Anna Wintour found herself at the center of a fashion firestorm after plans to celebrate disgraced designer John Galliano at the Met Gala unraveled.Scrapping the planned 2027 exhibition devoted to Galliano's work did little to quiet the criticism, with fashion industry insiders telling the New York Post that Wintour should face greater scrutiny over her role in the project."I wish Anna would take more accountability," an insider told the New York Post."She is the person who wanted this to happen, never fully considering the consequences,’’ the source said."She is the public face and reaps the benefit of the gala and the surrounding coverage."MET GALA BACKLASH GROWS AS CELEBRITIES AND POLITICIANS TARGET JEFF AND LAUREN BEZOS' SPONSORSHIPJohn Galliano was set to be celebrated with an exhibit during the 2027 Met Gala, but it was scrapped following backlash.
(David M.Benett/Getty Images)"Why does she only get to reap the rewards and not face more criticism?"Red carpet expert Melissa Rivers told Page Six Style, "Anna Wintour is brilliant, but people rarely say no [to her], and in the past, she’s made some mistakes of not reading the room correctly."Rivers said her late mother, Joan Rivers, "would have hated" a Galliano-themed Met Gala, but admitted she was a fan of his designs. "He was such a force of nature in fashion and design… Is it a great time to honor his work? Unfortunately, no, not a great read of the room," she said.Melissa Rivers said her mom, Joan Rivers, "would have hated" a John Galliano-themed Met Gala.
(Albert L.Ortega/WireImage)At the heart of the Met Gala backlash was Galliano’s troubled past.
Galliano, long recognized as one of the fashion world’s biggest talents for his creatively flamboyant designs, was at the pinnacle of that world for years as the creative director of Christian Dior.He was fired in 2011 after a series of racist and antisemitic remarks he made in 2010 and 2011 surfaced and went viral, leading to his conviction in an...