The Dior furore
Friday, March 25, 2011 @ 11:26 AM
Paris fashion week this March was overshadowed by the notable absence of John Galliano, designer for Dior. The news that you may be aware of is that Galliano made racist remarks (while under the influence of alcohol) and that cost him his job after it was caught on video. The remarks were made on the 12th of December 2010. The video was made public by none other than The Sun, here is a report from You Tube:
The main result was that more is coming out of the woodwork, as another woman has accused Galliano since then of also making racist comments to her in October last year. The Dior house clearly had to be seen to act drastically on these news, and Sidney Toledano, the firm's president declared: We absolutely condemn the remarks made by Galliano sine they stand to complete contradiction with the values aspoused by the Dior company.
The court case will take place on the 12th May, until then Dior has some damage limitation to take care of.