John Galliano and the Downfall of Dior #Dior

One of the first British designers to take over a French fashion house, Galliano served as Dior’s creative director from 1996 to 2011. From Christian Dior’s first collection in 1947, the brand was known for its streamlined femininity and opulence. In this collection, Dior introduced the silhouette of rounded shoulders, a snatched waist, and a full skirt, signaling a post-war departure from regulated and militarized women’s fashion—a “New Look,” as he called it.

Enter Galliano. In an age where fashion houses relied heavily on history and house codes, he took Dior’s concepts of femininity and opulence and pushed them to the very edge of an unexpected, artfully-clad cliff. The result was one of the most adrenaline-inducing brand revamps in fashion history. #dior