John Galliano - Designer

[susseinmcswanny]

Uhh when was Sophia Loren wearing that dress?

 

[jeanclaude]

Her face is scary as hell.

 

[Deleted member 116957]

Uhh when was Sophia Loren wearing that dress?

I can't find any photographic evidence of this.

The WWD headline sounds like John Fairchild's bitchy self wrote this himself from beyond the grave: "Lauren Sánchez Channels ‘Strength and Timeless Beauty’ in Sophia Loren’s John Galliano Dress at Breakthrough Prize 2025 With Jeff Bezos"

 

[jeanclaude]

The full show at last!!

 

[Aurimas]

The full show at last!!

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Thanks so much for posting. How cool is that! When Dior was still Dior...

 

[Deleted member 164735]

The full show at last!!

Thank you for sharing !

I miss that era. I miss Johns Dior. Back then even camera work was not lazy and extraordinary. Everything about it screams charisma .

 

[StylishCynic]

Now the the musical chairs have finished another round –what's the current frontrunner rumor for John Galliano's next chapter?

If LVMH were to revive his namesake brand with him at the helm, I can see his collections (2/year) being presented during PFW Haute Couture. This would give him maximal impact without too much noise from the cacophony of the PFW RTW calendar, and I can see the label operating as a made-to-order / demi-couture RTW house. His core clients would already be in town for couture.

The earliest we could see a new JG collection under the above assumptions is January. However, since there's been no news of hiring or infrastructure... I can't see JG showing a collection anywhere until next summer at the very earliest.

 

[nationalsalt]

Now the the musical chairs have finished another round –what's the current frontrunner rumor for John Galliano's next chapter?

If LVMH were to revive his namesake brand with him at the helm, I can see his collections (2/year) being presented during PFW Haute Couture. This would give him maximal impact without too much noise from the cacophony of the PFW RTW calendar, and I can see the label operating as a made-to-order / demi-couture RTW house. His core clients would already be in town for couture.

The earliest we could see a new JG collection under the above assumptions is January. However, since there's been no news of hiring or infrastructure... I can't see JG showing a collection anywhere until next summer at the very earliest.

I just saw a paparazzi clip of Anna Wintour talking to one of her assistants in which she told her John Galliano was designing the wedding dress of someone (I couldn't hear who) getting married in St. Mauritz, so I guess he hasn't retired just yet...

 

[Lola701]

The problem with John is that a huge part of the appeal towards his work has more to do with runway shows and theatrics than his actual beautiful clothes.
I truly believe that John could be happy just designing clothes under his name but I fear those who wants theatrics may feel disappointed. How do you finance that?

If he comes back with his namesake brand I want the brand to actually experience commercial success.

 

[Grets]

Didn't Renzo say he was looking to acquire a new brand?

 

[Lola701]

Didn't Renzo say he was looking to acquire a new brand?

Acquiring a new brand and starting a brand from scratch literally (which was never profitable in it previous existence) is another thing.
But why not? He has the manufacturing facilities with Staff International. They can probably handle the production and distribution of John Galliano in a sort of joined-venture type of situation. The problem again with John Galliano (and we saw it when Bill Gaytten took over) is what could happen to the brand once the founder is gone.

For me John should be like Hervé Leger when he founded Herve H.Leroux. Doing his Couture dresses and demi-Couture RTW, exclusive clientèle, 1 store. 2/3 international stockists and maybe a fragrance deal. But he should be 100% owner of his brand.

From a branding and expansion aspect, there are more interesting brands for Renzo Rosso IMO.