John Galliano is back in the atelier, undertaking a new creative partnership with high street retail giant Zara. The collaboration will see the couture maverick “re-author” pieces from the Spanish brand’s archive, “deconstructing”, “reconfiguring” and reissuing them in freshly updated materials over the course of the next two years.
Coming off the back of his tenure at Maison Margiela – where he held the helm for a decade following his stint at Dior –, this team-up marks the next step in the Briton’s illustrious career with his debut collection releasing in September. “Guided by a couture process and authorship, the collections will be released seasonally,” a joint statement said. Beloved for his theatrical collection that blurs the lines between genders, eras, reality and fiction, this link-up is sure to have fashion fans flocking to the high street. Watch this space.
Photography by Szilveszter Makó.