JOHN GALLIANO

JOHN GALLIANO SCANDAL

John Galliano, former Christian Dior fashion designer, is said to have apologised for his offensive remarks towards the jewish community. Galliano’s comments “ I love Hitler” where the words that highly offended jewish foke sitting behind him in a café in Paris. Galiano, the world-famous British designer continued to tell customers that they would have been dead and gassed back in the day of Hitlers ruling.

The Anti-Defamation League director, Danielle Kubes says she is looking forward to working with Galliano, helping him repair his damaged name after he took responsibility for his actions and publicly apologised for his insulting comments, “I know that I must face up to my own failures.”.

The European Jewish Press national director has said that he looks forward to help Galliano repair vocal damage and win the fight against prejudice, intolerance and discrimination.

After these statements were released, fashion house, Christian Dior headed by Bernard Arnault, one of France’s wealthiest men suspended Galliano, protecting this fashion house’s name and reputation after complaints were made by a couple claiming abusive remarks were made. John Galliano was Dior’s star designer. Dior announced that their decision was based on the release of the video of Galliano.

Galliano was suspended when the video surfaced just before his release of his new autumn-winter designs were brought out for his ready-to-wear collection for the upcoming Paris Fashion Week. Dior acted quickly, showing protecting the brand by proving to the public that this sort of behaviour is not tolerated with this fashion house. It is said that Galliano was under the influence of alcohol and is not the type of person for snotty remarks and that the whole situationwas most probably a big misunderstanding.

Natalie Portman, who advertises a Dior Perfume stated, “As an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr Galliano in any way.’’ After this comment from Oscar-winning actress was released, Dior took initiative to suspend Galliano. Fellow friend, graduating with John Galliano from St Martin’s, elite fashion and art college said he had known Galliano for years and never knew he was anti-Semitic. Dior is one of my favourite fashion brands ever, what a pity for this to happen hopefully Dior will restore its world wide fashion label.