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He told the court in July he had undergone two months of rehab at clinics in Arizona and Switzerland since the scandal erupted. There were plenty of people within the fashion industry who saw this tragedy unfolding. He was the mediator between Galliano and the House of Dior.

In the dossier that was presented to the court in Mr Galliano's defence, a story emerged of a celebrity tormented by fear, hate, self-indulgence and loneliness. So common were the outbursts during his frequent drinking binges that his chauffeur even had instructions to call his lawyer if the row got out of hand.

The pressures were growing and even before February's tirade, there were rumours circulating in the business that his days at Dior were numbered. From to , Galliano was the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. He was contemptuous of the kind of bigotry he had displayed, said one.

In the early 90s it was said his career had sunk to such a low that he was out on the streets, quite literally, when Anna Wintour of Vogue rediscovered his work and propelled him back towards the limelight. It's been my creative rehab. Born in Gibraltar to a well-dressed Spanish mother and a strict, violent plumber father, Galliano knew he was gay from an early age, and used his passion for fashion to escape homophobia at home, school and church.

Looking for articles, photos, or commentary about John Galliano? He told the court in July that it was the death of his close friend and business partner, Steven Robinson, that had begun this downward spiral. After months avoiding the industry it appears to have reawakened some of his appetite for the job.

But discrimination is not based on logic, it’s based on ignorance. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior. Mr Robinson, who was 38 years old when he died, was a rising star of haute couture.

[4]. Early in his career he had developed a reputation as a wildly eccentric figure. In interviews. When you are at the helm of a big house like Dior, one of the biggest in the world, one of the most famous, one of the most prestigious ones, there are big big pressures.

It was perhaps inevitable, said Jean Paul Cauvin of Fashion Daily, that the designer would lose some of the artistic flair. This mixed-race gay man was a minority—embraced by the Jews of France—yet he felt the need to hate them. Out of work friends describe a humble man, who had celebrated diversity through his designs on the catwalk.

But it seemed no-one had the power to stop it. In the upcoming September issue of Vogue US, Galliano says part of the recent therapy has been the work he did on supermodel Kate Moss' wedding dress. But is Galliano happy? He oversaw the creation of at least 12 collections a year at the House of Dior; on top he had responsibilities for accessories and shop layout.

I forget everything. But by night he was a different character. Dior tried to encourage Galliano to seek therapy on several occasions. Some of Mr Galliano's friends blamed the workload. Galliano had fallen victim to this addictive personality before. He had no recollection of the things he had said.

Galliano told the judges he barely recognised himself in the video that was played in court. John Charles Galliano CBE RDI (born 28 November ) is a British fashion designer. The dress he designed certainly found favour with Kate Moss and her guests. But he still looked a fragile figure on the stand and since then has been keeping a low profile in the Marais neighbourhood of Paris where he has his flat.

When I put the dress on, I'm really happy. And that's a very difficult balance to strike. Find all of that and more at Queerty —your site for LGBTQ life, entertainment, and politics. Out of work friends describe John Galliano as a humble man. [3]. And when Robinson died, suddenly, in Galliano's behaviour grew more erratic, his tantrums ever more predictable.