Galliano appears for trial

Former Dior designer John Galliano went on trial today charged with hurling anti-Semitic slurs in a Paris cafe.

The allegations shocked the fashion world and cost him his job at the renowned French high-fashion house.

Galliano, dressed in black and wearing a pencil moustache with his long hair hanging down his back, emerged from months out of sight for the proceedings.

He is charged with “public insults based on origin, religious affiliation, race or ethnicity” and could face up to six months in prison and €22,500 in fines. The verdict is expected at a later date.