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Review, High and Low: ‘I’m not convinced Galliano’s mea culpa is entirely sincere’

A new documentary shines a light on the controversial fashion designer

March 7, 2024 11:29
High and low_Photograph Nicholas Matthews
Threadbare: a scene from High and Low. Galliano in his atelier.

ByFelix Pope, Felix Pope

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High and Low –
John Galliano

 ★★★✩✩

Reviewed by Felix Pope

On 24 February, 2011, John Galliano was blind drunk. Back then, this was not unusual. He was well into his tenure as artistic director at Dior where he was producing 36 collections a year for the fashion house. In fact, he was frequently catastrophically inebriated, and also battling other addictions.

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