--- description: Designer John Galliano made his comeback Monday at London Fashion Week, after almost four years of being in exile from the fashion world. title: John Galliano Makes Fashion Comeback image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Living](/tag/time-section-living/) ## Living Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # John Galliano Makes His Fashion Comeback in London by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 4:20 AM CUT by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 13, 2015 4:20 AM CUT Designer John Galliano made his highly-anticipated [comeback](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/john-galliano-returns-to-london-with-ingenious-and-experimental-debut-collection-for-maison-margiela-9973759.html "undefined") in London Monday, after almost four years of being in exile from the fashion world, presenting a haute couture collection for Maison Mergiela to critical acclaim. The 54-year-old, known for his flamboyant and theatrical style, was sacked from Dior in 2011 after he was filmed making a drunken anti-Semitic rant in a Paris bar. > [](https://twitter.com/IAMFASHlON/status/554688434057781249) In an unprecedented move, Galliano, a member of the apex Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, decided not to show his comeback collection in Paris but in the British capital, as part of the London Collections seasonal showcase. In retaliation, the chamber has dropped Maison Mergiela from its official couture week at the end of the month. Suzy Menkes of _Vogue_ praised the new collection’s “exquisite attention to detail” and “sweet elegance.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3665023/john-galliano-fashion-comeback-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3665023/john-galliano-fashion-comeback-london/"},"headline":"John Galliano Makes His Fashion Comeback in London","datePublished":"2015-01-13T04:20:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:35.553Z","description":"The choice of city is seen as a snub to Paris","url":"https://time.com/3665023/john-galliano-fashion-comeback-london/","keywords":["Living","fashion","paris"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3665023/john-galliano-fashion-comeback-london/","name":"John Galliano Makes His Fashion Comeback in London"}}]}] ```