The 2027 Met Gala will no longer honor John Galliano. Here's what we know.

John Galliano and Anna Wintour.

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Benett/Getty Images The 2027 Met Gala will no longer honor John Galliano.

The British fashion designer has been widely criticized for past racist and antisemitic remarks.

"I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time," Galliano said.

Don't get ready for the 2027 Met Gala yet.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art had announced on July 31 that the spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition and Met Gala would honor British designer John Galliano.

But on Monday, it shared that both will no longer "proceed as planned." The decision to re-theme was made in response to widespread criticism of Galliano's past racist and antisemitic remarks.

"After much reflection and discussion with The Met and all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time," Galliano said in a statement shared on social media .

"I remain fully accountable for the pain caused by my words in the past, particularly the hurt I caused to the Jewish and Asian communities, and I remain deeply sorry for it." Here's what we know so far.

John Galliano at the 2024 Met Gala with Kim Kardashian.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Galliano no more The Met initially announced on July 31 that the 2027 Costume Institute exhibit would celebrate Galliano's "four-decade oeuvre," which includes work at Givenchy, Christian Dior, and Maison Margiela.

Andrew Bolton, the curator of the Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute, said at the time that the Met Gala and matching exhibit would highlight "both how Galliano has remapped the world through fashion and how his conduct, its consequences, and changing cultural values have reshaped our understanding of his work." The announcement of the theme — selected each year by the Costume Institute curator, with sign-off from Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour and the Metropolitan Museum of Art leadership — was immediately met with criticism, given Galliano's history.

In 2011, Galliano was fired as creative director of Dior after a 2010 video surfaced that showed him making antisemitic remarks at a Paris bar.