John Galliano - Designer

[PDFSD]

i mean i love to browse zara website every now and then, i love the elevated look they give their product photos (zara home in 99% cases), but i absolutely loathe the shopping experience in their shops. even in the flagship locations, it's literally unbearable. and then i hate having to literally set the alarm for the limited collections launches, i can't bother. as far as clothes are concerned, i've had such a bad experience with their menswear i never gave them a second, third or fourth chance. i got excited with the pilati collection but i didn't like anything in particular.

i agree the galliano world is more about the fluff (in a good way) and mindblowing storytelling than an actual product down the line but the pairing with zara sounds promising.

Margiela under creative leadership of Galliano grew 5x bigger to 500 million!!!!!
You don't get that if you are only about good fluff ......you have sell actual product.

Same at Dior he made Dior grow as well.

example:

WWD 2001
Accessories designed by John Galliano and the expansion of its boutique network helped boost operating income at Christian Dior Couture last year by 61 percent.
As reported, 2000 sales of Dior ready-to-wear and accessories leaped 35 percent to $277.4 million.
Sidney Toledano, president of Christian Dior Couture, said strong sales of handbags, particularly Galliano’s “Saddle” range, contributed to profitability. He added that small leather goods, sunglasses and lingerie have allowed the brand to widen its customer base and tap into high-margin accessories categories. “Ready-to-wear has also been very successful,” he said

https://www.vogue.co.uk/

In 2011, the year that Galliano was fired from Dior, Vogue reported that revenue from its parent company LVMH had reached €23.7bn – thanks, in part, to profits at Dior.

 

[Squizree]

Lol @ everyone thinking Zara is "beneath" John as if the rest of the luxury industry is just so honorable.

 

[Nimsay]

I mean when the scandal happened I was early in my career and lower. Now I understand things better and think John probably had a dozen opportunities and was warned about this. However these things are subtle and nobody directly told him to stop due to professional constraints but it was more passive and read between the lines.

My sympathies actually have gone down for him. He def was not blind sided but probably thought he was being protected.

 

[PDFSD]

Ture, but remember lv have to be stopped by the french government for burning unsellable luxury leather items.

you really want me to list the long list of ZARA issues :

child labour
slave labour
Political far right endorsement
Mass production (over 1 billion units annually).
high use of petroleum based materials
unnessercery mass shipment of merch
disposable consumption

The company operates a "just-in-time" model, delivering new products to stores twice a week, which drives immense pressure on supply chains and encourages high-volume, "disposable" consumption.

• Soaring Air Freight Emissions: To maintain its fast-fashion model, Zara has significantly increased its reliance on air freight, particularly from India, to avoid disruptions in global shipping routes (e.g., Red Sea issues). In the 12 months ending August 2024, air freight from India to Spain rose by 37%, with 70% of shipments from India sent by air. This heavy reliance on air transport drastically increases transport emissions, contradicting environmental sustainability goals.
• Zara's success relies on a centralized distribution center in Arteixo, Spain, where most clothing is shipped from suppliers and then redistributed to stores worldwide within 48 hours. this central hub creates a high dependency on long-distance logistics
• Forced Labor Allegations: Zara has faced scrutiny over links to forced labor in its supply chain. In 2021, Inditex allegedly removed a policy regarding zero-tolerance for forced labor, leading to accusations of links to Uyghur forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. In November 2023, Canada’s watchdog (CORE) investigated complaints from civil society organizations regarding these supply chain connections.
• Wasteful Production Cycle: The brand's model hinges on producing vast quantities of clothing (over 1 billion units annually). While they use inventory tracking to minimize unsold items, the rapid turnover still drives overproduction and resource waste.
• Disruption of Local Retail: The relentless, rapid distribution of new items is designed to create "artificial scarcity," forcing shoppers to buy quickly, which encourages impulsive, high-volume, and unsustainable consumption patterns

Sorry nobody on this forum or inlife can sell that zara is an ok model of for a brand to operate just because it seems affordable or convenient.
LVMH also has its issues and others as well, but here we talking about ZARA, two wrongs don't make a right.

