The Gibraltar-born British-Spanish fashion designer was born as Juan Carlos Antonio Galliano-Guillén on November 28, 1960. Currently, he is working as the creative director of Maison Margiela, a Paris-based fashion house. He has a long successful story about his fashion designing career to share with the audience, He is recognized for having the experience of working as the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy as well as on his own label i.e. John Galliano. He has been awarded four times with the title of British Designer of the Year. He became the fifth influential person in British culture during a poll organized in 2004 for the BBC. This shows, how much fame, fortune and popularity John Galliano has acquired.
Early Life and Education
Galliano was born in 1960 in Gibraltar to the parents named Juan Galliano (father) and Anita (mother). Considering his date of birth, John Galliano age is 58 years old as of now. His father is Gibraltarian whereas his mother Anita is Spanish. Galliano is blessed with two sisters with whom he has experienced beautiful childhood days. By profession, his father Juan was a plumber who moved to England with the family in order to pursue a better standard life. At that time, John was only six years old and settled in South London and later moved to Dulwich before moving to Brockley.
John grew up in a strict Roman Catholic family. According to some online sources, he was a shy child and used to get fear while speaking with the strangers. He was always supported by his mother who used to work as a flamenco teacher. Talking about his education, John attended London Boys’ Grammar school. He has also enrolled at St. Anthony’s School and later graduated from Saint Martin’s School of Art. He completed the degree in 1984 majoring in Fashion design with a first-class honor.
Career and Professional Life
Being keen in the fashion design world from a very young age, John studied the same subject and started working after the graduation. He presented his first collection which was highly inspired by the French Revolution. It amassed positive reviews and was brought in the London fashion boutique Browns. After that, with collaboration with Amanda Harlech, he started his own fashion label. Since then, John has started growing and becoming prominent in the fashion industry. He was appointed as Maison Martin Margiela’s creative director in October 2014 by replacing Belgian fashion designer, Martin Margiela.
Awards and Titles
John was first named as the British Fashion Designer of the Year in 1987 which he again received in 1994, 1995 and 1997. He has also achieved Dress of the Year Fashion Museum, Bath for 1987 and 2001’s Order of the British Empire.
Personal Life
Galliano’s personal life has always been the matter of curiosity for his fans and well-wishers. As far as John Galliano’s nationality and ethnicity are concerned, he comes from white ethnicity background and is a British citizen. His professional life’s detail is all available but when it comes about John’s girlfriend, dating or married life, there is no any information about it. Talking about his past relationship issues, he has dated fashion designer John Flett who was his fellow Central St Martins student. John Galliano’s partner name is said to be Alexis Roche with whom he shares his Paris home. Alexis Roche is a popular style consultant.
Body Measurements
Fashion designer Galliano has a tall body structure and possesses an impressive personality. However, John’s exact height, weight and other physical details are not available on the internet.
Salary and Net worth
Popular fashion designer, John Galliano has a net worth of 30 million USD. Since the early days of his career, John has been receiving an impressive amount of salary and other remuneration. Apart from amassing such big fortune, he has also made numerous prestigious titles and awards in his name including British Fashion Designer of the Year (four times), French Legion of Honour, Bath for Order of the British Empire and Dress of the Year Fashion Museum.
Wiki and Facts
John Galliano’s biography has been presented by numerous wiki sites including Wikipedia and IMDb. The creative director at Maison Margiela’s Instagram profile is reachable @galliano whereas his Twitter account is available @john_galliano_. You can also visit his website www.johngalliano.com.