Nicola Formichetti facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Nicola Formichetti
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Formichetti in 2020
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| Born | 31 May 1977 Tokyo, Japan
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| Known for | Fashion direction, editing, design, creative direction, art direction |
| Awards | 2010 Isabella Blow Award |
Nicola Formichetti (born 31 May 1977) is a famous fashion director and editor. He was born in Japan. He is best known as the creative director for the Italian fashion brand Diesel. He also works often with singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. From 2010 to 2013, he was the artistic director for the French fashion house Mugler.
Formichetti was also the fashion director for Vogue Hommes Japan. He has worked as an editor for many other fashion magazines. He is also the fashion director for the clothing company Uniqlo. In 2010, he was named one of the most important creative people in fashion. The next month, he won the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator. This award was given at the 2010 British Fashion Awards.
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Early life
Nicola Formichetti's mother was Japanese, and his father was Italian. He was born in Japan. He grew up in both Rome and Tokyo. He learned to fit into both cultures. As a child, he learned to play the piano. He still plays it to relax.
He really wanted to move to London. He said he would go to an architecture school there. But when he got to London, he did not go to school. Instead, he spent three years going to clubs. He learned a lot about nightlife and street fashion. He started working at a cool shop called 'The Pineal Eye'. He became the art director and head buyer there for two years.
Career
While working at 'The Pineal Eye', Nicola Formichetti was noticed by fashion editor Katy England. She gave him a monthly page in Dazed & Confused magazine. It was called "Eye Spy." In 2005, he became the fashion director for the magazine. Then in 2008, he became its creative director.
His work at Dazed & Confused led to jobs with other fashion magazines. These included V, Another Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar USA. He has worked with many fashion designers. He helped Kim Jones with his collections. He also worked with fashion houses like Dolce & Gabbana and Alexander McQueen. He has worked with brands such as Nike, Puma, and Uniqlo. Formichetti has also worked with famous fashion photographers. These include Nick Knight and Terry Richardson.
Working with Lady Gaga
Nicola Formichetti is a key member of Lady Gaga's creative team, the Haus of Gaga. He started working with Lady Gaga as her stylist in May 2009. This was for a photo shoot for V Magazine. Formichetti said it was "an instant love."
2009–2012
He was the fashion director for Lady Gaga's performance at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards. He also styled her for many important events in 2009. This included the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. There, she wore dresses by Jean-Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen. He also styled her for Saturday Night Live. For the Royal Variety Performance, she wore a latex dress. It looked like dresses worn by Elizabeth I of England. This was for Gaga to meet Elizabeth II.
Their first music video together was for "Bad Romance". It won the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. In the video, Gaga wore outfits by Alexander McQueen and Franc Fernandez. Formichetti also styled her album The Fame Monster. He was the fashion director for her sold-out The Monster Ball Tour.
2010
In early 2010, Formichetti was the stylist for Lady Gaga's music video "Telephone". He also styled her for the 52nd Grammy Awards. There, Gaga performed with Elton John. He also styled her video for "Alejandro". For this, Gaga was shot by Terry Richardson for Rolling Stone.
He styled Gaga for a shoot with Terry Richardson for Supreme NYC. He also styled her for a Vanity Fair cover. In September, he styled her famous look at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. There, she wore the well-known "meat dress" by Franc Fernandez. At the end of 2010, Vogue named her Best-Dressed of the Year.
2011
In January 2011, Lady Gaga started promoting her album Born This Way. Formichetti was the fashion director for this project. He styled the music video for the song "Born This Way".
At the 53rd Grammy Awards, they worked with designer Hussein Chalayan. Gaga wanted to show the idea of rebirth. She sent Formichetti a picture of a human embryo. He created "egg-shaped shoes." This led to the "vessel" (egg) designed by Chalayan. Gaga was carried in it onto the stage. She then hatched out in a latex outfit to perform "Born This Way." She was wearing "Mugler by Nicola Formichetti."
He also styled Gaga for the MAC Viva Glam Campaign. This campaign helps people with AIDS.
2020 and 2021
Formichetti and Gaga worked together again in 2020. He was the fashion director for Gaga's album, Chromatica. In 2021, they worked with Nick Knight for a Dom Pérignon commercial. It was called "The Queendom."
