Nicola Formichetti

Nicola Formichetti
Formichetti in 2020
Born (1977-05-31) 31 May 1977 (age 47)
Tokyo, Japan
Known forFashion direction, editing, design, creative direction, art direction
Awards2010 Isabella Blow Award
Websitewww.nicolaformichetti.com

Nicola Formichetti (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla formiˈketti]; born 31 May 1977) is a fashion director and fashion editor. Born in Japan, he is most widely known as the artistic director of the Italian fashion label Diesel and for being a frequent collaborator with singer-songwriter Lady Gaga.[1] He worked two years (September 2010 – April 2013) with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director.

Formichetti is also known as fashion director of Vogue Hommes Japan, is a contributing editor of several other fashion magazines and is fashion director for the clothing company Uniqlo.[2] In November 2010 he was named one of the "most influential creative forces working in fashion today".[3] The following month he was awarded the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at the 2010 British Fashion Awards.[4]

  1. ^ Lord Gaga: The Man Behind the Meat Dress, Rachel Dodes (The Wall Street Journal). March 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Power of the Cyberimage, Suzy Menkes (The New York Times). January 19, 2011.
  3. ^ BoF Exclusive | The New Creative Establishment 2010 – The 50 Most Creative Forces Working in Fashion Today Archived 18 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Imran Amed (The Business of Fashion). November 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Isabella Blow Award – Fashion Creator 2010