"Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future"
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“The couture house of the future” is the real provocation. Couture is the most tradition-heavy corner of fashion, built on old-world ateliers, inherited codes, and the mythology of the master designer. By invoking “the future,” Galliano positions himself against couture’s museum drift while still craving its throne. The phrase smuggles in a promise of reinvention without specifying the politics of it: Is the future technological (new materials, new production)? Cultural (new bodies, new narratives, less gatekeeping)? Or managerial (a different kind of creative ecosystem)? The ambiguity is strategic. It lets the listener project their preferred progress onto his ambition.
Context matters because Galliano’s name carries both genius-level theatricality and the fallout of scandal and exile. In that light, the line reads as a rebuilding mantra: a way to translate personal comeback into institutional destiny. It’s not just about fashion’s next silhouette; it’s about reclaiming legitimacy by proposing a new temple for craft, spectacle, and control.
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Galliano, John. (2026, January 16). Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yeah-thats-what-im-working-for-the-couture-house-130315/
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Galliano, John. "Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yeah-thats-what-im-working-for-the-couture-house-130315/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Yeah, that's what I'm working for. The couture house of the future." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/yeah-thats-what-im-working-for-the-couture-house-130315/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.



