Nicola Formichetti Bio | Wiki
Nicola Formichetti is a 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 Lady Gaga.
Nicola worked for two years with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director. He is also known as the fashion director of Vogue Hommes Japan. Nicola is also a contributing editor of several other fashion magazines and is the fashion director for the clothing company Uniqlo.
In November 2010 he was named one of the “most influential creative forces working in fashion today”. The following month he was awarded the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at the 2010 British Fashion Awards.
Nicola Formichetti Age
Nicola was born on May 31, 1977, in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan. He is 45 years old.
Nicola Formichetti Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.72 m).
Nicola Formichetti Family
He was born in Japan to a Japanese stewardess and an Italian pilot. Nicola grew up in Rome and Tokyo alongside his sister Andrea, attempting to assimilate into both cultures. As a child, he trained as a classical pianist. But moving to London became his great desire.
Nicola Formichetti Partner
Nicola is openly gay, but, he keeps his personal life private. Therefore, it is not known to the public whether he is married, dating, or single.
Nicola Formichetti Education
He attended an architecture school to which he was accepted in order to get there. Nicola has explained that instead of attending he “literally walked in the front door of the architecture school and then ran out of the back one to go clubbing for three years.” He became a student of the nightlife and street fashions and began working at a fashionable boutique called ‘The Pineal Eye’ where he would become an art director and head buyer for two years.
Nicola Formichetti Lady Gaga | Meat Dress
Nicola is a prominent member of Lady Gaga’s creative team, the Haus of Gaga. His collaboration with Lady Gaga as her stylist or fashion director began in early May 2009 at a shoot with photographer Sebastian Faena for the July 2009 issue of V Magazine (V60). This was soon followed by a cover shoot for V61 (September issue) with Mario Testino.
The following June he was fashion director for her performance at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Award, and following that for the majority of Lady Gaga’s important performances and appearances in the second half of 2009. In late January 2010, Nicola was stylist/fashion director for Lady Gaga’s music video for her song “Telephone”, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, which was released in March.
Immediately after this video was filmed came her appearance at the 52nd Grammy Awards where Gaga performed with Elton John, for which Nicola was also fashion director. Nicola and Gaga’s collaboration was revived in 2020, when he served as fashion director in the production of Gaga’s sixth studio album, Chromatica.
Nicola Formichetti Mugler
After months of rumors, in September 2010 Nicola was announced as the new creative director for the Parisian fashion house founded by the celebrated designer Thierry Mugler (who has largely retired from the business), which he has renamed Mugler.
At Mugler, he oversees designers Sébastien Peigné for womenswear and Romain Kremer for menswear. For the occasion, he also asked the k-pop artist G-Dragon to compose a theme for the fashion runway, entitled “I am Mugler”.
Nicola Formichetti Diesel
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. Nicola worked for two years (September 2010 – April 2013) with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director.
Nicola Formichetti Fashion
He is a fashion director for the clothing company Uniqlo where he still remains. Nicola 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. He worked for two years with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director.
He 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. In November 2010 he was named one of the “most influential creative forces working in fashion today”. The following month he was awarded the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at the 2010 British Fashion Awards.
Nicola Formichetti Rick Genest
The menswear, a collaboration with Romain Kremer, of Nicola’s debut (Fall/Winter) collection “Anatomy of Change” premiered during the Men’s Paris fashion week on 19 January 2011. This was accompanied by a video shot by Mariano Vivanco, featuring Formichetti’s new muse, the full-body tattooed Canadian model Rick Genest. Additionally, Rick Genest from the menswear collection made a reappearance on the runway among the models
Nicola Formichetti Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Nicola’s estimated net worth is $4 million.
Who Is Nicola Formichetti
Nicola is a 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 Lady Gaga. Nicola worked for two years with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director.