1. Nicola Formichetti worked two years with the French fashion house Mugler as artistic director.
19 Facts About Nicola Formichetti
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The son of a Japanese stewardess and an Italian pilot, Nicola Formichetti was born in Japan and grew up in Rome and Tokyo, attempting to assimilate in both cultures.
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Nicola Formichetti is a prominent member of Lady Gaga's creative team, the Haus of Gaga.
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Nicola Formichetti is credited as stylist for her album The Fame Monster, and has been fashion director for her sold-out The Monster Ball Tour.
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Immediately after this video was filmed came her appearance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, for which Nicola Formichetti was fashion director.
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Nicola Formichetti has done Gaga's styling for her as spokesperson for the MAC Viva Glam Campaign of the MAC AIDS Fund.
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Nicola Formichetti said he loved it and we have been in touch ever since.
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Nicola Formichetti gave me so much advice about my work.
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Nicola Formichetti has said that it was in fact Lady Gaga who persuaded him to go for the job, when they were looking through pieces from the Mugler archive when shooting the video for "Telephone".
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At Mugler Nicola Formichetti oversees designers Sebastien Peigne for womenswear and Romain Kremer for menswear.
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Nicola Formichetti is a multicultural, techno-savvy expert involved in fashion, communication, image and entertainment.
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Genest can be seen styled in Mugler by Nicola Formichetti and shot by Mariano Vivanco in the sixth volume of Vogue Hommes Japan, the editorial being titled "Hard To Be Passive".
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Nicola Formichetti offers a silhouette in the Mugler tradition, "minimally rendered" as described by Cathy Horyn, and with sculptured shoulders, Alex Fury of SHOWstudio.
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Nicola Formichetti herself gave input for the collection, associated with her Born This Way projects and performances, but is not financially involved with Formichetti's MUGLER.
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Nicola Formichetti is worried, albeit irrationally, that no one will show up to shop.
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In May 2012, Nicola Formichetti opened Nicopanda pop up stores at Lane Crawford in Beijing and Hong Kong.
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Nicola Formichetti was fashion editor for Vogue Hommes Japan from its inception until fall 2012, when the magazine was folded and repackaged into GQ Style.
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Nicola Formichetti has repeatedly declared he is "not an elitist" in fashion, instead wanting to share what he does with everyone, using the Internet for this purpose.
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Nicola Formichetti frequently meets and is hopeful for many younger talents who are interested in fashion today.