AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Anna Wintour faces growing calls to step aside after Galliano Met Gala collapse
Fashion's most powerful editor is facing an industry revolt after her handpicked 2027 Met Gala theme fell apart in weeks, and even the Met Museum's own leadership now admits the whole thing was a mistake. John Galliano, the British designer convicted in France for antisemitic outbursts at a Paris café in 2011, withdrew from the […] The post Anna Wintour faces growing calls to step aside after Galliano Met Gala collapse appeared first on American Almanac .
Fashion's most powerful editor is facing an industry revolt after her handpicked 2027 Met Gala theme fell apart in weeks, and even the Met Museum's own leadership now admits the whole thing was a mistake. John Galliano, the British designer convicted in France for antisemitic outbursts at a Paris café in 2011, withdrew from the 2027 Met Gala theme that would have celebrated his career under the title "John Galliano: Horizons." His exit followed swift backlash from Jewish leaders, museum donors, and New York City officials who objected to honoring a man who once told Jewish patrons their families would have been "gassed" and declared "I love Hitler," AP News reported . The fallout has landed squarely on Anna Wintour, the Condé Nast…Open