When Tanya D. was seven, John Galliano started making shirts with newsprint.
His runway tanks were actual newsprint, but in shops they came on fabric – blazing headlines about Anna Piaggi, Anna Wintour, Anna Karenina.
They disappeared for a bit, but sometimes the headline print still catches -
Visionaire revived it for their toy issue.
Mary Kate Olsen wore it to college.
The V&A exhibited some last year.
And also last night, this one popped out of a dance party like a neon gumball waiting for the chomp.
Is it a real Galliano tank? Or should we stop the presses?
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