'THE DANDY' - THE UNTOLD JOHN GALLIANO STORY.
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- John Galliano is a modern day Icarus parable. Flew to the sun, then with just a couple of poorly chosen words, he was an outcast and pariah.
One of the most celebrated and equally notorious fashion designers of our time. He catapulted onto the french fashion scene with the help of some of the biggest names in the business who saw in him a unique talent. His creativity is unparalleled, drawing on his rich heritage and love of culture. He is a character unto himself, as much as the models open the theatre of his runway, Galliano himself draws the final curtain.
His own physicality and costumes often rivaled that of his couture gowns. Galliano injected fun into the stuffy world of high fashion, exploring opulence as a form of entertainment. His shows were completely immersive and rich with story. Galliano redefined the possibility of a fashion show, moving it beyond the sales room, beyond the industry to a level of public spectacle that would attract the attention of the world.
After moving to Paris, Galliano became the first British designer to lead a French Couture House with his appointment at the House of Givenchy. But it was not long before he was promoted to the head of Christian Dior. Not only was he an outsider, but at just 36 years of age he was considerably young for a role of such magnitude.
It was his youthful and energetic spirit which would redefine the world of fashion and French Haute Couture, with a legacy that would outlast his final and dramatic dismissal from the house. This is a story of Galliano the renegade, whose penchant for rebellion would make him one of the world’s top creative geniuses and the bad boy of fashion.
Born in 1960 in the British Territory of Gibraltar to his native father and Spanish mother, a plumber and flamenco teacher respectively, John Galliano moved to the South of England when he was just six years old.
His parents moved in hope for improved financial employment opportunities and Galliano explains how he was timid and insecure growing up in a strict Roman Catholic family. Finding it difficult as a foreign child being brought up in an English environment, Galliano often felt different and left out in his neighbourhood. He recalls how his mother would insist on dressing him in extravagant attire for running errands and everyday occasions and as a result he often felt bullied and estranged at the London boy’s Grammar school that he attended.
After finishing high school, Galliano went on to study at Saint Martin’s School of Art, from which he graduated in 1988 with a first class honours degree. Known for his whimsical and outrageous designs, his first collection titled “Les Incroyables” was extremely well received by critics, and was sold in Browns, the London fashion boutique. Galliano then moved on to launch his own fashion label with stylist Amanda Harlech and milliner, Stephen Jones. The designer was however not very gifted with finances, which led to the termination of multiple backers and his eventual bankruptcy in 1990. It was then that Galliano decided to move to Paris to make his skills more prominent to the international fashion industry, improve his client base and gain the financial backing he knew he could achieve. - Zábava
Galliano, McQueen and Mugler are my holy trinity.
💯
That’s my church
I worked for the group and can say that designing a dozen collections a year with the long long hours that each show involves is a horrendous workload. Not to worry they have staff whose 'job' it is to supply on demande ANYTHING that could prep them up and allow them to go on and continue working. They filled John up with X and ignored his fatigue and worry and as soon as he began to be a problem they used the first thing they could to get rid of him as in there minds there were many ready to take his place NOW that he had put Dior back in the limelight. I met John, our dogs played together, he is a nice person.
Thanks Stephanie we also learnt of that. It's a wonder more aren't left to choose the fate of Lee McQueen.
@@Fashionindustrybroadcast Yes it is amazing that many survived this horrible treatment but some today like Grazia at Dior seem more grounded. I used to work with Martine Sitbon and we got on great for a few seasons then Karl Lagerfeld came back to Chloé and he and I got on great, it was an amazing experience. I am happy to be retired and no longer be part of this world. I miss the actual creation but not all the politics. I had so many arguements with hierarchy because I would not treat my staff like mere numbers. I was at Kenzo for six years and saw three presidents come and go. I could have stayed there for many years but chose to move to Brazil. I did love my collaboration with Antonio Marras. My last job was director of Developpement for Ines de la Fressange ( second time round ) (( pity the CEO was an asshole !! ))
Thank you for honestly sharing your insight into the enormous pressure head designers are placed under by corporate greed. Alcoholism as a mental disease is real. It takes over your mind and body. It demands to be your master and will do anything to remain in control.
John, you are a extraordinary designer. Love from a loyal follower.
