John Galliano named creative director at Maison Martin Margiela

John Galliano named creative director at Maison Martin Margiela. The haute couture show of the label, the first by Galliano, will be presented in January 2015.There is a new revolution at Maison Martin Margiela with the nomination of John Galliano as the creative director. On one side is the French label owned by Diesel founder Renzo Rosso's OTB group. Known for its striking, offbeat collections, Margiela has thus far emphasized studio work without well-known designers. On the other side is John Galliano, star designer of the 90s and 2000s and creative director at Dior from 1996 to 2011, who was unceremoniously dismissed after he was secretly filmed making racist remarks... Can the talented Galliano's over-the-top style merge with Margiela's arty, sophisticated discretion? We’ll have the first answer in January 2015 at the haute couture show, which will be the first by Galliano.