John Galliano, the controversial fashion designer who joined Maison Margiela in 2014 after being fired from Dior and his own design house, is stepping down.

Fashion brand Maison Margiela has parted ways with its artistic director John Galliano after ten years, its parent company OTB said on Wednesday, without giving any reason for the decision. OTB founder Renzo Rosso hired the ex-Christian Dior designer in 2014 after he was sacked in 2011 by Dior owner LVMH over a video showing him making anti-Semitic comments in a Paris bar.

The Paris-based fashion house, Maison Margiela, has announced that British designer John Galliano is leaving the company after 10 years as artistic director.

John Galliano is officially leaving Maison Margiela after 10 years at the French fashion house. Less than one year after his standout spring 2024 couture show, where runway models were transformed into porcelain dolls,

With a glimmer in his eye, the man with Diesel, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander, and Marni in his portfolio told me that big changes are coming to fashion, and soon. Now it’s clear just what Rosso was referencing.