Spotlight - Is Wintour Still en Vogue? Met Navigates Rough Seas as Galliano Retrospective Sinks Into 'Horizons'
Dana Thomas says the Met’s role as a public museum makes a Galliano show a question of institutional power, not just fashion history.
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Ex-Vogue editor bashed for supporting controversial designer
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said British fashion editor and former editor-in-chief of Vogue Anna Wintour should “take the L” after a proposed Met Gala exhibit honoring a controversial designer was canceled. “Here you have the editor of Vogue magazine, alright, she is royalty amongst the elites among liberals in New York for 37 years, […]
The legendary but controversial John Galliano was set to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. A month after the announcement, the designer himself announced that nothing would come of it.
Spotlight - Is Wintour still en vogue? Met navigates rough seas as Galliano retrospective sinks into 'Horizons'
François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, author of Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano and the New York Times bestseller Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster. The fiery controversy surrounding the Met’s now-cancelled John Galliano retrospective revives the timeless debate over whether we can separate the art from the artist. But our guest argues that the central issue is one of institutional power, wi…
The Met Gala's history of public controversy, from Kim Kardashian to John Galliano
A look back at the Met Gala's history of controversies and public backlash, from the canceled John Galliano exhibit to Kim Kardashian's Marilyn Monroe dress and Jeff Bezos' sponsorship.
The Galliano affair wasn't just a fashion controversy. It was a clash between Wintour's power, the Met's institutional memory, and a city that didn't accept the restoration as a done deal.
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