As many of you may already know, John Galliano has been fired from Christian Dior. I just found out today, and I am shocked, saddened and angered. In no way do I think his comments were appropriate; I do think Galliano does need to take responsibility for what he has said. But to be fired from the house is just too much. From a fashion point of view (which I think in this case, is a fairly important perspective to be considering), a Dior without Galliano is almost no Dior at all. People have come to associate Galliano with Dior, and the flavour and talent that Galliano brings to Dior is irreplaceable. No one can design like Galliano, and if Dior is firm on their position to keep Galliano out, then I worry for the future of the house. An extended suspension would have been, in my eyes, the best path to take. I am here praying that Dior will eventually take Galliano back, for I really cannot imagine Dior without him.
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very sad indeed. I would give a notice at first or warning, or even just a suspension..but now that he is subject to trial, this gets even worst. You know what, if Dior keeps him in loyalty despite the mistake, he will...I doubt it if there is no other reason why he would do this...or maybe Dior is just waiting for him to make a mistake and so this sudden decision was brought to undeserving case. Who will you choose? the person who made you big and successful, or the couple who was offended? A person is not 100% in normal state when in the influence of alcohol...this is just unfair. anyhow, there must be something we do not know behind the house besides this....
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately there is no room or reason for this type of hatred and racism by Galliano. He sais "I love Hitler"...WTF!!! He was fired because not only were his words beyond heinous but it actually wasn't the first time he had said it. Reports later came out that he had said the same things before to other people, this time he got caught on camera. It wasn't a case of someone getting upset over something, and he defended himself by using foul language, he IS a racist. racism is not acceptable and thankfully Dior has a zero tolerance policy and they have stuck to it...kudos to them.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what happens, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is sad, but I think it is right that they fired him even though he is an awesome designer. So many people were shocked and angry with what he said so if they kept him on the brand would have suffered because people wouldn't want to associate with him or Dior anymore
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It's a terrible shame for Dior: everyone knows that Galliano injected new veuve and panache into Dior. It may well have been a dying house before he came along. In my opinion though, they really had choice but to let him go. The now infamous "I love Hitler" video supposedly actually dates from long before the originally reported conflict, and Dior can't keep him without seeming to condone or forgive his actions. The suspension, in my opinion, was perfectly fair while the comments were just allegations, but the video is damning, and the sacking justified.
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I think it is a tragedy; but Dior had to do it. Galliano really showed himself as a disappointment by making those comments. :/
ReplyDeleteall of our actions have consequences... it's just so sad he was fired..
ReplyDeleteyea.. I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, I'm sure he was great and all. But I'm even more sure there are lots of other people with talent that could fill in his place. I mean, people attach to people and if someone's gone after a couple of years, it's weird to see them go. But there's never and end to creativity:) the sky's the limit! and p.s. I think we have to go type trillion of 'ooo's when drooling over an A wang sweater;)
ReplyDeleteYou are right and to be completely uptadet it's right to day that yesterday Galliano ecused officially and today is gone in rehab, in America like told ALexander and Menkez. However, it's of course a pity, as said Franca Sozzani, Dior without Galliano but it's also true thta will be itneresting to see the future of this maison with another designer. I'd like to see Theyskens at Dior, it would be wonderful. The last thing to say is, as some online magazines said, that Arnault and CEO of Dior would have liked to fire Galliano some times ago and that he remaines only for Arnault's wife....I don't know, but it's sure that if they would have liked that Galliano continues to design for Dior they would have found a solution for this "sadly situadion".
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I was really shocked to hear about it too and I thought they were only going to suspend him and I had hopes that it was all a big fuss. I'm also angry and sad that he would say aweful things and there's not excuse for it. But then I have a feeling that he's not that kind of a person. I mean, his close friends are saying it's out of character for him to do that. So I'm really torn on this issue. On the one hand, I believe that Dior did a right thing because they need to protect their band and customers and they couldn't be with a designer whose, despite his enormous talent, outbursts are bordering on being a racist. I'm curious who's going to be the next designer but I really do hope the best for John Galliano and I just wish there is some reasonable explanation for his behavior.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I am dissapointed too! Although he was out of order!
