Galliano Who? Dior's 2011 Revenue Up 27%

Well, leave it to the unnamed design team — in the first nine months of 2011, creative director-less Christian Dior reported a 27% rise in retail revenue over 2010.  Did the label’s devotees just forget about John Galliano’s criminal rant?  Or — yikes — is the jump in revenue a direct result of the adage “all press is good press?”
Maybe it’s just a matter of effective company strategy.  After all, post-arrest, Galliano was hastily let go from the label.  Does that completely absolve the brand?  The numbers imply the firing did just that — and if so, that was a speedy absolution.