John Galliano pulls out of 2027 Met Gala exhibition

The British fashion designer said he ‘remains fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past’.

The British fashion designer said he ‘remains fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past’.

The Met's Galliano retrospective exhibition announcement received widespread backlash due to his past antisemitic and racist statements.

'I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time,' the top designer wrote on Instagram

Fashion designer John Galliano has apologised again and cancelled a planned retrospective ahead of the annual Met Gala in 2027 over racist and antisemitic comments he made in the past.

The John Galliano 2027 Met Gala has been canceled  CNN

Kevin Mazur / Kevin Mazur, Getty Images British fashion designer John Galliano has pulled out of a planned exhibition to honor his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art following intense backlash. “After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for th

The event has been set for May 2026, but growing concern over his past remarks, including an antisemitic rant, led to the controversial fashion designer pulling out of the planned event.

The controversial John Galliano 2027 Met Gala theme is canceled  USA Today

The designer announced on Instagram that he will no longer be the subject of the annual Costume Institute exhibit.

Amid growing backlash over the Met Gala’s choice to honor designer John Galliano at the big event next May, Met trustees and board members are “mulling” whether to reschedule the fundraiser away from the previously announced May 3 date to avoid coinciding with the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day. The possibility