You would have so many amazing stories! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️
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He changed fashion history forever. He is the best of the best so far. His creations are nothing short of glorious.
Fact
Amazing creative talent
So true.
Galliano., Mugler and McQueen changed Fashion !! ❤️
Galliano is genius, no one did (in his era) & still does haute couture shows like him
Yes!!!👍
Sorry but Mugler JPG or even McQueen?
@@frenchyontravel the sheer opulence and drama of JG reigns Supreme. You have named my other two genius favorites as well. Exquisite in their creations.. each unto their own. RiP Theirry Muegler and Lee Alexander McQueen. 🙏
McQueen as well.
Why? He makes women look like clowns. I cant even see the woman in most of those outfits, the clothes drown her. Clothes are supposed to accentuate the wearer not suffocate them.
Galliano is LEGENDARY - his designs make me weep inside.
Glliano needs the opportunity to have his own brand again ;(
Fa$hion became a financial product, and I would love to see him creating more, but I think the actual conjuncture is not opened to this creativity anymore...it was a special time, conjoncture and his tremendous talent! His career ended in that incident in Paris, but people from the fashion world have expressed that it was the perfect reason to have him fired without costing a fortune to LVMH... whatever, his talent is a great legacy!
@@razvantasca I totally agree, it was the perfect reason to get rid of him. Bloody disgusting, the man is a genius.
No one could stand that pressure of producing such wonderful works of art, no wonder he fell apart He is a genius
It is definitely a pattern in geniuses that they are all a bit mad and greatly flawed people
Oh, there we go ... a handy explanation for vile anti-semitism ... genius.
Galiano's work had to be seen to be believed. Years ago I saw his French Revolution-inspired gowns at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. His unique talent was extraordinary and undeniable. I often wondered how any fashion designer could possibly be original when everything has been done, but he managed it. His collection was a tour de force.
I was at the early show at central St. martins and knew straight away he would be famous although he didn't want it, he wanted to be an illustrator much like Lee McQueen who just wanted to have a job in the industry
The reason most design students in early 2000’s went into the industry
THE GREATEST and most innovative fashion designer of all times. PERIOD.
no way... he just plunders history and cultures...mcqueen was far more original and as far as innovation...comme
John Galliano is the most romantic fashion designer ever.. nothing he can’t do .. hence Margiela being relevant again.. everything he touches is gold
Cough..McQueen.
What about Iris Van Herpen??
Love him.. he still inspirés me daily when i,choose my outfit
John is an absolute icon and genius! I still have and wear pieces from his collections that I bought back in 2008 and 2009 and 2010 and still to today people flip on how cool they are. Amazing designer and creator!
You're indeed lucky to have any of his pieces. I could only dream.
Galiano is a creative genius !
Galliano gives meaning to the term MASTER! Always amazing!
It does!
Genius...delightful
master race
He is THE greatest name in fashion in human history. No one will ever come close to his excellence.
I have to agree with this. He is someone who comes along only once in a lifetime. YSL knew it. CD knew it. Too bad they didn't mention the "Gone With The Wind" Vogue spread with Campbell, Blahnik and Galliano himself. Superb.
Don't forget Yves Saint Laurent .....
@@thomasfalk4812 he wasn’t as good as galliano.
McQueen
@@davidbolt5113 no - Galliano is superior! Mcqueen is second though.
Alcohol and drugs will warp your mind, what Galliano said at that cafe, is not him...but the demon of addiction, i know, i have lived it. Especially when you also are experiencing grieving for loved ones.
Yes! Agree. Poor thing shouldn’t have been alone
He’s always my favorite designer
Same here
Right now, he’s the only left that does TRUE Couture, and no one, no one, comes close of what he can do!
I absolutely adore Margiela for giving him the chance after his downfall at Dior, and his work for the house have been supper, but I need him to let loose again, I love him most when he lets his bizarre imagination take over and produce literal pieces of walking art. I get his older, wiser and wants people to focus on his work and not him, and the current global trend to be more conscious but damn if I don’t miss him at Dior.
His era there was simply unmatched and seeing the current direction of the house brings me sadness.
I wonder have you seen his latest Heute Couture collection for Margiela?
