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Models show creations from British designer John Galliano as part of Dior's Fall-Winter 2012 ready-to-wear fashion collection, presented in Paris, Friday, March 4, 2011.

As its title suggests, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary film “High & Low: John Galliano” scrutinizes the designer’s extraordinary rise and dramatic flameout.

John Galliano, one of the last consensus megastar designers, recently stepped down from his post as artistic director of Maison Margiela. His journey is certainly an eventful one.

The new documentary “High & Low - John Galliano” covers all the complexities of the famous British designer, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the fashion industry.

In celebrating John Galliano’s “return to his roots,” have we somehow missed the point? Leon Dame, one of Mr. Galliano’s model “muses,” wore an extreme corset in the show, which was ...