John Galliano

John Galliano
CBE, RDI
Galliano in 2024
Born
Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén[1]

(1960-11-28) 28 November 1960 (age 63)
Gibraltar
NationalityBritish
EducationCentral Saint Martins
Labels
PartnerAlexis Roche
AwardsBritish Fashion Designer of the Year for 1987, '94, '95 and '97
Dress of the Year Fashion Museum, Bath for 1987
Order of the British Empire (2001)
French Legion of Honour (2009; revoked 2012)

John Charles Galliano,[2] CBE, RDI (born 28 November 1960), is a British fashion designer. He was the creative director of his eponymous label John Galliano and French fashion houses Givenchy and Dior.[3] Since 2014, Galliano has been the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela.[4] Galliano has been named British Designer of the Year four times. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fifth most influential person in British culture.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ David James Smith, "The Secret Torments of Galliano", Sunday Times Magazine, 22 August 2011, p. 20, at p. 27: "I ordered his birth certificate from the Gibraltar registry and in fact he was named John Charles Galliano".
  3. ^ White, Belinda (15 April 2011). "John Galliano sacked from his eponymous label". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  4. ^ Socha, Miles (6 October 2014). "John Galliano Joins Maison Martin Margiela". New York: Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "iPod designer voted UK's most influential cultural icon". The Register. 17 November 2016.
  6. ^ "iPod designer leads culture list". BBC. 17 November 2016.