John Galliano up a teaching post at Parsons The New School for Design. On 12 June 2013, John Galliano's first filmed interview since his dismissal from Christian Dior was broadcast on United States television. He closed this conversation by stating, "I am able to create. I am ready to create... [and] I hope through my atonement I'll be given a second chance." On 6 October 2014, the OTB Group announced that John Galliano had joined Maison Margiela to take the responsibility of the creative direction of the house, marking the designer's return to a leading role in designing luxury fashion. Just a
Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) Maria Antonelli (fashion designer) Maria Antonelli (1903-1969) was a pioneer of Italian fashion design who took part in the first Italian fashion shows. Maria Antonelli was born in 1903. She was apprenticed at Battilocchi tailoring in Rome. Antonelli founded her eponymous fashion house in 1930. In July 1951 she took part in the show organised by Giovanni Battista Giorgini in Florence that attempted to establish Italian fashion as a rival to France. Her designs have been described as having "minimalist silhouettes which pre-empted the 60s trend". She dressed the actresses Clara Calamai, Anna Magnani, and Alida Valli. In 1969, she