"Eva Green, said of the incident: ""Sometimes, you can make mistakes. I don't think he's anti-semitic. I'm Jewish. I don't think he has anything against the Jews. I think it's more that he was probably a bit drunk."" Galliano denied the allegations through his lawyer, and launched a defamation lawsuit against the couple accusing him of antisemitism. On 1 March 2011, Dior announced that it had begun procedures of dismissal for Galliano, with Dior's chief executive Sidney Toledano stating, ""I very firmly condemn what was said by John Galliano"". Dior announced it will continue to support the Galliano brand financially"
"of the Givenchy label, but Bernard Arnault, head of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy conglomerate which owned Givenchy, took the view that Sirop was not well enough known to the public and appointed John Galliano instead. In September 1996, Sirop opened his own couture house, and less than a year later he was admitted to the exclusive ""Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture Parisienne"", making his house one of the ten official French couture fashion houses. This entitles its principal designer to be called a ""grand couturier"". Sirop has high-profile clients and produces fashion collections every season for more than"
"Galliano as a fashion house, and is regarded as a 'fashion moment' in high fashion circles. In July 1995, he was appointed as the designer of Givenchy by Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, thus becoming the first British designer to head a French haute couture house. On 21 January 1996, Galliano presented his first couture show at the helm of Givenchy at the Stade de France. The collection received high praise within the fashion media. Some of Galliano's designs for Givenchy were licensed to Vogue Patterns. He was later replaced by Alexander McQueen. In October 1996, LVMH"
"to look like disco balls."" The house designed Kanye West’s tour wardrobe in 2013 for his ""Yeezus"" tour. The spring show of 2014 ""melded sweet, pioneer styles like floral house dresses with edgier fare like nude bodysuits and oversize Willy Wonka sunglasses."" In early 2015 the house premiered its first two collections with Galliano as head designer, initially the brand's ""artisanal"" collection. The second collection comprised 30 outfits including neon accessors, ""Mary-Jane shoes and fake-fur slippers, short skirts, long coats, patent finishes."" Galliano upheld house tradition by not taking a post-show bow, although he was in attendance at the shows."
"attention to the clothes and design. With Maison Martin Margiela going public in 2002, Margiela resigned as creative designer in 2009 and John Galliano was appointed to the role in 2014. The company has collaborated on displays and designs with Barneys New York, Converse, G-Shock Opening Ceremony, Hermès, H&M, L’Oreal, and Swarovski. Maison Margiela was founded by Martin Margiela, a Belgian fashion designer, in 1988. Earlier, Margiela had studied fashion at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, and although he actually graduated a year earlier, in 1979, he is often mistaken for a member of the university's Avant-garde fashion collective the"
"2018, Galliano made a powerful statement in Paris at his Maison Margiela show, when he unveiled Mutiny, his first perfume for the fashion house. The perfume is a reflection of his vision of the Maison Margiela women. In interviews, Galliano has given his full name as Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén. He had a relationship with fellow Central St Martins student and fashion designer John Flett (1963–1991), whom Galliano described as his ""soulmate"". Galliano currently shares his Paris home with his long-term partner Alexis Roche, a style consultant. He is vegetarian for health reasons, telling French ""Elle"" that ""The energy that"
"few weeks later, on the occasion of the annual British Fashion Awards, Galliano presented the Outstanding Achievement Award to Anna Wintour who wore Galliano's first creation for Maison Martin Margiela, ""an unambiguous fashion blessing"" from the Editor in Chief of American ""Vogue"" according to Vanessa Friedman, Fashion Director of the ""New York Times"". Galliano exhibited his first couture collection for Margiela during London Collections: Men, on 12 January 2015. He told French ""Elle"" in 2018 that he would stop using fur in his collections, citing as inspiration from a meeting with Penelope Cruz and PETA's Dan Matthews. On 26 September"
"that the brand generated about $126 million in annual revenues, with around 50 directly owned stores. In October 2014 it was announced that John Galliano would take the position of creative director, after having previously served in that position at Givenchy, Dior, and his eponymous line, John Galliano. As reported by the ""Guardian,"" Margiela's only directions to the new director were ""make it your own."" Giving rare interviews in the interim, Galliano presented his debut collection for Maison Margiela in January 2015, to broadly positive reviews. Coinciding with Galliano's debut collection, it was revealed that the house had dropped ""Martin"""
