Fashion group chats woke up on March 17 ready to dissect another unexpected collaboration: John Galliano, former creative director of Maison Margiela and Dior, has landed at Zara for a two-year creative partnership. Anyone thinking the lineup will consist of his greatest hits for those houses will need to think again.
A press release from Zara's parent company, Spanish retailing giant Inditex, stated Galliano's task is to "re-author the brand’s"—that is, Zara's—"archives through a series of seasonal collections." He'll apply a "couture process" to reconstructing pieces from past collections, with the first drop slated to hit stores in September.
