PARIS (AP) — John Galliano’s signature line is to be presented to fashion insiders less than a week after the disgraced British designer was sacked from Dior amid allegations he made anti-Semitic insults.
His fall-winter 2011-12 ready-to-wear collection was initially meant to be shown in a runway show, but the line decided on a lower-key presentation in light of the scandal.
Galliano’s undoing started when a couple alleged he hurled anti-Semitic insults at a Paris bar. Other allegations later surfaced, as did a video that shows Galliano saying “I love Hitler.”
Galliano’s signature line is owned by Dior parent company LVMH Moet Hennessy, and its future is anything but certain. Sunday’s presentation will take place sans Galliano, who is rumored to be in rehab in Arizona.
