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  John Galliano / Fashion Designer (1960-) - Design/Designer Information
By the mid-1990s, Galliano had reinvented the 1930s-line bias-cut dress and made it modern, as well as creating narrow, very feminine tailoring which was the envy of those less gifted.
Behind his gentle aesthetic, John Galliano is a powerhouse, a man whose ambition to go down in history as one of fashion’s great is awesome, even intimidating.
Galliano unveils the Princess Lucretia collection, inspired by the Russian princess, in the Schlumberger mansion with rose petals strewn on the floors and chandeliers.
www.designmuseum.org /design/john-galliano   (1493 words)

  
 Richard Galliano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Galliano's eclectic background came to the fore at the first of his series of festival performances last week.
Galliano had no problem establishing rapport with the quartet of Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava, who joined him on the third night to play the film music of Nino Rota.
Galliano's arrangements of Fellini's favorite composer made the most of Rava, clarinettist Gabrielle Mirabassi, bassist Furio di Castri, and drummer Roberto Gatto, but it was the willingness of the band to open up the music and take it in new directions that made the night special.
www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/98/07/16/RICHARD_GALLIANO.html   (673 words)

  
 Fashion File - John Galliano
Galliano took them both to the extreme with this controversial, carnival-esque presentation that had the audience cheering his fresh perspective and squirming in their seats.
John Galliano is as much an illusionist as he is a fashion designer and watching his collections unfold is like watching hallucinogenic dreams come to life.
Galliano enhanced the theatrical spectacle with a technicolor simulation of the Hindu holi festival where colored dyes are thrown through the air in a riotous celebration of life.
www.fashionfile.com /designers/JohnGalliano.html   (644 words)

  
 RFI Musique - - Afro-electro - Galliano in Angola
French DJ Fréréric Galliano has made multiple trips to West Africa, launched the African Divas project and released the recordings he made in the Malian bush on his own label, Frikyiwa.
Their eyes are fixed on new horizons and when the French DJ Frédéric Galliano arrived in town for an African Diva concert, organised in collaboration with the local Alliance Française, he got a very warm welcome.
And being the innovative DJ that he is, Galliano also found time to produce three compilations by Luandan artists: one by Paulo Flores, the king of semba, the others by two up-and-coming stars, Dog Murras and Manya.
www.rfimusique.com /musiqueen/articles/083/article_7812.asp   (469 words)

  
 Dreyfus Records - Richard Galliano
A Frenchman of Italian ancestry, Galliano is also a major figure in the movement that modernized musette, the turn-of-the century Parisian dance hall music that was France's answer to the tango.
Galliano, who started playing the accordion as a child, began improvising and adapting the accordion to jazz inspired by Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions and the hard bop of Max Roach and Clifford Brown.
Galliano released "Face to Face" in 2002, on which he collaborated with a brilliant French Hammond organist Eddy Louiss.
www.dreyfusrecords.com /discs_ns.php?a=20&l=0   (290 words)

  
 John Galliano Biog
Galliano officially launched his own label in 1984, producing historically influenced designs laced with a contemporary edge.
Part romantic, part maverick, Galliano was always a couturier at heart and delicate bias-cut gowns and superbly tailored suits fast became his trademark.
Happily, in 1995, Galliano was appointed chief designer at Givenchy, becoming the first British designer to head a French couture house.
www.vogue.co.uk /whos_who/john_galliano   (480 words)

  
 John Galliano
Galliano's first catwalk show for his own label the following year, entitled "Afghanistan repudiates Western ideals", confirmed that he was an eccentric talent on the rise.
Galliano became the most sought-after designer in Paris, and in 1995, was hired to design for Givenchy.
Industry-watchers wondered whether Galliano's wild nightlife and artistic temperament would interfere with his ability to turn out six catwalk collections per year, for Arnault was footing the bill for Galliano's own line.
members.tripod.com /~sianz2/galliano-index.html   (711 words)