"residential building via Piagentina in Florence, Leonardo Savioli and works by Giancarlo De Carlo). The Italian fashion industry is one of the country's most important manufacturing sectors. The majority of the older Italian couturiers are based in Rome. However, Milan is seen as the fashion capital of Italy because many well-known designers are based there and it is the venue for the Italian designer collections. Many of Italy's top fashion designers have boutiques that can be found around the world. Among the best-known and most exclusive names are Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino Garavani, Benetton, Fendi, Gucci, Versace, Moschino, and"
"textile. While at the Royal College of Art, Kearns won a Dolce & Gabbana menswear project in 1998, which resulted in a three-month stint at the fashion house working on both mainline and the D&G line. After graduating in 2000, Kearns was named Menswear Designer at Emanuel Ungaro, after which he was brought in to help launch John Galliano menswear as Head of Menswear from 2002 until 2005. Kearns was Design Director of Menswear from 2005 until 2010. During that time, he worked closely with Alexander McQueen on every menswear show until his last show in January 2010, while also"
"private clients, Quintana Couture has dressed celebrities including Jane Asher, Myleene Klass, Mishal Husain and Amanda Holden. Quintana Couture Quintana Couture is a clothing company based in Knightsbridge, London, and founded by the Latin-American fashion designer Juan Carlos Quintana. Its founder studied fashion design at Ibero Mexicana de Diseno (Mexican School of Design) before establishing Quintana Couture, in 2002. The first Latin American atelier opened in 2002 and the Knightsbridge atelier later in 2009. Quintana Couture is best known for creating elegant and luxurious eveningwear, red carpet dresses and bridal gowns. Juan Carlos Quintana has said: “I love women, for"
"the Italian Court of Justice. After the court's decision was announced, Stefano Gabbana tweeted in Italian, ""We knew it!!! We are honest people!"" Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The two met in Milan in 1980 and designed for the same fashion house. In 1982, they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become ""Dolce & Gabbana"". They presented their first women's collection in 1985 in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors."
"Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The two met in Milan in 1980 and designed for the same fashion house. In 1982, they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become ""Dolce & Gabbana"". They presented their first women's collection in 1985 in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors. In 1988, they launched a leotard line, and in 1989 they began designing underwear and swimming costumes. Dolce & Gabbana started to export"
"John Galliano in London. She met Trinny Woodall in 1994, with whom she both proceeded to write a weekly fashion column, ""Ready to Wear"". They founded Ready2shop.com, a dot-com fashion advice business, and wrote their first fashion advice book in 2000, ""Ready 2 Dress"", both of which failed. From there they were commissioned to BBC Two to host the style series, ""What Not to Wear"", from 2001 to 2005. She made regular appearances as a style advisor on ""The Oprah Winfrey Show"" and following her success on the shows, she went on to co-host ""Trinny & Susannah Undress..."" on ITV"
"and now is settled in Milan and represents all the highest cultural values of Italian Fashion. This association has pursued a policy of organisational support aimed at the knowledge, promotion and development of fashion through events with a highly intellectual image in Italy and abroad. Examples of major Italian fashion houses focused on both menswear and womenswear, but also accessories, are: Giorgio Armani, Byblos Milano (designed by Manuel Facchini), Bottega Veneta (designed by Tomas Maier), Roberto Cavalli, Costume National, Brunello Cucinelli, Diesel (created by Andreas Melbostad as long as the Black Gold line is concerned), Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Fay"
"of his work at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The House of Givenchy was split in 1981, with the perfume line going to Veuve Clicquot, while the fashion branch was acquired by LVMH in 1989. As of today, LVMH owns Parfums Givenchy as well. Givenchy retired from fashion design in 1995. His successor to head the Givenchy label was John Galliano. After a brief stint by Galliano, a five-year stay from Alexander McQueen and a term from 2001 to 2004 by Julien Macdonald, Givenchy women's ready-to-wear and haute couture was then headed by Riccardo Tisci from 2005"
