Episode 104: John Galliano and a Complicated Legacy

Well, this was not how 2021 was supposed to start. Riots at the Capitol have cast a dark shadow on the new year and their impact will last long into the future. Not dissimilarly is the matter of this week’s main story, John Galliano and his complicated legacy. Galliano quickly rose to fame first through his own label, Givenchy and finally Dior. During his tenure at Dior, the company became a billion-dollar success and he was at the pinnacle of superstar designer status. That all changed after an Anti-Semitic rant at a Paris café in 2011. Galliano entered rehab claiming that substance abuse and work related stress contributed to his break. He reemerged on the fashion scene two years later after much atonement. Now at Maison Margiela, Galliano routinely receives praise for his collections. His talent is still supreme, but not all can forgive so easily. Listen in to hear our thoughts. Plus in Style Snacks, Kim and Kanye are supposedly headed for divorce, Paris Fashion Week will be audience free, Jonathan Anderson’s Loewe x My Neighbor Totoro gives us something to smile about, Lindsay People’s Wagner is headed to The Cut and Bottega Veneta disappeared from social media.   

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