Showing posts with label John Galliano. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Galliano. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Team Galliano Is Go
John Galliano has wasted no time in assembling his dream team at Maison Martin Margiela, reportedly enlisting favoured collaborators from his time at Christian Dior and at his own label.
Dior muse and confidant Vanessa Bellanger, Alexandre Roux from John Galliano, Jean Yves Mustiere, most recently at Roberto Cavalli, and Galliano's former studio manager Rafaele Hardy are all said to be Margiela bound, although in line with the house's penchant for anonymity none of the appointments have been confirmed.
The house declined to comment on the names being linked to Galliano's arrival, saying only that Margiela "still considers itself a collective under the guidance of a creative director". A spokesperson told WWD that the design team under Galliano will be a mix of current employees and new members.
John Galliano's move to Oscar de la Renta was never completed and rumors at the time suggested that it may have been because he was unable to bring the team he needed to New York with him, so his Margiela start surrounded by those who have worked with him for years should be a more comfortable fit.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Galliano Tipped For Margiela Couture Job
As soon as he hinted that he would make a step by step return to fashion, industry sources have been clamouring to call his subtle re-entry point: step forward Maison Martin Margiela. Reports this morning suggest that the former Dior designer may already be in talks to create a couture line for the French-based brand, suggesting he has "already hired five or six staff members for his atelier in Paris".
Whether or not there is truth to the Margiela rumours, Galliano's desire to rebuild his fashion legacy is self-confessed.
"I have yet to design my best collection," he told French newspaper Le Point earlier this summer. "The new Galliano will be even bigger and better… I love working, it's my therapy. I can draw until four in the morning every night and not feel tired… I've come face to face with my demons, medicine and alcohol. I have rebuilt myself again."
Galliano - who made his tentative first steps back into fashion in 2013 with a "temporary studio residency" at Oscar de la Renta is currently acting as creative director for Russian perfumery chain L'Etoile, and his representative asserted that no deal has yet been signed: "He's having active and ongoing conversations with a few companies," she said.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Galliano Teams Up With Stephen Fry
John Galliano is confirmed to be creating the stage costumes for Stephen Fry's new stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's famous comedy, The Importance Of Being Earnest.
Rumours of the union first surfaced in July when Roland Mouret and Sarah Burton were also thought to be in the running, but Galliano is now said to be working on the costumes ahead of the play's opening next year. Fry will direct the production as well as playing the role of Lady Bracknell in the play, which is being produced by David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers - producers of Calendar Girls and The Full Monty.
Galliano is well practiced for the role though, and has even dressed the character of Lady Bracknell before - in 1982 at the National Theatre, when it was played by Judi Dench.
The former Christian Dior designer is also still in talks to assume a more permanent role at Oscar de la Renta, he toldWWD, with De la Renta stating that the two still email one another weekly.
Friday, November 29, 2013
John Galliano Vs Dior
John Galliano has won the right to have his case against former employers Dior and John Galliano SA - both owned by LVMH - heard in a labour court, which deals with disputes relating to performance and breach of contract between employees and employers.
The Paris Court of Appeals rejected Dior's appeal to have the trial moved to a commercial court, ordering the French fashion house and John Galliano SA to each pay the designer €2,500, as well as court costs, WWD reports.
Galliano - who was fired from Dior in March 2011 for making anti-Semitic remarks - is seeking compensation for an estimated €6 million. In February, Dior challenged a decision made by the Conseil de Prud'Hommes (the Labour Relations Court), which said that it was qualified to hear Galliano's claims. The fashion house said that the case should be instead heard in a commercial court, because the complicated nature of his contracts with his eponymous label and Dior meant that he should be viewed as an independent contractor of the companies, rather than an employee. Galliano's lawyer said that he should be treated as a salaried member of staff, and be given the same rights. Dior maintains that its decision to sack the designer is still justified.
"The decision to fire Mr Galliano as a result of these incidents is based on fundamental principles and the rule of law," a statement from the brand said. "Christian Dior Couture reaffirms its attachment to the rules of human respect and non-discrimination, which it expects all of its collaborators, without exception, to adhere to strictly."
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