"Costume National CoSTUME NATIONAL is an Italian fashion house founded in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, Creative Director, and his brother Carlo, CEO of the Maison, which has its head offices in Milan. The company produces clothing under the brands ""Costume National"", ""Costume National Homme"" (for men) and ""C’N’C"" (an ‘avant garde “street-couture” line’) as well as scents including ""The Trilogy"", ""Scent Gloss"", ""Scent Cool Gloss"", ""Intense"", ""21"", and ""Homme"". The company was founded in 1986 in Milan by Ennio Capasa, fresh from working in Japan as an assistant to Yohji Yamamoto, and his brother Carlo Capasa. Its first womenswear collection"
"strong influence of dance throughout the show. The company also has a line of fragrances, some using the theme of ""ancient perfumery"". Other collections include toiletries, leathergoods, travel accessories, eyewear, footwear, jewelry, and home furnishings. In 2014, the company opened its first Etro Home store in Milan during the Salone del Mobile. Etro Etro is an Italian fashion house founded in 1968. Etro was founded in 1968 by Gerolamo ""Gimmo"" Etro as a textile design company. The main stylistic driver for Etro over its first decades was the paisley pattern, and variations on this theme. The company's headquarters is located"
"Costume National collaborated with Planete Urgence, an organization dedicated to environmental and social change, in a ‘Plant a Tree’ project. Costume National CoSTUME NATIONAL is an Italian fashion house founded in 1986 by Ennio Capasa, Creative Director, and his brother Carlo, CEO of the Maison, which has its head offices in Milan. The company produces clothing under the brands ""Costume National"", ""Costume National Homme"" (for men) and ""C’N’C"" (an ‘avant garde “street-couture” line’) as well as scents including ""The Trilogy"", ""Scent Gloss"", ""Scent Cool Gloss"", ""Intense"", ""21"", and ""Homme"". The company was founded in 1986 in Milan by Ennio Capasa,"
"raises money for local charities through a celebrity charity event. The company is headquartered in Grassina in Bagno a Ripoli, a region surrounding Florence, Italy. The headquarters house Ermmano Scervino's designer style offices, research labs, production workshops and administrative and commercial divisions. In April 2014, Ermanno Scervino had over 500 international points of sale, including 39 stores worldwide. It employs about 1200 workers worldwide. The company only manufactures its products in Italy. Ermanno Scervino is the core brand and includes women's and men's ready-to-wear and accessories collections. The company launched its lingerie collection for its fall/winter 2008-09 campaign. The beachwear"
"shops. His attire, combined with his creative sensibilities, caused him frequent persecution at the London boys' grammar school he attended. After attending St. Anthony's School and Wilson's Grammar School in London, Galliano went on to study at Saint Martin's School of Art, from which he graduated in 1984 with a first class honours degree in Fashion Design. His first collection was inspired by the French Revolution and entitled ""Les Incroyables"". The collection received positive reviews and was bought in its entirety for resale in the London fashion boutique Browns. Galliano then started his own fashion label alongside long-term collaborators Amanda"
"dress wear, formalwear, casual wear, sportswear, and shoes. The Donna Karan Beauty collection, which specializes in fragrances, was launched in 1992. In 2001, the Donna Karan Home collection, which includes traditional luxury bedding and accessories, and DKNY Home, which has more contemporary and fashion-forward bedding, were introduced. Cara Delevingne was the face of DKNY for multiple seasons in the mid 2010s. By 2017, Emily Ratajkowski had become the DKNY face. Stores opened in London in 1997 and New York City in 1999. The DKNY headquarters is located at 550 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan, New York. There are currently seventy Donna"
"and Karmen Pedaru, paraded on a catwalk in front of over 500 VIP guests. In 2013, Salvatore Ferragamo was the title sponsor of the inaugural evening of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, where Giornetti presented the Salvatore Ferragamo spring/summer 2014 collection, highlighted by evening gowns designed especially for the occasion and inspired by the brand's founding in Hollywood almost 100 years ago. Massimiliano Giornetti Massimiliano Giornetti (born 29 October 1971 in Carrara) is an Italian fashion designer. He has been the creative director at the luxury goods company Salvatore Ferragamo, whose headquarters are"
"from its name, in favor of ""Maison Margiela."" A spokesperson for Maison Margiela said that the name change ""represented an evolution of the house."" With Galliano focusing on the haute couture element of the company, by the end of 2015 revenues were up 30%. Prior to the brand's acquisition by OTB Group in 2002, its stores were not listed in the phone directory, and Margiela's name did not appear outside the shops. By the summer of 2008 there were 14 Margiela boutiques operating internationally, with expansion in Dubai, Hong Kong, Moscow and Munich taking place over the subsequent six months."
