John Galliano John Galliano John Charles Galliano (born November 28, 1960) is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy (July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011). At present, Galliano is the creative director of Paris-based fashion house Maison Margiela. Galliano has been named British Designer of the Year four times. In a 2004 poll for the BBC, he was named the fifth most influential person in British culture. He was born in Gibraltar to a Gibraltarian father, Juan Galliano, and
Robert Welch (designer) Humphries, London. Welch, R. (1986). "Hand and Machine: Robert Welch, Designer-Silversmith". Pub: Robert Welch, Gloucestershire. Coatts, M. and Myerson, J. (1995). "Robert Welch: Designer-Silversmith – A Retrospective Exhibition 1955–1995". Pub: Cheltenham Art Galleries and Museums. Andrew, J. and Styles, D. (2014). "Designer British Silver: From Studios Established 1930–1983". Pub: Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Robert Welch (designer) Robert Radford Welch MBE, RDI (21 May 1929 – 15 March 2000), was an English designer and silversmith. Born in Hereford, he was the only son of Leonard Radford Welch (1894–1969) and his wife, Dorothy Perkins (1897–1982), who trained as an artist before