In order to start getting a little contentious here, I would
like to talk a lot about Galliano and the whole fashion exile situation of his.
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| Image from nocigarmagazine.com |
Ever since I can remember I had been in love with his work,
in fact I think him and Valentino were the first designers I ever heard of when
I was a kid, making them some sort of the key point for me wanting to become a
fashion designer. I will always owe them for shaping me into who I am; they
have all my respect as artists. Having said that, you can probably imagine what
I’m about to say about Galliano then, but in case you didn’t here I come.
It was a cold night in almost the end of Vancouver's winter (yes, I use to live in Vancouver. Canada, no the other one), when I heard about former Dior’s creative director anti-Semitic
rants. I would be lying if I had said I was surprised, not because I knew he
had this racial “preferences” before, but honestly I wasn’t affected by his
words, only disappointed. I know a lot of people can still feel hurt about
comments of this nature but did he really deserve such a big punishment? Cause
believe me, loosing your job is no joke, but to be margined from society by
everyone, it’s even more humiliating.
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| F/W 2011 RTW John Galliano's last collection for his own brand. Images from Style.com |
Truth is he made a mistake, he had had a difficult life
(like most of us do under our own circumstances), we can’t possible quite get
what’s going on in this genius’ mind, then who we are to judge the way we
did? Plus John Galliano isn’t John
Galliano for being a nice and kind human being, but for being a fucking fashion
legend, let’s let him stick what he does best, don’t we? His personal believes
are secondary in this scenario, don’t you think? Let’s not exclude this world
form his revolutionary vision just because the guy got drunk and spoke a little
bit too much.
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Christian Dior
F/W 2011 RTW
I would wear this head to toe, those booties are amazing!
Images from Style.com
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On the other hand I understand why Dior and everyone else
did what they did back then, what he said was truly hurtful and cruel of his. I
also believe that with the same respect he should’ve shown for all people, no
matter their race, we should feel for him too. We are all entitled to our own
personal believes, as long as they do not harm others, which in this case John
failed to avoid, but let’s not act the same to him.
Let’s not forget there’s a beautiful “thing” called Karma,
which balances out the whole universe, so I think it’s time for everyone to
forgive John Galliano. He deserves a second chance, don’t we all? I heard
someone is giving him the opportunity to make amends; I would love to
see that, especially if it translates into beautiful fashion.
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| John Galliano F/W 2009 RTW Can you tell I love his Fall collections? Images from Style.com |
So... Do you forgive him, Oscar de la Renta and I
already did, will you?
PS: John, I love you and your art.
Xx,
Elle
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