  
 Sylvie Fashion - John Galliano's bio
Galliano officially launched his own label in 1984, producing historically influenced designs laced with a contemporary edge.
Part romantic, part maverick, Galliano was always a couturier at heart and delicate bias-cut gowns and superbly tailored suits fast became his trademark.
Happily, in 1995, Galliano was appointed chief designer at Givenchy, becoming the first British designer to head a French couture house.
www.geocities.com /sylvie_fashion3/gallianoE.html   (514 words)

  
 John Galliano | ZOOZOOM Magazine
While John Galliano considers himself a regular South London boy others see him as an incurable romantic, a master craftsman, a designer who treats fashion as art, and an unequaled purveyor of glamour who revived the house of Dior.
Born in Gibraltar in 1960 Galliano moved to London at the age of 6.
In 1995 Galliano became the first British designer to head a French couture house when he was appointed chief designer at Givenchy.
www.zoozoom.com /designers/by_name/john_galliano.html   (515 words)

  
 MP3.com Search Results for: [ Galliano ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The first act signed to the groundbreaking acid jazz label Talkin' Loud, Galliano formed in 1988 around acid house DJ Rob Gallagher but later turned to laid-back and jazzy soul with heavy emphasis on live presentation and environmental issues.
Accordionist Richard Galliano did for European folk -- specifically, the early-20th-century French ballroom dance form known as musette -- what his mentor Astor Piazzolla did for the Argentinean tango.
Galliano re-imagined and revitalized a musical tradition, expanding its emotional range to reflect modern sensibilities, and opening it up to...
www.mp3.com /search.php?action=Search&stype=artist&query=Galliano   (126 words)

  
 glbtq >> arts >> Galliano, John
John Galliano has been dubbed the "Wild Child of British Fashion." The epithet is due in part to the fact that Galliano's highly theatrical personal style is as much a part of his work as the clothes he designs.
Galliano was born in Gibraltar in 1960, the son of a Spanish mother and English father.
Galliano's final year show at St. Martin's in 1984, inspired by the French Revolution, was hailed by journalists as a masterpiece.
www.glbtq.com /arts/galliano_j.html   (717 words)

  
 Galliano puts on a show - Fashion - Entertainment - theage.com.au
Galliano's show for his own label, revealed on Saturday, four days after his latest collection for Christian Dior, had a circus atmosphere.
Lace was used for the signature "H" symbol, and cut in the shape of the Eiffel Tower and Hermes' headquarters on the chic Faubourg Saint-Honore.
At the end, a miniature puppet of the designer came out to take his bow ahead of Galliano, who received a standing ovation from some in the audience, although others were not so impressed.
www.theage.com.au /news/world/for-fashion-showman-galliano-opposites-do-attract/2005/10/09/1128796409974.html   (305 words)

  
 Galliano Plays His Hand Smartly - New York Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
IF John Galliano, the designer at Dior, were not so recognizably talented, he might be considered a joke.
Galliano was in New York to present Dior's resort collection.
Galliano's last two Dior ready-to-wear shows — in its subtle use of cut (especially a flattering asymmetrical matte-gold dress with one soft sleeve), and in its balance of easiness and technical finesse.
www.nytimes.com /2006/05/21/fashion/sundaystyles/21GALLIANO.html?ex=1305864000&en=4014f90dc41186de&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (1169 words)

  
 Galliano, Louisiana LA, profile (Lafourche Parish) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Galliano is in Lafourche Parish, in the Houma-Bayou Cane metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Galliano was $13,910, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Galliano, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $325.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=59772   (459 words)

  
 that's the SPIRIT! › Mixology › Galliano
Vaccari chose yellow as the color of Galliano to symbolize the gold rush and named his creation in honor of Giuseppe Galliano, an Italian hero from the Abyssinian Italian colonial wars.
Among the many ingredients in Galliano are star anise from China, Mediterranean anise, juniper, musk yarrow, ginger, lavender and peppermint as well as vanilla with its delicate aroma and cinnamon with its spicy touch.
Literally hundreds of recipes involving Galliano are used worldwide; its versatility is legendary, and appears in such well-known cocktails as the Harvey Wallbanger and Jungle Juice.
www.thatsthespirit.com /en/mixology/brands/Galliano.asp   (311 words)