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I know, I was thinking the same thing but that's fashion. Wondering about the new Dior image? XOXO
ReplyDeleteAh. I was SO shocked that they really did just "bite the bullet" and fire him within 24 hours was it? Ah. Crazy. The man's a genius. That being said, his comments were extremely offensive and inappropriate. It's good that Dior is taking a stand.
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Unfortunately the problems begin when the personal life influences the work. Im sure that we will al miss to Galliano, but if he is a racist, I definitely will miss his work, only his work.
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I guess that in order to save the image of the label, Galliano had to be fired. But now the question is who will take over? At the moment, I am having a difficult time choosing a designer that can do well at Dior.
ReplyDelete@Cylia: Who do you propose? I'm very interested in knowing!
@E...: Theyskens is a wonderful designer, but I have difficulties imagining him at Dior. Giving him a try would certainly be a good idea though. And you are probably right about the house wanting to fire Galliano for a long time now, although the reason for that doesn't seem to be made very public.
@Fashion Cappuccino: I know! People that have met him have said he is soft-spoken and extremely kind, and he seems that way in interviews as well. But I guess we can never know. I do hope he will be able to renew himself in the future, and I wish him the best of luck.
@Deppa: That is right. His work is genius and no matter what happens, his work for Dior will never change. But it's hard to separate a designer from his work, and so I don't think it will be as easy for me to simply miss just his work.
It's a pretty tragic situation, no one wins in this. I just hope some good can come from it and people keep doing what they have been doing, talking about it and having an open dialogue.
ReplyDeleteHe is fab but honestly I think Dior had to do what they had to do. His statements although induced by alcohol are intolerable. And the fact that he has made a statement denying what he did when there is video to prove it? Not cool. But he says he was provoked which could very well be the case. Either way it is sucks on all sides...
ReplyDeleteLike everyone, I'm really shocked that this happened and that Galliano could have the evil inside him to make such hurtful, wicked remarks. But I'm with Dior on this one, although Galliano was a truly terrific designer, he cannot simply go around making comments like that (drunk or not) and think it's okay. There are consequences, and Dior is setting a firm example. Galliano already has his own line and he will be able to continue creating beautiful clothes through that. There's a time for everything, so maybe Dior will start a new era now. Who knows!
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I was very disappointed at Galliano's action and his demise from Dior. I've always liked him as a designer and eventhough he is very 'dandy' on stage, everytime people come up to interview him backstage he's always more concerned about revealing the technical aspects of his design.
ReplyDeleteBut I applaud Dior's decision. Galliano should have known better, drunk or not. It has always been said that we speak more truth when drunk than we do sober since our senses are 'freer'.
Dior's CEO is Jewish. Bernard Arnault who owns Dior and LVMH has been said to be Jewish (though he never publicly said it, I think proclaiming whichever is the last thing on his mind while busy making billions in fortune). A lot of Dior's upper management happens to be Jewish. A lot of their shareholders are Jewish. Heck, Natalie Portman, one of their ambassadors is Jewish. Galliano did more damage to his career than just offend one couple in a cafe!
Granted, Christian Dior started his career dressing Nazi officials' wives, possibly out of necessity. His younger sister was sent to a Nazi concentration camp for years and it has continued to torture Dior eversince.
So it was a business decision, a public relation damage control and overall a personal stand against zero-tolerance against blatant racism.
I'm sad Galliano is gone from Dior. At the same time, I respect Dior even more for making this move. They will find someone to replace him. Whether the replacement will be as good as Galliano, we'll just have to wait and see. I hope Galliano gets help...:(
Some people think they are above . Too bad his beautiful art is over shadowed by bigotry and hatred. Drunk or not. Disrespect is disrespect I applaud Dior for not putting up with it.
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