AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Anna Wintour quietly courted Jewish leaders before naming Galliano as Met Gala honoree
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue tapped designer John Galliano, convicted of a hate crime in France after a filmed antisemitic tirade, as the 2027 Met Gala honoree, but only after a year of behind-the-scenes meetings with rabbis and Jewish leaders. The announcement landed on July 31, and with it came a revealing backstory: […] The post Anna Wintour quietly courted Jewish leaders before naming Galliano as Met Gala honoree appeared first on American Almanac .
The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vogue tapped designer John Galliano, convicted of a hate crime in France after a filmed antisemitic tirade, as the 2027 Met Gala honoree, but only after a year of behind-the-scenes meetings with rabbis and Jewish leaders. The announcement landed on July 31, and with it came a revealing backstory: Vogue's global editorial director Anna Wintour, Galliano himself, and Met Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton had spent the past year sitting down with influential Jewish figures in New York City, seeking what amounted to pre-clearance for the planned exhibition. The New York Times, in an exclusive report by chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman, broke the details of that outreach campaign. The meetings…Open