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John Galliano
John Galliano CBE (born November 28, 1960) is a British-Gibraltarian fashion designer.
Born Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano in Gibraltar to Spanish parents, he moved to London as a child and attended Wilson's School in Wallington. In 1984, he graduated in fashion design from St. Martin's School of Arts, with a collection inspired by the French Revolution called Les Incroyables, that received positive reviews and was bought in its entirity and sold in the London fashion boutique Browns. Following that, he started his own label under his name and began his career as a fashion designer. He was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, his successor at Givenchy.
Galliano says he follows a rigorous exercise regime which sees him rise at 6am each morning to complete a gruelling, 40-minute aerobic session with his personal trainer, before embarking on a 10-minute stretch, doing 150 push-ups and a six-mile jog along the banks of the Seine River. "Working flat out, it was a necessary step to take," he once said. "It helps to concentrate the mind and I find that I have so much more energy and focus." In 2000, he said that he also had found his inspiration for the couture collection of boho-meets-hobo chic he unveiled that January during his jogging sessions, when running past the homeless people lining the river. He added that he hoped to expose the pure decadence of couture by "turning it inside out".
A game called Klingon or Galliano was once played on the Comedy Central variety show Viva Variety. An audience member was shown runway models in various outfits and was asked if they were wearing costumes for Klingons from the science fiction series Star Trek, or outfits designed by John Galliano. The participant's consolation prize of a tribble coat, presented by an allergic Johnny Bluejeans, made light of Galliano's controversial use of fur.
Born Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano in Gibraltar to Spanish parents, he moved to London as a child and attended Wilson's School in Wallington. In 1984, he graduated in fashion design from St. Martin's School of Arts, with a collection inspired by the French Revolution called Les Incroyables, that received positive reviews and was bought in its entirity and sold in the London fashion boutique Browns. Following that, he started his own label under his name and began his career as a fashion designer. He was awarded British Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1997, he shared the award with Alexander McQueen, his successor at Givenchy.
Galliano says he follows a rigorous exercise regime which sees him rise at 6am each morning to complete a gruelling, 40-minute aerobic session with his personal trainer, before embarking on a 10-minute stretch, doing 150 push-ups and a six-mile jog along the banks of the Seine River. "Working flat out, it was a necessary step to take," he once said. "It helps to concentrate the mind and I find that I have so much more energy and focus." In 2000, he said that he also had found his inspiration for the couture collection of boho-meets-hobo chic he unveiled that January during his jogging sessions, when running past the homeless people lining the river. He added that he hoped to expose the pure decadence of couture by "turning it inside out".
A game called Klingon or Galliano was once played on the Comedy Central variety show Viva Variety. An audience member was shown runway models in various outfits and was asked if they were wearing costumes for Klingons from the science fiction series Star Trek, or outfits designed by John Galliano. The participant's consolation prize of a tribble coat, presented by an allergic Johnny Bluejeans, made light of Galliano's controversial use of fur.