Galliano attended DJ Jeremy Healy’s 50th birthday bash at Hix, Mark Hix’s Soho bar and restaurant, The New York Post’s Page Six gossip column reported. Healy, a longtime friend to the designer, supplied the soundtracks to years’ worth of and shows.

A source told the paper that Galliano’s presence ‘caused quite a flutter in the room.’

‘John was quiet and reserved, he was sober and very demure, but there to support his friend,’ the report continued.

The fallen couturier has maintained a low profile since being ousted from Dior and his namesake label nearly a year ago. He emerged for close friend Moss’s wedding, for which he designed the ‘20s-inflected bridal gown, but quickly returned to the rehabilitation centre where he was undergoing treatment.

Dior has yet to name a replacement for its former creative director.

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