Inside John Gallianos decision to pull out of Met Gala and how it could affect Anna Wintours legacy: Tone-deaf moment

He’s out of vogue — and so is she.Convicted Hitler-loving haute-couture designer John Galliano finally caved to outcry on Monday and bowed out of a planned Met Gala celebration for him — a move that also delivered a swift kick in the chiffon to powerhouse benefactor Anna Wintour.“After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time,’’ the toppled trend-setter said in a statement.Galliano — a 65-year-old onetime Dior wunderkind and A-list designer to the stars — was forced to give himself the heave-ho thanks to a mounting campaign by New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, wealthy donors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a host of Jewish leaders.His critics had been arguing behind the scenes for weeks and months — as they learned of the Met’s decision to honor him — that he had no business being celebrated.The controversy then gained steam with a very public push from Menin, prompting frantic closed-door powwows among gala organizers and their critics, including many deep-pocket donors who threatened to move their money elsewhere.Met honchos “should have never made the decision in the first place,’’ Menin, the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, told The Post Monday.“To me this was a very straightforward issue,’’ said the pol — who even recently tried to personally convince Wintour during a Zoom call from City Hall that the Galliano fete was a bad move.“It’s one thing to have work displayed by controversial artists,’’ Menin said.“But it’s a choice to decide to honor and celebrate someone’s legacy, and that is where I drew the line.”Prominent Met donor Alice Tisch told The Post, “It was one of those things that, the more I thought about it, the less I thought of it.

And I just decided to start raising it with a few of my friends who were trustees at the Met.“I think she looks like...

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