Luxury industry has adopted fast fashion practices: slave labour, cost cutting short cuts , plain products easy to produce, cheaper materials, increased drop cycles.
No body with basic luxury fashion knowledge would think luxury fashion is holly in 2026.

 

[Deleted member 183337]

Oh john

John + Steven Robinson. Steven was responsible for a lot of these looks apparently.

 

[Deleted member 183337]

you really want me to list the long list of ZARA issues :

child labour
slave labour
Political far right endorsement
Mass production (over 1 billion units annually).
high use of petroleum based materials
unnessercery mass shipment of merch
disposable consumption

The company operates a "just-in-time" model, delivering new products to stores twice a week, which drives immense pressure on supply chains and encourages high-volume, "disposable" consumption.

• Soaring Air Freight Emissions: To maintain its fast-fashion model, Zara has significantly increased its reliance on air freight, particularly from India, to avoid disruptions in global shipping routes (e.g., Red Sea issues). In the 12 months ending August 2024, air freight from India to Spain rose by 37%, with 70% of shipments from India sent by air. This heavy reliance on air transport drastically increases transport emissions, contradicting environmental sustainability goals.
• Zara's success relies on a centralized distribution center in Arteixo, Spain, where most clothing is shipped from suppliers and then redistributed to stores worldwide within 48 hours. this central hub creates a high dependency on long-distance logistics
• Forced Labor Allegations: Zara has faced scrutiny over links to forced labor in its supply chain. In 2021, Inditex allegedly removed a policy regarding zero-tolerance for forced labor, leading to accusations of links to Uyghur forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region. In November 2023, Canada’s watchdog (CORE) investigated complaints from civil society organizations regarding these supply chain connections.
• Wasteful Production Cycle: The brand's model hinges on producing vast quantities of clothing (over 1 billion units annually). While they use inventory tracking to minimize unsold items, the rapid turnover still drives overproduction and resource waste.
• Disruption of Local Retail: The relentless, rapid distribution of new items is designed to create "artificial scarcity," forcing shoppers to buy quickly, which encourages impulsive, high-volume, and unsustainable consumption patterns

Sorry nobody on this forum or inlife can sell that zara is an ok model of for a brand to operate just because it seems affordable or convenient.
LVMH also has its issues and others as well, but here we talking about ZARA, two wrongs don't make a right.

Luxury industry has adopted fast fashion practices: slave labour, cost cutting short cuts , plain products easy to produce, cheaper materials, increased drop cycles.
No body with basic luxury fashion knowledge would think luxury fashion is holly in 2026.

The Galliano capsule is going to be 100% PLASTIC (not the good kind) 😭😭😭

 

[reese06]

Both of them being Spanish helps a ton!

I bought one coat from the Zara X Stefano collab. The quality was impressive for high street. I hope they carry over the same precision in QC.

I know for a fact that there’s a demand for Galliano menswear. My brother started bodybuilding because of those hunky models (and colt magazines 🤣) none of his menswear was manufactured unfortunately..

Even though his work at Margiela was great (on paper) it was lacking the sex-appeal that a lot of his 90s/2000s clothes had. Of course if he just produces basic merchandise and doesn’t go full on out, then it’s a non-event long term.

It was produced but in very small quantities and not everything. I follow a similar trajectory as your brother with bodybuilding and those Galliano shows.

That said I was able to luck up on a pair of pants from Galliano, they have a curved wide leg, I believe cut on the bias with built in cummerbund detail.

You can sometimes find things from his menswear but people have inflated sense of what they think things are worth.

Cant say I excited about this based on what has been released. Hopefully he has a strategic reason for why he is taking on this role

 

[Nimsay]

I think I said this on here but even the Galliano flagship boutique in Paris had no RTW and only his newsprint underwear. It was basicslly impossible to find any Galiano Homme RTW in large amounts. I sourced some from Amsterdam - same spot I got my JPG Homme from but even they only bought one pair of pants from the collection.

