DoXXL: The Other Side of Fashion

After the Screening of High&low − John Galliano
With: Ivan Ilić, Alemka Lisinski, Donovan Pavleković
Host: Jelena Veljača

In cooperation with Elle Croatia, we present a fascinating portrait of a fashion icon and former creative director of Dior, John Galliano. The controversial designer had a glittering career that was quickly ruined by his public anti-Semitic and racist outbursts, which he later blamed on the pressure of fame and the fashion industry’s obsession with moneymaking. Galliano thus became a metaphor for the fashion industry itself and its dark side, which often accentuates the tendency towards self-destructive and addictive behavior. Is it whitewashing of a tarnished reputation or an empathetic rehabilitation of a fallen fashion hero who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction? Does the fashion industry have short memory and should it invest more in mental health? Is redemption possible in the times of cancel culture?