Quotes by John Galliano

About John Galliano:

John Charles Galliano is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela.
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There's room for the Gap, but the joy of dressing is an art.

John Galliano

Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that.

John Galliano

If I didn't already sense that I was different, I certainly was reminded, whether by my parents or by the other school kids. Not just reminded. Told... I was made to believe it wasn't right. If I went a little bit too off - slap! It was Dad's upbring...

John Galliano

Above all, John Galliano menswear is all about good design. And men have been short-changed by good design for too long.

John Galliano

But I'm going to be a real good boy and take it day by day and try to concentrate on what's most important to me, and that's offering women a service.

John Galliano

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

John Galliano

Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future.

John Galliano

I listen and talk to God daily.

John Galliano

I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself.

John Galliano

I love New York. But the energy is so intense.

John Galliano

I don't love dolls. I love women. I love their bodies.

John Galliano

My dresses are very reasonably priced, for dresses that are cut on the body.

John Galliano

Sure, I'd like to be like the House of Chanel.

John Galliano

But I'm not an artist. Maybe an artist with a small a.

John Galliano

I believe in discipline, so I'm not the right person to cry about weakness and things like this, but maybe I'm not human.

John Galliano

I was never honest. My father died, and I had never said to him, 'I'm gay.' I knew what I was, but I had to pretend not to be that to avoid the beatings.

John Galliano

I have learned so much about myself. I have re-discovered that little boy who had the hunger to create, which I think I had lost.

John Galliano

I have a very haute couture way of working.

John Galliano

I've treated the waistcoat as if it were a corset, so that it becomes the first layer in the process of putting clothes on the body. There is constant motion between layering and revealing.

John Galliano

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and hidden women to hide their incompetence.

John Galliano

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Galliano
  • DescriptionBritish fashion designer
  • BornNovember 28, 1960
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionCostume Designer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire