A world fashion star, brilliant and unpredictable, infinitely talented former chief designer of the Dior fashion house ... Of course, this is John Galliano.
The birth of a star
An unknown boy Juan Carlos Antonio (now John Galliano) was born in Gibraltar in 1960. When he was six years old, the family moved to London. John's father was a plumber, his mother was engaged in children and home. She taught her offspring to dance flamenco beautifully and constantly dressed them up, even if it was necessary to go out to just a bakery. At school, he constantly painted. After graduation, he entered the prestigious English College of Fashion and Design in St. Martin and was planning to go to New York to work as a fashion illustrator. His thesis consisted of eight suits that were purchased by a large London boutique. Once Diana Ross entered it, who bought a vest of the future celebrity ...
Thus began the great maestro John Galliano.
Fashion Capital - Paris
John did not go to New York. He became the genius of London fashion. He created amazing models that delighted everyone, but still there was no breakthrough, including financial. In the early 1990s, he left London and went to Paris. He arrived in the capital of world fashion without money, had to sleep on the floor in the apartment of an old friend. One of his friends leased him several meters of his factory.
Heyday
His time came in 1994. Bony models in burlap dresses walked the runways at the time. Against this background, the designer’s first collection produced the effect of an exploding bomb. He presents brilliant works full of extravagant luxury. The collection included only seventeen samples against eighty that were exhibited by other trading houses. This work was demonstrated by seventeen of the best fashion models in the world, including Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss. All the action took place in an old abandoned mansion. It was not just a fashion show, but a semi-theatrical action - bewitching and unusual. It returned beauty to fashion, and designer Galliano raised to the highest level of world fashion.
Two years later, an invitation from the fashion house “Dior” followed.
"Fallen angels"
If you happen to ask the maestro about his favorite work, then be sure to hear that this is a collection created by him in honor of the era of the Directory. This is a lot of muslin dresses, which are united by the name "Fallen Angels." Before the models went onto the catwalk, he doused them with a bucket of water - while, according to the fashion designer, it was fashionable to wear dresses wet. In this episode, the entire genius of Galliano is revealed. He not only creates amazing images, he himself has amazing magnetism, which makes capricious models meekly demolish all his experiments.
"Givenchy"
The great talent of the designer was soon noticed by
Bernard Arnault, and he invited John to take the post of director of the Givenchy house. True, this cooperation lasted only a year.
Fashion House "Dior"
According to the maestro himself, the founder of this House was the god of fashion. He could not even dream that he was lucky enough to become his designer. John Galliano is a controversial figure. He is often called the king of kitsch and outrageous. However, this did not stop him from leading one of the most conservative fashion houses in Europe.
Galliano seems to have been created for Dior - he fully shares his passion for femininity. The image of the Diora woman is sensual and very romantic today. A proudly raised head, a cascade of necklaces, drops of pearl earrings, a flying dress tailored along the oblique, and tall heels - this is how she appears to Galliano today.
Creating a new collection, John Galliano, who was always distinguished by unbridled imagination, can be inspired by the heroine of the novel, a historical figure, and perhaps his imagination will become his muse. This can be fully attributed to his collection.
Princess Lucretia (1994)
This image arose completely by accident after reading an article about research on the remains of the royal family in Yekaterinburg. This story so impressed the master that he created a collection of ball gowns, taffeta skirts, quilted wraps that his runaway princess might like.
How to create a collection
When the female image is fully formed in the mind of the designer, he begins to create and collect sketches. He is interested in everything in the chosen image: hairstyle, buttons, parts and accessories. The dream woman, according to the idea of Galliano, should materialize and appear before the enthusiastic gaze of the public.
He shifted the emphasis to evening wear, introduced his own special cut along the oblique, significantly updated the fur collection.
Cult of dior
One of the greatest achievements of the famous designer is that he managed to revive the cult of the great Dior. This means that this style - feminine and romantic - is now at the height of fashion again.
Fashion House Galliano
In addition to working with the Dior company, the fashion designer was also engaged in his own brand. According to the maestro himself, these are two completely different directions of fashion. In “Dior” he works with time and history, which should be treated very carefully, because his heroine is an aristocrat of the decadence times who easily and gracefully moves in time.
The brand of John Galliano is the embodiment of modern New York with its frantic pace of life, skyscrapers, people in a hurry. A typical trip to the club and a visit to a museum or exhibition are also able to inspire the master. His New York muse is an anguished woman, perhaps with a dark history. These two opposites live in the same fashion genius. Galliano's own brand is pure art. Here it is not limited by any scope. Each of his shows is an event that can be compared with a grandiose theatrical action.
Favorite Model
When once journalists asked if he had a favorite model, he answered without hesitation that it was a dress that he created for the incomparable Penelope Cruz. She walked in it along the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival in 2003. In order to create this masterpiece, Galliano went to Russia, where huge collections of magnificent dresses are stored in museum archives. He was especially struck by the costumes that were used in the productions of the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi theaters.
John Galliano. Scandal
The famous designer took part in the scandal in 2011. In one of the Paris bars, being intoxicated, he allowed himself anti-Semitic, incorrect remarks addressed to some visitors to the institution. For this, the leadership of the Dior Fashion House dismissed Galliano from his post. In addition, he was deprived of the Legion of Honor awarded to him in 2010. The designer went to court with a lawsuit of fifteen million euros against the fashion house “Dior”. A French court found him guilty of racist remarks and fined him six thousand euros.
In 2013, students at a fashion school in New York refused to be given a master class by a person who promotes racist slogans and abuses alcohol. In June 2013, a popular talk show was broadcast on American television. The designer who took part in it apologized publicly for his comments. He promised to make amends and explained his behavior by addiction to alcohol.
Galliano's personal life is usually not advertised, but it is nonetheless known that he has been living with his stylist Alexis Roche for many years.
Aroma "John Galliano"
The first composition was developed with specialists from Selective Beaty. The fragrances of "John Galliano" are dedicated to the beauty and perfection of a woman's body. Perfumes with this name were released in 2008. They belong to the group of floral aromas. Refined smell combines modernity and elegance.
The composition opens with a combination of angelica, aldehydes and bergamot. A mysterious floral shade of roses, iris and violets appears in her heart. Base notes - the most gentle loop of patchouli, frankincense and cedar. Ideal for the cold season. The fragrance is designed for sensual and elegant women.
Before midnight
This is a new toilet water for men from John Galliano. The glamorous fragrance from the group of woody, oriental smells is designed for the cheerful and eccentric representatives of the stronger sex who love entertainment and noisy parties. Such men are relaxed and elegant, modern and young in soul. The luxurious smell is "placed" in a rectangular bottle of thick glass. She is decorated with a bow tie. The bottle is crowned with a blue cap.
The fragrance opens with white pepper, apple and cardamom. At the heart of the composition are the leaves of violet, lavender, plum. Base notes are ambergris, tonka bean, tobacco shades.