@@kajcenkars i haven’t fully, I want to see it in the best quality but apparently they won’t release it
His past ignorance should be forgiven but not forgotten. We cannot allow such talent for future generation be wasted away, only to be celebrated at death. Let him appreciate his contribution to fashion. Too many bright lights have been forgotten after giving their all. R. I. P, Leon. You should have been remembered in life
Hear, Hear!
Absolutely!!!! 💯
A true genius, his style is second to none
How any one can hold that much vision and ideas in their head and not be redundant or overlap is astonishing. Then to execute them all in real life. Absolute marvel.
I have to say, this documentary really helped me a lot. I was sick to my stomach after seeing John's rant so long ago. I was so distressed by it because, clearly, he was out of his head. I do not know the man personally, but I wish I did. What a talent! He needed an intervention and should have had more done for him. If nothing else, cut back on some of the collections and allow him to recharge. Trashing him…firing him…turning their backs on him…how inhumane! Oh, and to kick him out of his own company and continue to use his name? Hypocritical!!! The fashion world is full of racists, bigots, freaks, and major weirdos. They are that way and make no apologies for being that way. John, through a drug and alcohol fueled lifestyle, during one evening lost everything. It was not fair. What a disgusting way he was treated. I feel for him. I hope he is clean and sober now and able to truly move forward. He knows who he can count on. Let that be enough. The heck with all others.
And he was probably goaded.
Galliano is pure genius, excellence and such a visionary! His work at Margiela is amazing and some of my favorite as well so it worked out kind of perfect in the end for John!
john has come a long way from heating up a can of bake beans using an iron while making an amazing first collection using 1 bolt of satin backed silk crepe.
Poor man. Addictions are a sickness. He is one of the best. He deserves a second change. ❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
John Galliano is THE ultimate definition of Mastery combined with unbridled imagination. 😍
He is very special. Up there with the late great McQueen.
@@Fashionindustrybroadcast both are the reason I'm (and I'm sure many are) in Fashion!
@@Fashionindustrybroadcast ....i would put him above Lee....because JOHNS work actually sold and turned a profit...without the dark haunted subtext....
His mastery of color is BEYOND. Love!
Thank you SO much for doing this!! John is one of my lifetime favorite designers and there is not enough told about his story! 👏🏾 well done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The fashion industry is a monster. And it killed an artist. Not the alcohol, that was an atempt of self defence. The Industry is the monster.
He should not have said those things but... When he was working at Dior the sales grew up by 300%. He was working his ass off. Owners of Dior didn't care about him being drunk, drugged, all they wanted was results and money. There is so much hypocrisy! Anyone working as much as him would go crazy sooner or later. ANYONE, ME, YOU, ANYONE!!! And we do not have to point out his artistic soul, soul of a fragile creative being... I'm happy for him he can work at Maison Margiela, he got away from those monsters...
So true Simona. 'The Masters' bleed them dry and then when they a re burnt out or dead they swing in a new sucker.
his downfall was dreadful ....for what was said ,for his mental situation at the time ...perhaps that fall saved his life in some way from harming himself permanently ...being under scrutiny took him back from an emotional abyss
Zeitgeist trend setters Pat (make up) and John (designer) changed the runway forever. What a world of wonder and avant garde fashion.
I have loved him from day one and that will never change.
He is a phenomenal talent of all of time People say and do dumb things when under the influence of addiction. Our minds are complicated and he is a nice person that I don’t think meant any harm to anyone.
All of those amazing designs Wow 🤩 ❤
No one came or comes close to his genius in Couture.
It's his creativity I admire and not his attitude. Genius!
we are so fortunate to experience John Galliano ~ a true creative genius
I always remember his shows. So out of the box. One was in this crumbling London manse. Back when CNN had that Style show w/Elsa Klensch. Just died at 92 in March 🙏🏻
That was Sao Schlumberger’s Paris manse…actually
The man has such talent, i wish i could afford one of his pieces, He made a mistake, who in this world has never made a mistake, he has payed for it good luck to him in the future
A true fashion genius. It is important that we allow people to improve and learn from their mistakes.
John is very talented designer indeed, the real houte-couture. Especially when we see nonsense on the runway now we understand what is houte-couture.
John Galliano is the master of couture
This was Incredible! Thank You so much. There's no one who can match him. I am so proud of his finding soberity! It's never to late to change your Life!!
