Freeman Says the Industry Needs to Acknowledge Its Roots

Hadley Freeman argues John Galliano's comeback shouldn't be conflated with today's rise in antisemitism, but the fashion industry has failed to tell the story of the immigrants, artisans and entrepreneurs who built couture. The Met's blockbuster exhibition celebrating Galliano — whose career collapsed after a drunken antisemitic tirade praising Hitler and telling café patrons their ancestors "would all have been fucking gassed" — reignited debate over redemption and accountability amid heightened antisemitism concerns. Freeman says the industry needs to acknowledge its roots.