BACKSTAGE PHOTO - STEEVE BECKOUET
Jun 29, 2009
Jun 25, 2009
Jun 22, 2009
lady gaga - much music awards backstage snaps!!!
me and gaga -
matt & gaga
the gang
me and the boys
perez and gaga!!!
i cant believe i worked on this show!!!
Jun 19, 2009
LADY GAGA FOR V MAGAZINE - VIDEO SNEAK PEAK!!!
photography sebastian faena
styling nicola formichetti
sexy gaga!!!
me and gaga end of the shoot !!!!
V60 (july issue) out july 7th
Jun 16, 2009
THE CUT - NEW YORK MAGAZINE!!
Fashion editor Nicola Formichetti spent his childhood shuttling between Japan and Italy before eventually landing in London as a retail buyer in his early twenties. There, his blended sense of European and Eastern style attracted the attention of editors at Dazed & Confused, where he climbed the ladder from fashion editor to his current post as creative director. Today, Formichetti consults and styles for a slew of both high-fashion and mass-market labels — from Alexander McQueen to Uniqlo — and oversees a small glossy empire as the fashion director of Vogue Japan, senior fashion editor of AnOther Man, and contributing fashion editor at V and V Man. The savvy editor recently moved downtown (the East Village was an obvious choice: "All my Japanese restaurants are here"), and ushered Lady Gaga into her mad hatter phase. We chatted with Formichetti about styling, art lust, and the "House of Gaga."
When did you start styling?
About ten years ago I was the buyer at a retail store in London that stocks emerging young designers, and Dazed & Confused asked me to be one of their fashion editors. I didn't know anything about styling back then; I had never assisted anyone. I just went into it by chance and started taking pictures and collecting things that I liked.
You work with a lot of celebrities in your job — recently, Agyness Deyn, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Lada Gaga. How did you get involved with Gaga?
I did a shoot with her for the July issue of V magazine, and she fell in love with some of my things, like the Orbit hat by Nasir Mazhar. I've given her a few things since then. But she has a whole team of stylists around; she calls it the House of Gaga.
How do you gauge what she'll like?
It needs to be something no one's seen before, something that's a bit tongue-in-cheek and outrageous. And maybe some people would really hate it. That's what I love about her — it's very similar to my work.
Who are your favorite designers?
Prada, McQueen, Gareth Pugh ... people that push the boundaries. The French designer Romain Kremer is incredible, and the hat designer Nasir Mazhar.
What's the first designer item you ever bought?
A Vivienne Westwood T-shirt. I was 15 and it was the only thing I could afford there. It was a white shirt with a blue teddy-bear print and Vivienne's logo.
Where do you shop in New York?
Mainly East Village thrift stores. And Search and Destroy on St. Marks, this Japanese-punk vintage store.
How would you describe your personal style?
Prada mixed with Uniqlo.
What trends are you appreciating now?
Lady Gaga. I like the mix-and-match approach to style, the newness. She's like the new Madonna. Eventually her style is going to trickle down and influence the mass market.
What trends do you hate?
Boring celebrity stuff. I've been working with a lot of great, eclectic actors lately, but I hate the whole idea of celebrity in America. It's so boring — all fake smiles and big business. It seems like you can sell crap if you put a famous name on it. America's crazy, you know?
What's one item you're saving to buy?
I'm saving up to buy art. Nothing famous, but every time I'm in a new city I wander into galleries and dream about buying great pieces one day.
What's something you never leave the house without?
My sketchbook — it's where I keep all my ideas.
Jun 12, 2009
DAZED JULY 09 - KENDRA, AJ AND ROY!!
FASHION EDITOR NICOLA FORMICHETTI
MODELS KENDRA AT NEXT, AJ AT FORD, ROY AT REQUEST
Jun 11, 2009
Jun 8, 2009
Jun 5, 2009
Jun 3, 2009
May 29, 2009
May 27, 2009
LUKE WORRALL FOR UNIQLO!!
with agyness
PHOTO - DAN JACKSON
A.D - MP CREATIVE
May 24, 2009
MY LONDON APARTMENT IN TELEGRAPH
High fashion meets children’s playroom in an east London warehouse, home to the stylist and creative director Nicola Formichetti.
By Francesca Gavin. Photographs by Andy Sewell
In less than a decade, Nicola Formichetti moved from the shop floor of the boutique Pineal Eye to become one of the world’s most in-demand men’s fashion stylists. He is currently the creative director of Dazed & Confused magazine, a senior editor at its sister titles AnOther and AnOther Man and has worked with fashion brands ranging from Issey Miyake to Uniqlo. Half-Italian and half-Japanese, he divides his time between New York, Tokyo (where he has his own store, Side by Side) and his large warehouse space near Hoxton Square in London. The latter is filled with artworks collected from fashion shoots, junk-shop and retro furniture and a soft toy collection, which spills on to surfaces with plush abandon. It is a space put together by a highly creative individual – someone with the aesthetic confidence to place a Jack-in-the-box next to a Diptyque candle.
How did you first become interested in fashion?
Both my parents had a strong interest in it, especially my mum, and it just rubbed off on me. Living in both Italy and Japan as a child, I saw different ways of wearing clothes; going shopping with Mum was always exciting.
What connections are there between your work and where you live?
Living, playing and working are all so closely tied together for me that the buzz of where I live has always suited my needs. I have been living in Shoreditch for 10 years. It’s where I feel comfortable, close to the Dazed office and all the photo studios. All my friends live close by. It feels more like a community than anywhere else to me.
How long have you been in the flat?
I’ve lived here two years. My best friend used to live here. It was just a natural progression that when he moved out, I’d move in.
How did your toy collection begin?
I’ve been collecting since I was a child. It’s Japanese culture. I don’t have any specific toys that I like more than others, but I seem to have a lot of freaky-looking stuffed monsters.
Extracted from 'Creative Space: Urban Homes of Artists and Innovators’ by Francesca Gavin (Laurence King), available from Telegraph Books for £17.95
Creative Space: Urban Homes of Artists and Innovators
Francesca Gavin
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