It’s amazing he lasted as long as he did,so sick,addicted and worked to near death!
The script and editing of this film were second to none. I'm very impressed and have subscribed.
Thanks your Royal Highness ! So wonderful of you to say xxxxx
Thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together this great montage of information. Such a bloody shame that majority of the archival footage is so pixelated, but then it does put the onus on us to go digging around and see if we can’t find the pictures on Pinterest or Vogues archives. Regardless, thank you for sharing this timeline of creativity, inspiration, and also the humanity of someone under extreme stress and duress being human (good or bad - no judgement and falling prey to the social media expectations that are inhumane.
SO CREATIVE IS JOHN GALLIANO I LOVE THE WAY HOW HE COULD TELL STORIES WITH HIS FASHION
Moving Art by The Hand of A Pure Genius👑
Haute Couture has been so off the radar. It will never be the way it was when John and Lee were brining they're A game. There will never another like them
The only One.
Only One, and He is
the One.
He's absolutely important to me.
Such a legend. Irreplaceable, a consummate artist.
I have a few clients that wear his clothes and always looked forward to the next show and what to order next. But these are the people that are really suffering. The customers. Because you cant wear the clothes. It shows that you support his views. These elite women see eachother all the time. At shows, party's, events, occasions, charities. Its a "club". So if someone shows up wearing a piece of his, the word would get around. Its a real shame too. The whole situation is just very upsetting in their world.
Super SUPER glad that he was given a second chance ❤️
Me too.🙏🏾
His crime was opening his mouth when he was drunk. Don't we all do that ?
@@Fashionindustrybroadcast so you would say something like that when you were drunk? that's a cop-out. listen i'm not disputing that the man is literal genius, but i don't think there was anything wrong with the way he was treated for what he said pretty often, according to your clips. apparently that one time was just caught on tape.
@@Fashionindustrybroadcast I love his genius but I 1000% dont talk like that when intoxicated under anything...becuase I don't think like that while sober.
@@raeroa7982 So YOU perfect, huh? A perfect hypocrite.
I remember the Spring ‘98 Dior HC collection being such an unexpected sensation that it made all the evening newscasts in America, bringing Dior to make urgent headlines in America for perhaps the first time since 1947... and all because of John Galliano’s new direction for the house. Later that summer in July 1998 André Leon Talley and Isabella Rossellini hosted a very unique “Fall Fashion Preview” for ABC where again Galliano’s ‘Diorient Express’ stole the entire show. It was a magical time that era. His Matrix Gainsboroughs the following year at L’orangerie with Carmen Kass parachuting in glistening Dior Bronze zebra tan was my personal favorite of all his collections… before all the cheap strass and saddle bags took over in the 2000s. I’m very glad to have watched your documentary. Thank you very much indeed. And kudos for not diminishing Fayçal Amor’s instrumental role in helping John during his early days in Paris. Bravo! 🤩
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Never gonna see magnificent collections like Galliano did anymore. Nowadays designers looks like the same one and another, big logos, stagnant style.
Couldn't agree more!
We saw them before, we've seen them since and we'll see them again. Big logos is a problem, but it's not ubiquitous and it's (mostly) not the labels or designers that ever had wildly creative collections in the first place. If Galliano is where you start and end at magnificent collections, I'm sad for you.
John Galliano is brilliant beyond compare.
Dearest Andre'. Galliano is definitely one in a million
Your composition was excellent, every description magically spoken 👏
John Galliano is not just a fashion Designer his a pieces of art 😎 i remmber when i was 18 years old becouse of him i started designing cloth and it been the best hobby i ever have!
Thanks for sharing!
He appears to be a very interesting person with lots of talent and many things to say. I hope to see much more beauty from Galliano in the future.
A collection ....every 4 weeks ?
Creativity is a gift that people like Mr. Galliano possess, and there are those that can only live off those with such gifts.
Sadly many lacking talent ingratiate themselves and attempt to profit, really live off the talents of others.
Demanding more and more.
Fashion- Couture became predictable and boring after Galliano left Dior. Miss this so much.
Genius work. The top is lonely.
One walk through the Dior Fashion Musuem in Paris is all it takes to realize Galliano's genius. There is a giant hole, center stage, in the world of fashion.
