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Zara Confirms Two-Year Collaboration With John Galliano, First Drops Set for September 2026

The project will rework Zara’s archive through couture-led methods to support Inditex’s push toward a more elevated creative position.

Overview

  • Inditex announced the alliance on March 17 with an official post and photo, confirming a two-year creative role for Galliano.
  • Collections will be built from past-season Zara pieces that Galliano will deconstruct and transform, with seasonal releases beginning in September 2026.
  • The company frames the work as guided by haute-couture processes and an author’s vision, with further commercial details still to be disclosed.
  • Vogue-reported accounts say Galliano has been working since January in a Paris workshop and has already produced prototypes for the line.
  • Coverage links the move to Zara’s strategy to raise its creative profile, as Galliano characterizes the approach as creatively sustainable and not bound by gender or traditional seasons.