Nicola Formichetti
Nicola Formichetti
Nicola Formichettiis an Italian-Japanese fashion director and fashion editor. He is most widely known as the artistic director of the Italian fashion label Diesel, and for being a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter and performance artist Lady Gaga. He worked two yearswith the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth31 May 1977
CountryJapan
blogs bloody designing liked money
Actually, I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, 'Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody bags?' But once I started designing them, I was completely hooked. There are all of these blogs about bags. It's a whole other industry, and I'm really excited to be a part of it.
deeper type understanding
It's so important as a creative person to go out and look for things. Go to galleries, talk to people, read books. Yes, you can just type something into Google, but if you read and interact, you'll have a deeper understanding of the world.
art buy buying city dream galleries great pieces saving time wander
I'm saving up to buy art. Nothing famous, but every time I'm in a new city I wander into galleries and dream about buying great pieces one day.
dream art cities
Im saving up to buy art. Nothing famous, but every time Im in a new city I wander into galleries and dream about buying great pieces one day.
safety-pins stylist uniforms
My uniform is usually just comfortable clothing. Being a stylist, you spend most of the day at photo shoots covered in safety pins.
kissing people positive-energy
I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce themselves, so when they do, I'll grab them and hug them. It makes their day, you know? I love that, and I get positive energy from that.
taken dark media
The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and taken out of context. And it's very difficult not to get swept up in it all.
toys half pumpkin
I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
eating terrible i-can
I am terrible at making food. I love eating, but I can't make anything.
mom fashion boys
My mom was my muse - she would buy me Italian 'Vogue.' I was this little fashion boy.
inspire networking social-network
Social networking inspires me a lot and how we are related and connected to each other.
designer creator
I'm not a designer, I'm a creator.
inspiration japan source
Japan, for me, will always be my inspiration source.
simple always-trying design
Uniqlo as a company has always developed new fabrics and is always trying to be innovative. The design is simple, so the fabric is important.