After fashion‘s 2025 designer hopscotch — the biggest creative director turnover ever in one year (Dior, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Maison Margiela, Versace, Loewe, Gucci, Balenciaga, Proenza Schouler, Alaia) — there was only one big question left to ask: whither designer darling John Galliano? The fashion world hadn’t stopped asking it since he departed Margiela in 2024. Would he return to Dior? (no) Would LVMH fund his own luxury line? (no) Would he join Alaia? (no)
Now we have our answer, and it’s a shocker: John Galliano is going to Zara. If you’re asking “WTF?” right now, so are we. The announcement broke Tuesday on Instagram.
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To understand why this is such a big deal, a little history. Galliano — often referred to as the world’s greatest couturier — was fired from Dior in 2011 after a video surfaced of him making antisemitic
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