Why the Met Killed the John Galliano Retrospective

*SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row newsletter to listen to this conversation in full: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe. Save three months on an annual subscription.* Find this full episode on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-met-cancels-the-john-galliano-retrospective/id1843400835?i=1000787232163 And Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2UHZ7Tv9DCBpf1Eq5lZTd8 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 06:00 The 2019 spa incident 07:30 What the comment sections revealed 11:30 Philippe Virgitti, still waiting for an apology 📺 SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row Newsletter: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe 🎙️ Follow the Back Row Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-row-with-amy-odell/id1843400835 🎙️ Follow the Back Row Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wpDOgcuWKjpH9WxklNqI4 📷 Follow Back Row on Instagram: @backrow 📷 Follow Amy on Instagram: @instamyodell Follow Dana Thomas 📷 Follow Dana on Instagram: @dan