Fashion Keeps Debating John Galliano. It’s Ignoring Its Jewish History.

The article examines the controversy surrounding the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to honor designer John Galliano with its 2027 Costume Institute exhibition, John Galliano: Horizons, despite the antisemitic and racist remarks that led to his dismissal from Dior and a French court conviction in 2011. The planned retrospective, strongly supported by longtime ally Anna Wintour, has prompted debate over accountability, forgiveness and whether Galliano’s efforts to make amends warrant such a prominent celebration. Ahead of the announcement, Galliano, Wintour and Met officials met with prominent Jewish leaders to discuss the exhibition, while the Met has pledged that the show will directly confront Galliano’s past rather than present a simple story of redemption.

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