Today John Galliano presented his first collection as creative director at Maison Martin Margiela: the Spring/Summer 2015 couture. It was the first time Margiela showed in London; the collection will also be viewable by appointment during Paris couture week. (See Suzy Menkes, “Galliano for Maison Martin Margiela” and Melanie Rickie, “John Galliano: penitent return of an enfant terrible.”)
The show comes four years after Galliano’s last runway presentation. It’s been nineteen years since his first couture collection, for the house of Givenchy in January, 1996.
To celebrate the designer’s return, here’s a roundup of my posts on sewing patterns by John Galliano, both for Givenchy and his own label:
- John Galliano for Givenchy: Vogue Patterns
- A Fourth Givenchy Pattern by Galliano
- Free Designer Pattern: John Galliano Jacket
For a retrospective look at Galliano’s career, see this Vanity Fair slideshow or British Vogue’s editorial gallery.
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It’s a shame Vogue don’t use such avant garde designers anymore – but I suppose there aren’t too many of us who would attempt the red dress!
It really is! Both Galliano and Margiela have shared patterns with SHOWstudio, so there could be hope yet?
I agree, I’m always looking for new patterns, I want to be surprised!. Maybe if they made a limited edition. I know that most patterns are made for people that don;t know how to draft and want to make their own clothes using “trendy” styles. But like me, I work in a fashion studio and make patterns and prototypes for living and really feel lazy at home when I want to make something for myself for fun, so I buy patterns sometimes that I end up altering anyway…sigh…