The news that John Galliano is stepping down from the role of creative director of Maison Margiela is hard to take. Sure, there have been rumors swirling around that this inevitable day would come. Now that it's official, the reality is sinking in. We're never going to see how the designer would have followed up his career-defining Spring 2024 Haute Couture collection. Obviously, he'll be snatched up by some other big-name brand and may even do more haute couture, but it just won't be the same. You can't really present a sequel to something that began under a different brand. So in order to console ourselves, we're taking a look back at Galliano's best Maison Margiela haute couture creations. And, yes, a large chunk comes from his now infamous last runway show.
Nobody does haute couture like Galliano. Take his Spring 2017 offering that featured faces so fantastic, it was almost spooky. The gathered tulle visage set against a crisp white coat backdrop is nothing short of astonishing. Fast-forward to the Fall 2017 season where we were treated to sheer, almost transparent trenches and even an extremely structured and pleated take plus gowns that'll live forever rent-free in our minds.