  
 Urban Models UK - Fashion Designer - John Galliano
John Galliano is part of the new-breed of avant-garde British designers.
Galliano has eyes for details, his collection always completely accessorized.
With Galliano Girl and Galliano Genes, he developed clothes for the younger set of his mainline buyers.
www.urbanmodels.co.uk /fashion.php?page=galliano   (160 words)

  
 John Galliano Details, Meaning John Galliano Article and Explanation Guide
Galliano moved to London as a child and in 1984 graduated in design in the St.
In the 1990s, Galliano moved to Paris and in 1995 he was appointed designer of Givenchy.
Two years later, Galliano left Givenchy to Alexander McQueen and began to work in Christian Dior, where he continued his extravagant trends.
www.e-paranoids.com /j/jo/john_galliano.html   (163 words)

  
 TIME Magazine: TIME 100: John Galliano
The son of a Gibraltarian plumber and a Spanish mother, Galliano, 43, grew up in gritty south London and moved to Paris in 1990.
In 1995 he landed the job of revitalizing the stuffy house of Givenchy and shocked the French fashion establishment with his romantic vision of disheveled beauties in chiffon slips and billowing ball gowns.
But Galliano persevered, teaching the Dior ateliers, where clothes are made by hand, to cut everything closer to the body.
www.time.com /time/subscriber/2004/time100/artists/100galliano.html   (394 words)

  
 Theophile J. Galliano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Theophile J. Galliano, is survived by his wife, Yvonne Doucet Galliano of New Iberia; one stepson, Philip Boudeloche Sr.
Native of Galliano and resident of New Iberia, died at 9:20 a.m.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dominque Galliano and Armanas Lasseigne Galliano; and four brothers, O’Neil, Paul, Delmas and Anidas Galliano.
www.vienici.com /pictures/comet_courier/galliano_theophile_j.html   (115 words)

  
 Galliano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He named his creation "Galliano" after Maggiore Galliano, hero of the East African wars at the end of the 19th century.
Galliano Liquore soon travelled across the borders with the Italian pioneers heading for the gold rush in California.
From this has sprung a huge demand for Galliano as a straight liqueur, in mixed drinks and for cooking.
users.bigpond.net.au /mickandlucyna/mickstavern/galiano.htm   (168 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Galliano: Books: Colin McDowell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
John Galliano is the single most dynamic force in fashion today, and this intimate history of his career extends right from the time he burst on the scene in 1984 to his success as the creative force in a new and revitalized Givenchy and to his great triumph at Christian Dior.
John Galliano to me is the most talented designer in the world, and I have always been waiting for books to be published.
Filled with behind-the-scenes photos and commentary, as well as photos of his sourcebooks for inspiration, you get to see what goes into the creation of his collections-- which are consistently imaginative and dramatic.
www.amazon.com /Galliano-Colin-McDowell/dp/1841881619   (1148 words)

  
 John Galliano Spring 2007 Mens Collection on Men's Style: Runway Review
If only for their hair and makeup, John Galliano's ragtag boy tribes often have an element of the living dead about them, so it wasn't necessarily a shock when he took on Frankenstein for his latest collection.
There were hints of things to come when the gantries that lined the runway sizzled into life with showers of sparks, but scary creatures initially took a backseat to sharply tailored gents in shiny sharkskin suits and python-printed trenches.
It was followed by an incongruous posse of surf bums en masse, a reminder of Galliano's swimwear range.
men.style.com /fashion/collections/S2007MEN/review/JGMEN   (403 words)

  
 John Galliano Handbags
John Galliano was born in 1960 in Gibraltar.
In January 1997, John Galliano became the new designer for Christian Dior, bringing his modern and glamorous perception of woman to the famous Christian Dior Institution.
The new John Galliano collection A/W 2001 is a “High-Tech Romance” – a combination of romance (a vision John Galliano has always believed in) and high-tech modernity.
www.bagsforme.com /john-galliano2.php   (337 words)

