British designer John Galliano is applauded by his models Jan. 20, 1997 in Paris after the presentation of Christian Dior's spring/summer Haute Couture collections. (Credit: Pierre Verdy/AFP)
His name had become almost unmentionable, enough to bring an awkward silence. Once celebrated as a fashion genius, John Galliano suddenly became a pariah. Now, the Met, fashion’s ultimate institution for honoring its icons, has chosen to make him the subject of its annual exhibition in May 2027.Titled “John Galliano: Horizons,” the exhibition will bring together the worlds of fashion, art and entertainment under the direction of Met Gala chair Anna Wintour. The annual event raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, with tickets reportedly priced at $100,000. Galliano will become only the third living designer to receive such a tribute, after Yves Saint Laurent in 1983 and Rei Kawakubo in 2017.It is a bold choice for the institution, given Galliano’s dramatic fall from grace after an antisemitic outburst in...
His name had become almost unmentionable, enough to bring an awkward silence. Once celebrated as a fashion genius, John Galliano suddenly became a pariah. Now, the Met, fashion’s ultimate institution for honoring its icons, has chosen to make him the subject of its annual exhibition in May 2027.Titled “John Galliano: Horizons,” the exhibition will bring together the worlds of fashion, art and entertainment under the direction of Met Gala chair Anna Wintour. The annual event raises funds for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, with tickets reportedly priced at $100,000. Galliano will become only the third living designer to receive such a tribute, after Yves Saint Laurent in 1983 and Rei Kawakubo in 2017.It is a bold choice for the institution, given Galliano’s dramatic fall from grace after an antisemitic...
