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.
Gerald McCann (fashion designer) began designing clothes for department stores such as Fenwick, Harrods and House of Fraser. Speaking to "The Times" about his return to British fashion after two decades away, he described his exasperation with the industry's focus on young designers. "What they need is a "good" designer to do young clothes...the trouble is that the industry forces them too early. They are never given the chance to make their mistakes in the backroom." Gerald McCann (fashion designer) Gerald McCann (born 1931) is a British fashion designer who was considered among the leading lights of the Swinging London fashion scene, alongside names