John Galliano - Designer

[brandon J pierre]

I don’t know…
It’s a bit like when I saw Claude Montana in the jardins du Palais Royal.
Yes he overcame the controversy but nothing will ever be the same. And tbh, watching his documentary didn’t help.

He is still a genius but he definitely wears his life of excess, physically.

I’m not a melancholic person at all but sometimes I watch old John shows and I feel the same way as I feel when I watch all Karl’s shows…Even if the man is alive and more or less active.

That documentary was absolutely horrible, Karl and John will always give you the chill they may desirable clothes, there was the best of the best.And the last of a generation

 

[jeanclaude]

Wearing Dilara when you are going out with John Galliano should be punishable by law.

 

[Caffeine]

I feel bad for him. With the things happening in recent years, what he paid for what he did was too much.

I wish Dior just sent him to a rehab...
He looks very skinny in that pic. I hope he is well.

Aww why he's older he and got to make his dreams come ture. Maybe not all of them but he did a good job he fell down and then he got up. I'm proud of him

 

[PDFSD]

such a bad JG /jg dior copy its very halloween this Dila version ewww



reading in puck news on marc being sold say this part:
John Galliano—the other designer who played an integral role in the building of Bernard Arnault’s empire—was desperate to buy his brand back from LVMH years ago, and they said no.

they really dont want him to win in any way

 

[KilltheLook]

I don’t know…
It’s a bit like when I saw Claude Montana in the jardins du Palais Royal.
Yes he overcame the controversy but nothing will ever be the same. And tbh, watching his documentary didn’t help.

He is still a genius but he definitely wears his life of excess, physically.

I’m not a melancholic person at all but sometimes I watch old John shows and I feel the same way as I feel when I watch all Karl’s shows…Even if the man is alive and more or less active.

I think that's what sad about the fashion industry - the products (clothes) are so defined by a moment in history that it's actually jarring to see its creators are still affected by the passage of time. The Egyptian collection will forever live rent free in my mind but i was shocked to notice that it was 21 years ago...

 

[Monsieur Cristobal]

What was beautiful once, will be beautiful forever.
There is not such thing as démodé.
That is only a word for our narrowness to appreciate different types of beauty.

 

[Olaffo]

John Galliano—the other designer who played an integral role in the building of Bernard Arnault’s empire—was desperate to buy his brand back from LVMH years ago, and they said no.

I mean this is so cruel only BA can do that they’re not having any stores, no wholesale, not even selling perfumes to the best of my knowledge so it is just a dormant name which even owner cant get back…shame, he should just do his stuff under his own name…do you think he will get hired somewhere soon ?

 

[Lola701]

I mean this is so cruel only BA can do that they’re not having any stores, no wholesale, not even selling perfumes to the best of my knowledge so it is just a dormant name which even owner cant get back…shame, he should just do his stuff under his own name…do you think he will get hired somewhere soon ?

John Galliano still hold a monetary value that a group, if interested, would pay and that John probably can’t afford.

John Galliano the brand is like Christian Lacroix. It was never successful commercially but it remained because they had a lot of licences and the shows were necessary for those licenses.

Even if it’s a bit cruel I can understand why they said no to him. Imagine not make money for years, losing more with the disgrace of it founder and CD and now selling it at a low price to the founder?

I wonder what could be the value of John Galliano today. Maybe 50/100M?
I don’t think John could afford it.

 

[Olaffo]

I wonder what could be the value of John Galliano today. Maybe 50/100M?
I don’t think John could afford it.

Hmm I’d say upper one is 50M, can’t imagine the value of almost non existing brand is 100M now…
With regards to JG affording it, I don’t think he would pay out of his own pocket but rather with support of some sort of investor.
I remember there were rumours earlier this year he was personally approaching Middle East Equity firms and also Richemont which said no.

 

[TianCouture]

He'll never get it back with Sidney sniffing around LVMH

Anyway I think John looks great. He looks healthy. He seems to generally like Kim and I'm sure he's fascinated by her star, however she happened to get it. I hope we hear from him soon.

 

[Nimsay]

Its too late in Johns career for JG to be built up. I told you guys that stuff was virtually impossible to find even at the height of distribution in 2008-2010.

I mean Bernard has bigger concerns than John Galliano. He has a bunch of f*ck up fake business people children running the company into the ground. Id be wondering how we let Delinas interior decorator come and end Diors relevancy.

 

[NoInvite]

Those early JG collection for Dior was definitely something.
I can't imagine a collection like those happening now with the social context it has to follow and these IG commentators around.

 

[Lola701]

He'll never get it back with Sidney sniffing around LVMH.