"Scappino (fashion house) Scappino () is an Italian luxury fashion house created in 1914 by Domenico Scappino in Turin, Italy, specializing in silk products like ready-to-wear, ties, shoes, watches, jewellery, accessories, sunglasses, and fragrances. It is known as one of the best fine silk producers in the world. Scappino was founded in 1914 in Turin, when World War I started. Within few years the brand started getting recognized in Europe, eventually opening boutiques across the continent. During the 1930s, the Prince of Piemont, Umberto II, designated Scappino as the official supplier of the Royal House. The company later expanded operations"
"Gianni Versace Giovanni Maria ""Gianni"" Versace (; 2 December 1946 – 15 July 1997) was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Versace, an international fashion house that produces accessories, fragrances, make-up, home furnishings, and clothes. He also designed costumes for theatre and films. As a friend of Eric Clapton, Diana, Princess of Wales, Naomi Campbell, Duran Duran, Madonna, Elton John, Cher, Sting, Tupac and many other celebrities, he was one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. He and his partner Antonio D'Amico were regulars on the international party scene. On 15 July 1997, Versace"
"revenue . In 2012 the ""New York Times"" reported that revenue was estimated around $5 million. In September 2012, the first Christian Siriano flagship store was opened on Elizabeth Street in Manhattan's Nolita neighborhood. The store launch included celebrity guests like Heidi Klum, Allison Williams from HBO series ""Girls"", stylist Brad Goreski, and DJs The Misshapes. Siriano launched his first fragrance in early 2014. He celebrated the 10th anniversary of his fashion line in February 2018 with a runway show of his Fall 2018 collection. The New York City show featured a diverse-set of models, including Ashley Graham, Selma Blair,"
"and management of his own brand. He returned to fashion and portrait photography. In March 2011, following John Galliano's dismissal from Dior, Slimane was linked with the job of new Dior creative director. In March 2012, Yves Saint Laurent and its parent company, PPR, officially stated that Slimane would replace Stefano Pilati as creative director at Yves Saint Laurent, after the departure of the latter, who held said position for almost eight years. He based his creative studio in Los Angeles, rather than the brand's Parisian headquarters. In April 2016, Slimane was succeeded by Anthony Vaccarello as creative director for"
"its collaboration with the Swedish retail brand H&M which was planned to be launched in November 2018. Moschino Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house, specialising in leather accessories, shoes, luggage and fragrances. It was founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino. The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino (1950–1994). Moschino and his fashion label became famous for his innovative, colorful – sometimes eccentric – designs, for his love of fairies, for his criticisms of the fashion industry and for his social awareness campaigns in the early 1990s. After Moschino's death, Rossella Jardini, his former"
"Elisa Palomino Elisa Palomino (born 14 August 1969) is a Spanish fashion designer and educator. She was appointed as Fashion Print Pathway leader at Central Saint Martins [http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/people/teaching-staff/fashion/elisa-palomino/ <nowiki>[8]</nowiki>] the University of the Arts London in 2012. Palomino was educated at Central Saint Martins [http://1granary.com/interviews/elisa-palomino/ <nowiki>[4]</nowiki>](Postgraduate Textiles 1990) (MA Fashion-Textiles, 1992) Palomino has over 25 years experience working in high-end design and luxury brands including John Galliano,[http://www.elisapalominoconsulting.com <nowiki>[7]</nowiki>] Christian Dior, Diane Von Furstenberg, Roberto Cavalli and Moschino. In 2010 she launched her own label working on it for five consecutive seasons showing during New York, Milan, Rome, Madrid and London"
"Gucci began to contend with Chanel and Dior. Currently, Milan, (Italy's center of design) is considered the true fashion capital of the world, according to the 2009 Global Language Monitor, and Rome ranked 4th. Both these cities annually compete with other major international centres, such as Paris, New York City, London and Tokyo. Examples of major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci, Valentino, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi, Versace, Krizia, Etro, Miu Miu, Laura Biagiotti, Max Mara, Fendi, Moschino, Missoni, Benetton and Brioni (fashion), to name a few. Italy also is home to many fashion"
"Renato Balestra and Gattinoni. Today, Milan and Rome are Italy's fashion capitals, and are major international centres for fashion design, competing with other cities such as Tokyo, Los Angeles, London, Paris and New York. Also, other cities such as Venice, Florence, Naples, Vicenza, Bologna, Genoa and Turin are important centres. The country's main shopping districts are the Via Montenapoleone fashion district and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele (Milan), Via dei Condotti (Rome), and Via de' Tornabuoni (Florence). Italian fashion is dominated by Milan, Rome, and to a lesser extent, Florence, with the former two being included in the top 30 fashion"
"Quintana Couture Quintana Couture is a clothing company based in Knightsbridge, London, and founded by the Latin-American fashion designer Juan Carlos Quintana. Its founder studied fashion design at Ibero Mexicana de Diseno (Mexican School of Design) before establishing Quintana Couture, in 2002. The first Latin American atelier opened in 2002 and the Knightsbridge atelier later in 2009. Quintana Couture is best known for creating elegant and luxurious eveningwear, red carpet dresses and bridal gowns. Juan Carlos Quintana has said: “I love women, for me it’s about creating clothes that are highly feminine, chic and sophisticated.” Among its rarefied circle of"