Anna Wintour's admiration for John Galliano, the troubled designer who has been at the center of several high-profile controversies, has long been a topic of fascination in the fashion world. According to Amy Odell, the biographer who has written extensively on Wintour's life and career, the Vogue editor-in-chief's relationship with Galliano is one of intense passion and admiration. Odell describes Wintour as "obsessed" with Galliano's creative genius, which has led to a long-standing and complex partnership that has yielded some of the most iconic fashion moments of the past few decades. But what drives Wintour's unwavering loyalty to Galliano, despite his well-documented history of erratic behavior and racism?
"She thinks he's a creative genius," said Amy Odell, Anna Wintour's biographer, on the Vogue doyenne's relationship with John Galliano. "She's obsessed with him."