He made peace with Sydney and he himself facilitated the peace with Arnault.
Arnault owns the brand. Business is business unfortunately.

Hmm I’d say upper one is 50M, can’t imagine the value of almost non existing brand is 100M now…
With regards to JG affording it, I don’t think he would pay out of his own pocket but rather with support of some sort of investor.
I remember there were rumours earlier this year he was personally approaching Middle East Equity firms and also Richemont which said no.

Yes 50M. At it peak (even if it was never really a peak), JG was clothing, accessories, underwear, fragrances and a small entry into interior with the collaboration with Diptyque.

So yes there’s potential but we don’t know if the name Galliano is bankable on it own today, which probably scares potential buyers.

In a perfect world, he would had a scenario a la Karl. But yes, risky to bet on his name.

 

[KilltheLook]

He made peace with Sydney and he himself facilitated the peace with Arnault.
Arnault owns the brand. Business is business unfortunately.

Yes 50M. At it peak (even if it was never really a peak), JG was clothing, accessories, underwear, fragrances and a small entry into interior with the collaboration with Diptyque.

So yes there’s potential but we don’t know if the name Galliano is bankable on it own today, which probably scares potential buyers.

In a perfect world, he would had a scenario a la Karl. But yes, risky to bet on his name.

A bit off topic but JG and AM are our generation YSL and KL when it came to having their own brands. Karl's legacy will forever live on at Chanel (and a bit at Fendi) but Yves cemented his position in history with Yves Saint Laurent.

 

[Olaffo]

Yes 50M. At it peak (even if it was never really a peak), JG was clothing, accessories, underwear, fragrances and a small entry into interior with the collaboration with Diptyque.

So yes there’s potential but we don’t know if the name Galliano is bankable on it own today, which probably scares potential buyers.

In a perfect world, he would had a scenario a la Karl. But yes, risky to bet on his name.

I mean this is insane that one of the most talented designers in the history of fashion is not doing anything now - I'm sure workaholic like him is probably producing tons of sketches. Ideal situation would be to sustain the company with fragrance and some entry level stuff (bag, f*cking coin purse, whatever), and get him proper HC which can be nicely tricked down to wearable and reasonably priced RTW. Bernard, don't be a dick, give him his name back...

 

[TianCouture]

He made peace with Sydney and he himself facilitated the peace with Arnault.
Arnault owns the brand. Business is business unfortunately.

Yes 50M. At it peak (even if it was never really a peak), JG was clothing, accessories, underwear, fragrances and a small entry into interior with the collaboration with Diptyque.

So yes there’s potential but we don’t know if the name Galliano is bankable on it own today, which probably scares potential buyers.

In a perfect world, he would had a scenario a la Karl. But yes, risky to bet on his name.

Maybe on paper, but I'm sure there is a lot of resentment there. Wouldn't take that for face value unfortunately.

 

[Nimsay]

I agree John at least needs one more run. Im not sure where. Elie Saab?

 

[Kimihiro]

At the end of the day John’s a cautionary tale. It’s a pity that one of the greatest couturiers in history fumbled it but there’s nothing to be done about it. I don’t know if he’s still at the age that he can reconstitute his brand or handle another megabrand. I don’t know if he wants that, or is he content to just creating? The caliber of his talents though needs the sustenance of a full on atelier.

 

[Cocteau Stone]

I mean this is insane that one of the most talented designers in the history of fashion is not doing anything now - I'm sure workaholic like him is probably producing tons of sketches. Ideal situation would be to sustain the company with fragrance and some entry level stuff (bag, f*cking coin purse, whatever), and get him proper HC which can be nicely tricked down to wearable and reasonably priced RTW. Bernard, don't be a dick, give him his name back...

I’d argue the opposite. Towards the end of his time at Margiela, the shows became coed, and artisanal didn’t show anything after that show. He was certainly winding down but at the same time, what else has he got to offer?

I’d be complacent if he just did private commissions and worked on his own thing and enjoyed life as it is. The need to have him “back” - much like Marc - is built on nostalgia. Yes seeing all these newer designers copy what he did so outright makes us want him back in some capacity. And yes him not even being able to have his own name is rather harsh. But also there’s still a business to run and if he were to be back at his own it’ll be starting from scratch again as they’re not even selling anything under the JG moniker. That’s far too risky in this economy and nostalgia alone can’t maintain that.

 

[Nimsay]

Your talent only sharpens with age, so we want to see John Galliano back in action with his own atelier as soon as possible. I’m absolutely serious-Franck Sorbier’s got an atelier. Let’s take a page from K-pop fans and start lobbying people to make this happen.

I have to say John better not use his possible last run to make mold covered coats. We want clothes we can buy, John. Like replace the mold with sequins and we are good.