  
 John Galliano Spring 2005 Paris Menswear Show
And like his womenswear collections, wherein the British-born designer had brought his audience all over the world, the Galliano gentleman had been transformed into a dandy pirate of the Caribbean who is also an explorer and crossed the Atlantic from Europe to find the Indians of the Americas.
One great thing about this collection is that you do not have to ‘peel off’ layers to see Galliano’s ‘treasures’ because there was little ‘layering’ involved in homage to the season.
Models paraded in half-naked states showing off cut-off pants that became shorts, knickers that are padded on the knees with ruching on the front instead of the traditional pleats and colored jeans with Mayan and Native American graphical prints.
www.fashionwindows.com /runway_shows/john_galliano/MS051.asp   (367 words)

  
 Amazon.com: John Galliano: Books: Colin McDowell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio, and has written for every major newspaper and fashion magazine in London, most frequently for the Sunday Times.
This is very completely story of who he is, how he works, and how he gets inspired which will in turn inspires many other creative people of the same wavelength.
If you are a Galliano fan or an admirer of haute couture in general, you will enjoy this beautiful book.
www.amazon.com /John-Galliano-Colin-McDowell/dp/0847820831   (1091 words)

  
 MUSICMATCH Guide: Galliano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The first act signed to the groundbreaking acid jazz label Talkin' Loud, Galliano formed in 1988 around acid house DJ Rob Gallagher but later turned to laid-back and jazzy soul with heavy emphasis on live presentation and environmental issues.
Galliano's first release was the 1989 single "Frederick Lies Still," a tender play on the Superfly anthem "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield.
After 1992's A Joyful Noise Unto the Creator, Galliano received an American contract and released What Colour Our Flag as a basic trainer (the album compiled the best tracks from the first two LPs).
www.mmguide.musicmatch.com /artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=342122&TMPL=LONG   (257 words)

  
 Real Estate Galliano : MLS RealEstate LA
The citizens of this fine community are here with your interests in mind and you’ll soon discover it is no ploy: the people who live here are genuine citizens who work hard to make sure Galliano is a thriving, safe and friendly place to live.
With some of the best education, health care, recreational facilities and services, you can be sure your experience in Galliano is filled with activity, personal growth and comfort.
Whether you’re looking for a summer home to purchase, your first apartment to rent, or a home to relocate your family, whatever your intentions, Galliano has something for you.
www.everythingre.com /listings/Louisiana/Galliano   (190 words)

  
 Galliano News
A Lafourche Parish Sheriff's deputy was bloodied and had to be taken to the hospital after he was struck while trying to subdue a man deputies have charged with abusing his girlfriend.
A Galliano man injured in an automobile accident Feb. 6 died of his injuries late Tuesday at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, State Police said Wednesday.
Troop C Galliano, LA Man Later Dies after Single Vehicle Crash For Immediate Release Galliano, LA Man Later Dies after Single Vehicle Crash February 7, 2007 On Tuesday, February 6, 2007 a Galliano man died...
www.topix.net /city/galliano-la   (685 words)

  
 John Galliano Men Spring 2005 Mens Collection on Men's Style: Runway Review
At the end of John Galliano's huge show, a clap of thunder announced the designer, posed in a blaze of fiery red light like Mephistopheles himself.
A Galliano presentation is about total surrender to his consummate showmanship, and this was no exception.
From sooty-faced chimney sweeps through Civil War lover boys to scary dreadlocked voodoo priests, it was a Disney joyride turned dark and deliciously decadent.
men.style.com /fashion/collections/S2005MEN/review/JGMEN   (303 words)

  
 Galliano, Gin, Grenadine
Galliano ist ein goldgelber italienischer Likör mit 40 Vol.-%.
Galliano ist ein Kräuterlikör, der zum Mixen, aber auch zum Kaffee nach dem Essen verwendet wird (zumindest scheint das in Italien so zu sein).
Grenadine ist ein Granatapfelsirup, der jedoch oft nicht wirklich aus Granatäpfeln hergestellt wird, sondern aus verschiedenen natürlichen Fruchtsäften, die in ihrer Zusammensetzung einen Granatapfelgeschmack ergeben.
www.maitai.de /abc-files/g.html   (518 words)

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