John Galliano
John Galliano has come up in 7 episodes of The Pattern, first on Wed 18 Mar 2026 and most recently on Wed 7 Oct 2026.
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The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Wed 7 Oct 2026Attention came cheap. Retention is costing everyone more
- Wed 30 Sep 2026Craft intelligence migrates. The gatekeepers who held it lose authority
- Tue 4 Aug 2026Institutions became the product. Brands just noticed
Every episode
- Wed 7 Oct 2026 · Ep 221Zara signs John Galliano and Gap invests in GapStudio to chase creative credibilityVia Glossy · Brand and Business
- Wed 30 Sep 2026 · Ep 216John Galliano remakes Zara's archives into something approaching haute coutureVia Vogue · Fashion and Style
- Tue 4 Aug 2026 · Ep 161A John Galliano retrospective at The Met and a Burberry trench show at the V&A land in the same season.Two museum shows in one season suggest fashion archives are turning into lasting cultural credibility for the houses behind them.Via Wallpaper · Culture and Ideas
- Sun 22 Mar 2026 · Ep 26John Galliano signs two-year collaboration with Zara after leaving Maison Margiela last yearLuxury creative directors are increasingly open to mass-market contracts, which weakens the hold of heritage and budget on talent.Via Hypebeast · Fashion and Style
- Sat 21 Mar 2026 · Ep 25John Galliano designing for Zara turns creative directors into rental talentTop creative talent is starting to work as rental talent, moving towards project-based collaborations rather than full-time roles.Via Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Fri 20 Mar 2026 · Ep 24Zara bets on Galliano to up its pricing powerVia Glossy · Fashion and Style
- Wed 18 Mar 2026 · Ep 22John Galliano returns to fashion via a creative partnership with ZaraVia Vogue · Fashion and Style
How we count: an episode counts once for John Galliano when John Galliano is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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