John Galliano Is Finally Getting a Met Gala. Should He? (Full Episode)

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John Galliano is the subject of the Costume Institute's 2027 exhibition and will be celebrated with his very own Met Gala. Galliano's biographer Dana Thomas — author of ⁠⁠Gods and Kings⁠⁠ (https://amzn.to/4fV1szN), a dual biography about Galliano and Alexander McQueen — joins the show to talk about what this means. Amy and Dana recap Galliano's fall from grace and image rehabilitation — thanks to Anna Wintour. CHAPTERS 0:00 Galliano is getting a Met Gala 1:24 The "Friday night drop" 4:07 Recap: the 2011 downfall 13:00 The amends he still hasn't made 18:00 Anna Wintour's 15-year rehab campaign 21:30 The exhibition + the Zara factor 24:50 Should the Met be doing this? 29:20 Who really benefits? 32:15 Does an antisemite deserve a party? 35:20 Was his work even that great? Revisiting the reviews