for two years, the fashion designer was responsible for the release of the collections of the fashion house Balenciaga.
In 1996, the starry hour of Galjano - the designer was headed by Christian Dior, changing the Italian Dzhanfranco Italian. The first collection of "Africans" became a sensation in the fashion world. Christian Dior's style has always been associated with femininity and silhouette of New Bow, and John presented to the public of models fired under the representatives of primitive tribes. Kuturier got the opportunity to create without restrictions in materials and finance.
Under his leadership, the number of shopping brand Christian Dior increased tenfold. Employees of the fashion house Galliano instilled an understanding that research travel is the necessary attribute of creativity.
John's collection is unique in that they are dedicated to a specific hero - Louise Brooks, Rudolf Nuriev, Lucretia Borgia, Scarlett O'Hare. Or he assigns loud names to them, which certainly will not forget: "Escape of the young princess of Lucretia from the Bolshevik Russia", "Afghanistan refuses Western ideals."
The summer collection of the season 2001-2002 was completely called one inquisition, shorts and vampires for the color gamut and accessories. In addition to fur, velvet, embroidery, Latex, collars, artificial flowers in the most unimaginable combinations are used in Arsenal Galliano. The interests of the couture were not limited to dresses, vests and costumes Haute Couture, in 2008, John released the first children's collection and perfume John Galliano.
Heading such a famous company, Galliano decided that it would be nice to become a brand well, and refused classic suits with a tie. Mel Ottenberg came to the rescue, which is now responsible for the style of the singer Rihanna. Malan had to look for clothes for Dior Director in Vintage Boutiques, and then simply mock her - to repaint, alter, arid, sprinkle with vinegar, catch.
As the former stylist assistants told, a separate topic - Shoes for John. Not only that she was on a couple of sizes more than was required, so the shoes are dipping in boiling water and ejected to the street so that cars drove them.
And such a magnificence designer lost when in 2011, staying in a drunken state, allowed himself anti-Semitic statements to visitors to the Parisian cafe. Christian Dior S.A., who owned a 91% stake in John Galliano, fired Galliano from both jobs. On the official website, the expulsion of the first person is delicately called departure. The post went to the former Assistant of the fashion designer Bill Gaiten.
"Related from the ash" John only in 2013, when with the help of Anna Winters got a creative director of Oscardela Renta. However, after a year, Galliano demanded an increase in the amount of the contract. According to the American press, the brand leadership did not want to further pay the John team.
In 2014, British Kuturier took an offer to become an art director of the network of perfumery-cosmetic stores L'Etoile. In January 2015, Galliano presented a new collection created for the Belgian brand Maison Martin Margiela. The outfits created by the designer at the new job site, as evidenced by the photo in "Instagram", no less eclectic than before. The return of the former glory was assumed to create a wedding dress for Kate Moss:
"It literally saved me, became my creative rehabilitation. Kate instilled in me hope, and I decided to prove that, despite everything that I was talking about, I remain myself. "Personal life
For 12 years next to John Galiano is a close friend and personal stylist Alexis Rocher. Before him, the "second half" fashion designer was his colleague John Flett, who died in the 1991 from a heart attack.
The designer is still in good physical shape due to regular classes with a personal trainer. Intensive aerobics, stretching, push-ups and jogging on the shore of the Seine are included in Galiano's sports complex.
John Galliano now
Season Models Autumn Winter 2017-2018 Inspired by the Museum of Galiano - Marquis Louise Kazaki. The basis of the collection was coats and costumes with perfect cut and a lapto of theatricality. In the distant 1998, despite the fact that the Italian beauty died in half a century before, her image inspired John to create a Spring-summer collection Haute Couture in the Dior fashion house and the release of Casati spirits.
In the presentation MENSWEAR at Fashion Week in Paris, Galliano offered a beige-blue and orange palette. The thirst for mouth is preserved: atlas and pink roses are used in men's suits.
State assessment
The events of 2011, of course, affected John Galiano in every sense, hitting and on the wallet. However, reliable information, how much designer lost when he was excommunicated from the fashion world, no. So, according to Thefamouspeople.com, as of March 2017, the state of Galliano was estimated at $ 32 million.