John Galliano and dresses for Dior

John Galliano was born on November 28, 1960 in Gibraltar. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to London. His father is half English, half Italian, his mother is Spanish. He also has a sister. Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano Guillen is the full name of John Galliano.

According to Galliano himself, at school he painted "telephones and flowers" all the time. After graduation, he attended St. Martin's College of Art and Design. Along the way, he worked at the National Theater. After college, John Galliano was going to move to New York, where he was a fashion illustrator. But his thesis, based on the French Revolution, brought him success. This work was noticed by the owners of the avant-garde clothing store "Brown", they bought the entire collection and exhibited it in the windows of their store. This would be the first success. Then luck smiled at John Galliano once again - Diana Ross came to this boutique and bought his vest. “My parents left for Spain, I settled in their house and sewed one vest after another,” recalled Galliano. He stayed in London.

But despite the fact that season after season he created things that everyone admired, and was also able to present his debut collection at British Haute Couture Week, teaming up with hat designer Stephen Jones, this did not bring him much success, including financial.

In the 1990s, Galliano left for Paris. He sleeps on the floor of a friend's apartment, he has practically no money. For a workshop, one of his friends lends him a room in his factory. Galliano is trying to find at least some financial support. And then chance helps him, he meets the omnipotent Anna Wintour, editor of the American "Vogue". And she appreciated the young designer. It was she who persuaded the Portuguese socialite Sao Schlumberger to provide Galliano for showing her mansion in the center of Paris. At this show, Galliano presented 17 absolutely black dresses, they were shown by models Kate moss and Naomi Campbellwith whom he collaborated. This show was noticed and appreciated by the public. John Galliano was lucky again.

Dresses for Dior.

In 1995 he was invited to the post of creative director of the House "Givenchy". A year later he moved to Dior, where he worked until 2011. Along the way, he creates his own fashion house, John Galliano. Now Galliano is torn between the two houses, releasing 12 collections a year. And, while working for Dior, he remains more or less restrained, for his fashion house, Galliano embodies all his wildest fantasies. Moreover, the shows of John Galliano were always more than the shows, he always had an element of the show, the theater. And the appearance of the fashion designer himself, John Galliano, at the end of the show, no less a show, he was always unpredictable, he always tried on a new image that could surprise the audience. No wonder they said about him that "Galliano's approach to fashion shows is the same as Spielberg's approach to cinema."

Galliano regarded his work for Dior as an opportunity to shake off the dust from the old House, which before Galliano came there was already associated exclusively with clothes for middle-aged ladies, to revive the popularity of the Dior name. And this Galliano undoubtedly succeeded. It is with him that world celebrities begin to appear in the forefront at Dior shows.

According to Galliano, he draws inspiration from the whole world around him - he is inspired by "walks, music, travel, films." He also looks for inspiration in historical events. The world remembered his dress - a straitjacket. And John Galliano himself considers the show "Fallen Angels" to be the most memorable event, before which he poured water on the models, because then it was fashionable to wear dresses wet.

Galliano also had a collection "based on Russian motives" - "The Flight of Princess Lucretia from Bolshevik Russia"; this collection was inspired by the story of Princess Anastasia, the daughter of Nicholas II, who allegedly managed to survive.

John Galliano is a tireless provocateur, avant-garde, a man with an invariably rich imagination, ready to bring all his most daring ideas to life. He was repeatedly awarded the title of "Best Designer of the Year" in the UK (1987, 1994, 1995, 1997). In 2001 he received the Order of the British Empire, in 2008 - the French Legion of Honor.

As for his personal life, today few people doubt that John Galliano is gay, as he had a relationship with his own stylist Alexis Roche.

But in 2011, Galliano's luck changed, in March he was fired from the House of "Dior" for anti-Semitic remarks in a Parisian bar. And 91% of the shares of the House of John Galliano he created belong to the LVMH concern. Many colleagues were quick to condemn him. Kate Moss supported Galliano: she chose his dress for the wedding ceremony in July 2011, Galliano was also among the guests invited to her wedding. It is not yet known what and where John Galliano will work next, but in the long term he will not remain without work.