Months after putting on arguably the best runway show of 2024 in the form of Maison Margiela’s Artisanal collection, John Galliano announced his departure from the brand. Galliano was at Margiela for ten years, becoming the creative director just three years after his infamous drunken outburst that turned him into the pariah of the industry. Renzo Rosso, president of Margiela’s parent company OTB Group, took a chance on Galliano, and over the past decade, the designer has injected new life into the French House. In a note that accompanied the announcement of his departure, Galliano acknowledged the public’s curiosity surrounding his next move, but didn’t give away anything just yet. “Everyone wants to know, and everyone wants to dream,” he wrote. “When the time is right, all will be revealed.”
