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In a stunning move, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has cancelled "John Galliano: Horizons," the Costume Institute retrospective planned for May 2027.
Galliano's biographer and fashion journalist Dana Thomas joined Amy hours after the Met made the announcement. They discuss what this means for fashion, for John Galliano, and for the Met Gala's planner and previously all-powerful architect, Anna Wintour.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Why Dana wasn't surprised
01:30 When you lose the politicians and the donors
03:00 "Not an aberration" — Dana's New York Times op-ed
05:00 The incidents that never got reported
06:00 The 2019 spa incident
07:30 What the comment sections revealed
11:30 Philippe Virgitti, still waiting for an apology
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