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
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.
people design want
I want young people to be able to buy into what I design. When I was young, I wanted to buy designer brands even if all I could afford was the cheapest wallet, the cheapest pen, the cheapest T-shirt because I wanted to be a part of it.
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.
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.