For those who continue to bleat about the iniquities of so-called ‘cancel culture’, the career of British fashion designer John Galliano provides a useful counterpoint. After being fired as creative director of Christian Dior in 2011 following a horrific incident of anti-Semitic abuse on his part, he spent two years in the wilderness before being … Read more
Maisie Williams, left, plays Catherine Dior in The New Look; right, The Bar suit, presented by Renée Breton in 1955 on the occasion of the Christian Dior conference at the Université dela Sorbonne. Haute Couture collection spring-summer 1947, Corolle line – Photo by Willy Maywald. © Association Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris, 2024 “I continue to search … Read more
PARIS — Cristóbal Balenciaga, the Spanish couturier who reigned at the height of his profession for three decades, was known as the most demanding designer of his generation. But that didn’t stop Bina Daigeler from replicating some of his most famous creations for ‘Cristóbal Balenciaga,’ the highly anticipated Disney+ series exploring the life of the … Read more
Kaia Gerber in Palm Royale on Apple TV+ (Apple TV+) Television and fashion have not always been the coziest bedfellows. Not so long ago, before the big TV boom of the 2000s, the main link between television and fashion was through a small cross-section of well-dressed divas on soap operas (thanks, Dame Joan Collins). You … Read more