As a young girl growing up in the early 70’s one of the first real designer bags I remember was a blue Dior logo bag. A friends neighbor invited us over to play & his mom had such a purse. Turned out they were very wealthy Cubans who got out right before Castro.
Работа Джона Гальяно в Диор - это золотое время для этого дома мод. Более роскошных и удивительно прекрасных и эксцентричных вещей не наблюдаю...
He was my all time fav. I had no idea he was...also he sounds like a villain from Disney
His namesake eau de parfum is an absolute work of art.
Galliano suffered from the Icarus Syndrome, he flew too close to the sun and his wings melted. So sad.
GENIOUS!!!
Galliano always the best ❤
Amazing!! Following fashion for 25 years and I still learned something new herr
Thanks
He is very talented 👏 He made his place in the world of fashion History
i have been needing this for awhile. i need inspirations like this. thank you so much for the vdo.
You are so welcome!
I’ve always loved Galliano 🖤
I love his work, he’s amazing
ICONIC GENIUS
Wow such a masterpiece! My eyes feel so blessed ♥️
The best of our era.
Un très grand, un immense créateur ! J’ai beaucoup de respect pour sa force de caractère , sa capacité à traverser une aussi douloureuse épreuve médiatique et psychique. Mais n’est-ce pas le chemin de tout créateur ? Galiano est un phénix.
What he said was nasty and plain stupid (especially in France), which is explained by a drunken blackout ( it is true, you can't remember a thing). However I sincerely hope he gets redemption. He's unique. He's been cancelled enough. He learnt his lesson. Enough already.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!
Givenchy Fall/Winter '96- Simply the best show.
Wow!! he will be forever the greatest creator! 🤩
Pure genius 👌🏻💫
.. "A COUPLE OF POORLY CHOSEN WORDS!!!! " ... lord sakes thats a deeply understated, to be polite, way of saying it ... what he said was, what, beyond vile.
A very Draconian response to a diatribe born out of extreme stress from his work load and dive towards a breakdown . The French government and The knighthood they bestowed on him and took back couldn’t be worth very much to any of its holders , if at least it did not bestow on him the right to be heard out and judged fairly on all that was going on in his life at the time ; which is the basic right of every human being regardless of of knighthood. John Gallianos is a creative genius and that is a whole world in itself . People should not be small and judge!
They literally milked him dry and abandoned him when he broke. It’s all about the bottom line with the major fashion houses. I’m so happy that Galliano’s found a new path with Maison Margiela.
@8_bruh_8
Charlie Rose who interviews Galliano here would later experience his own scrutiny.
Marvelous summary. Best so far!!! Thanks
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Lo más triste de todo el reportaje es que " el mismo fue el que cabo su propia tumba" y lo MEJOR QUE HIZO fue enseñarle a los nuevos diseñadores que la arrogancia y pedantería que copiaban de el " vale mierda' GRACIAS SEÑOR Galiano por mostrarle a la sociedad que NADA ES ETERNO EN EL MUNDO
Outstandingly well done documentary. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Galliano, arte en su más pura expresión
I have done video coverage for many a runway show from as far back as
2003 through 2019 and have the archives on CZcams as a thank
you to all of the models and to the fashion industry
for the opportunity to have covered all of the shows that I did over
all of those years at New York Fashion week.
He really messed up but dang what a brilliant designer
Not sure I would have chosen "Dandy" for title of this masterful piece. A man who struggles to create, to produce, and to walk with ease among the most difficult is not a cartoon rather a creative genius attempting to please an ungrateful and unforgiving world. Thank you Anna Wintour for your vision and mostly for your kindness.
Imho without a doubt THE GREATEST DESIGNER OF ALL TIME- Namaste from Canada (a former addict too who blesses John for dream dresses on "those" days- thank you sir)
Well said!
There are very few Kings. Galliano is one of them.
FIRST there was Galliano, who ipened our imagination to new incredible possibilities, then next Alexander McQ who opened the door in a diff way
I honestly thought his career ended after the scandal, I haven’t heard anything about him in many years and didn’t know he was working for these other fashion houses. I was just thinking about him recently and was wondering what he is doing now.
Amé este documental.
Outstanding. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the personal attitude of the models going along with the show instead of the stiff skinny girls that just walked around staring
Absolutely beautiful collections
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