In August, mere weeks after the announcement, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the cancellation of the “John Galliano: Horizons” exhibition. The buzz-worthy event immediately faced controversy from the start. Many focused on antisemitic and anti-Asian comments made by Galliano more than a decade ago. In 2011, French authorities convicted the British designer of a hate crime, and Christian Dior subsequently fired him from his position as creative director. The Met has since re-announced its spring 2027 exhibition “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday”.
According to Vogue, the exhibition will be devoted to the beauty and allure of quotidian garments—think the aforementioned T-shirts and jeans, plus raincoats, sweatshirts, puffer jackets, and more. The exhibition, organized by Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton, with receive assistance from Stephanie Kramer and Emily Mushaben. Items on display will explore how designers have reinvented and elevated archetypal garments into runway-worthy creations.
The “extraORDINARY: Fashion and the Poetics of the Everyday” exhibit will run from May 9, 2027, until January 9, 2028. The 2027 Met Gala event will take place on May 3...