Controversial designer John Galliano cancels Met exhibition after backlash

Fashion designer John Galliano has cancelled a major retrospective exhibition of his work following widespread backlash over his past antisemitic remarks. The British-born designer was convicted by a French court in 2011 and subsequently dismissed from his position as creative director at Dior after a video emerged of him making pro-Hitler statements.

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John Galliano has cancelled an upcoming major exhibition celebrating his work as a fashion designer after it prompted criticism due to his previous conviction for making antisemitic remarks. In 2011, a French court found the designer guilty of antisemitic and racist rants at a Parisian bar. He was also fired by Dior as creative director that same year after a video surfaced of him declaring a love for Hitler.

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Controversial designer John Galliano cancels Met exhibition after backlash

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