John Galliano moved Galliano to Christian Dior, replacing Italian designer Gianfranco Ferré. At Dior, Galliano received critical acclaim for his Haute Couture and ready-to-wear collections. In 2010, Galliano identified his love of theatre and femininity as central to his creations; he said "my role is to seduce", and credited Standard Oil heiress Millicent Rogers as an influence. On 25 February 2011, Dior announced they had suspended Galliano following his arrest over an alleged anti-Jewish tirade in a Paris bar. The same day, Paris-based citizen journalism site Citizenside received video of Galliano on a similar rant in the same bar the previous December.
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano is a 2015 book by Paris-based American journalist Dana Thomas. "Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano" is a double biography on the lives two heralded British fashion designers, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano. Critical reception for "Gods and Kings" has been positive. The "New York Times" wrote that "Ms. Thomas has produced a slightly seedy-feeling but, yes, addictive biography of two outsize personalities who seem less the