I’m

 

[fenty]

High Fashion is OUT in 2026, these conglomerates are losing revenue like crazy so why not go where the funds are being supplied? Im just glad he's back

HOPEFULLY its not Stefano Pilati Pt 2...

 

[AFWQ]

Inditex finally did it. After trying to revamp constantly Zara's brand image, they finally manage to get a luxurious fashion designer take wheel.

After getting John to say yes, I have a hard time believing it will be only one brand will collaborate with. It's start of it...


Also this will most likely sell very well.

 

[Caffeine]

What does this say about the future of fashion? fashion as it applies to commerce? This is one of the biggest designers in the world right now.

What do u guys think?
I'm happy to see him working, but I don't know how I feel about this.I'm also happy to see that people can get a taste of gallano.
I think maybe perhaps the luxury industry is going to shrink.
A lot of big houses are not doing well, financially , no matter how many designers they put in place.

The Big question is, will people with good money Walk into zaras and purchase a John galliano? If thats the case then some big houses will fold.

They are not exclusively though.

 

[AFWQ]

It's a bit ironic how John will find inspiration in Zara's archives which are basically copies of other brands and his own work...

 

[Lola701]

I wonder if in those Archives he found copies of his work that he is obviously going to reference lol

Zara is trying their hardest to distance themselves from what they are that it becomes schizophrenic.

Didn’t he used old Zara pieces in his Artisanal for Margiela?

 

[AFWQ]

I wonder if in those Archives he found copies of his work that he is obviously going to reference lol

Zara is trying their hardest to distance themselves from what they are that it becomes schizophrenic.

Didn’t he used old Zara pieces in his Artisanal for Margiela?

I tried to look online for some images yet what is popping up is margiela perfum and sneakers



source: pinterest

 

[Lola701]

Inditex finally did it. After trying to revamp constantly Zara's brand image, they finally manage to get a luxurious fashion designer take wheel.

After getting John to say yes, I have a hard time believing it will be only one brand will collaborate with. It's start of it...


Also this will most likely sell very well.

It’s actually more the way around…

Galliano is doing it only because Zara did a great job since hiring Fabien Baron and working with all the industry.

Ortega was already a Couture client and well known in the industry.

Her hiring Baron, throwing money all over the industry ( David Sims to shoot anecdotical lookbooks, Emmanuelle or MAS styling visuals, organizing events celebrating photographers) already sealed the deal.

Galliano is doing it because probably no one else can throw that amount of money and allow him to work with relatively the same standards as in the HF world but also because others respected designers like Narciso or Stefano did it.

Others may follow but John is not opening anything here. He is just a continuation of a well oiled strategy.

 

[hamburgers]

This is kind of like the 2026 version of a late career designer entering their "I didn't save enough for retirement so I need to sell my brand to a licensor" phase. A natural evolution since more and more designers already don't own their brands or never made one to begin with while the pool of people who want to consume fashion has boomed.

I guess you can argue it's more dignified since you still have creative agency and even less pressure to sell or cater to the masses. Can't say I'm looking forward to it at all though and I'm someone who's less finicky about fabric purity or quality (a talented designer can cut, drape, or creative direct themselves out of a tight fabric budget imo), but we'll see what happens in September.

 

[AFWQ]

Well it's fun day to be on twitter ahah

 

[Grets]

all so sad... and to look at some of these debuts and this poor man can't find a house. Poetic or sad coming from the man that made hobochic luxury

 

[Squizree]

I think people are mythicizing Galliano a little too much here. This is as much an opportunity for him as it is for Zara. It's not guaranteed to maximally benefit either, but the potential is definitely present for both.

 

[Squizree]

Also, let's be real. Whatever Galliano does for this, it will sell within milliseconds. It's a surefire win-win for both on that scale alone.