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
morning flower space
Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, its important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.
toys half pumpkin
I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.
fashion lying thinking
Fans don't lie. They just tell you what they really think, and they see details that even people in fashion don't.
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.
shapes internet imagine
The Internet shapes my life and work so completely that I couldn't imagine living without it.
typical
I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.
dad italian japan
I was born in Japan, so for me, Uniqlo is a family brand. My granny used to wear Uniqlo. And my Italian dad wore Uniqlo. I wore Uniqlo, of course.
thinking talking creative
I think when you start talking about money, it stops the whole creative process for me.
ideas design bags
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.