John Charles Galliano is a Gibraltar-born British fashion designer who was the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy(July 1995 to October 1996), Christian Dior (October 1996 to March 2011), and his own label John Galliano (1988 to 2011).
He was born in Gibralta to Juan Galliano, and a Spanish mother, Anita Guillén, and has two sisters. Galliano's father was a plumber. His family moved to England in pursuit of work when Galliano was six, and settled in Streatham before moving to Dulwich