Mugler
In September 2010, Nicola Formichetti became the new creative director for the fashion house founded by Thierry Mugler. He renamed it Mugler. Lady Gaga actually encouraged him to take the job. They were looking at old Mugler clothes while filming the "Telephone" video.
At Mugler, Formichetti oversaw designers for women's and men's clothing. He left Mugler on April 2, 2013. He also asked K-pop artist G-Dragon to make music for the fashion show. It was called "I am Mugler."
Menswear
Formichetti's first menswear collection was called "Anatomy of Change." It was shown during Paris fashion week on January 19, 2011. A video was made with his new muse, Rick Genest. Lady Gaga also made a remix of her song "Scheiße" for the show.
The clothes had colors like navy blue and bright orange. They also featured modern jackets without lapels. Some pieces were made of latex, like biker jackets and gloves. Formichetti wanted the collection to connect the past, present, and future of fashion. The show was streamed live online from Paris.
Womenswear
The womenswear collection was shown on March 2. Lady Gaga was again the musical director. She performed on the runway for Formichetti's show. She modeled pieces from his collection, called "Anatomy of Change Femme—Mode Sans Frontiers." Rick Genest also appeared on the runway.
Critics liked the clothes. They had a "minimally rendered" look with sculpted shoulders. Formichetti used black, white, electric blue, and beige colors. The show's set looked like the inside of a Gothic cathedral. The models and Lady Gaga walked through it. The show was streamed live on the brand's Facebook page. Formichetti believes the future of fashion is digital. He said, "I design digitally, I communicate digitally, and I live digitally."
Nicopanda
Nicola and his brother Andrea Formichetti created the Nicopanda line. It is based on a panda cartoon that looks like Nicola. Nicola said his friends called him "Nico Panda" because he is half Asian and used to have a beard and be a bit chubby.
Nicola's New York
The Nicopanda line first appeared in September 2011. This was at Nicola's pop-up shop in New York's Tribeca area. The shop was a mirrored space. It had vintage Versace and Mugler clothes. It also sold Nicopanda items like zombiepanda rings and iPhone skins.
Nicola held a competition for his fans on Twitter. Winners were invited to the pop-up shop for breakfast with him. They also got a preview of his new Uniqlo line.
Nicopanda Lane Crawford and Tokyo
In May 2012, Nicola opened Nicopanda pop-up stores at Lane Crawford in Beijing and Hong Kong. After that, he opened more pop-ups in Tokyo in June 2012. These were in different districts like Harajuku and Shibuya. One pop-up gallery showed the Amebapanda chetti design. It also featured the Nicopanda X Hello Kitty collaboration.
Villa Effe
In August 2012, Nicola and his brother Andrea opened a large complex called Villa Effe. It is in Nicola's hometown of Numazu, Japan. Villa Effe has a wedding hall, a restaurant, a beauty salon, and a shopping area. It also displays clothes from the Haus of Gaga and the Nicopanda line.
Vogue Hommes Japan and Uniqlo
Formichetti was the fashion editor for Vogue Hommes Japan from when it started until 2012. After that, the magazine changed into GQ Style. As of January 2013, Formichetti is still the fashion director for Uniqlo.
MAC
Besides working with Lady Gaga for the MAC Viva Glam campaign, Formichetti has styled other projects for MAC. He styled Irina Lăzăreanu for MAC's Quite Cute collection.
His Ideas and Impact
Nicola Formichetti often says he is not "elitist" in fashion. He wants to share his work with everyone. He uses the Internet to do this. Like Lady Gaga, he talks with his followers and gets ideas from them. He also often works with other people. He sees himself as an art director. His job is to create moods and oversee the overall look.
His influence is wide. Before his Mugler collections, he was ranked the most influential stylist in the world. This was partly because of his many fashion magazine jobs. He made Vogue Hommes Japan a very powerful fashion magazine. He also advises many fashion houses and brands.
However, Formichetti's biggest influence comes from his work with Lady Gaga. He is her fashion director. Before him, stylists had a smaller role. He is the first stylist to take charge of a major fashion house. This shows how stylists can become very powerful in the fashion world. Formichetti chose many different designers for Lady Gaga. This has led to a "cultural phenomenon" where many people try to copy her style.
He often meets young talents who are interested in fashion. He is very hopeful for them. Formichetti also practices Transcendental Meditation every day.
Images for kids
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Formichetti in 2020
See also
In Spanish: Nicola Formichetti para niños
