The same dress and the same model, three decades later. THE superior Naomi Campbell paid homage to herself and remembered the supermodel era by reviving an archive model from the 1990s by John Galliano. He did it during the Bambi Awards gala, the prizes awarded by the German communications group Hubert Burda Media which this year celebrated its 77th edition in Munich. The 55-year-old Londoner went there to present this award to the superior, German presenter and producer Heidi Klum, 52 years old.
Campbell arrived at the event dressed in an openwork white lingerie dress with a large white flower in her hair. It was a clear reference to one of his emblematic characters it seems of catwalk: because the superior She had worn the same style – with the same flower, although then with her hair tied back – during the Paris show of the 1996 spring-summer collection. ready to wear by Giovanni Galliano. In that show, Among the effervescence of the group of so-called “top models”, Campbell, Helena Christensen, Kate Moss, Amber Valleta and Shalom Harlow paraded.
The Brit reached the modeling Olympus in 1988, after becoming the first black model to star on the cover of the French edition of Rowing, and to date it has never left the catwalks (this year it took part in the Burberry, Richard Quinn or DSquared2 fashion shows). Gibraltarian John Galliano, 64, worked with her on multiple occasions and their friendship continued throughout the years and disputes between the pair. In fact, in the Apple docuseries The top models, In 2023, Campbell spoke about her alcohol and drug addictions – aggravated after the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace – and how she overcame them, and Marc Jacobs and John Galliano recalled how the British woman helped them deal with drug problems and enter rehabilitation centers.
At the event held in Monaco, Campbell claimed responsibility for the creative work of Galliano, who in December 2024 left his last role at the helm of a fashion brand, not renewing – after a decade in the role – the contract with Maison Margiela, a brand from which he said goodbye with a fashion show event in Paris. The designer, who graduated from Central Saint Martins in London in 1984 and then created his own brand, was the first Briton to head a house of French haute couture, Givenchy, and marked a moment at the helm of Dior, where he began working in 1996, as Gianfranco Ferré’s successor. In 2011 he was fired for his “particularly obnoxious behavior” and racist comments at the La Perle café in Paris. After that event he entered rehabilitation, began working at Margiela and in 2024 starred in the documentary The rise and fall of John Gallianowhich traced his career, from the peak moments to the falls into the abyss, and reflected his creative genius. In it, Campbell explained why everything tops They always wanted to work with him: “We wanted to be part of that magic.”
