Nicola Formichetti Quotes

• I'm not an elitist. I hate the fashion industry sometimes because it becomes so focused on the elite.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Fashion, Hate, Sometimes

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• The dark side of social media is that, within seconds, anything can be blown out of proportion and taken out of context. And it's very difficult not to get swept up in it all.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Taken, Dark, Media

  "Merging Physical and Digital in Fashion" by Nicola Formichetti, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 15, 2011.

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• Uniqlo as a company has always developed new fabrics and is always trying to be innovative. The design is simple, so the fabric is important.

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  Simple, Always Trying, Design

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• I'm not a designer, I'm a creator. To me, it's always been about collaboration, I've never studied styling or fashion. As far as I'm concerned, it boils down to common sense: have fun, more importantly have fun with your friends and keep a global view on what you're doing.

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  Fashion, Fun, Common Sense

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Japan, for me, will always be my inspiration source.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Inspiration, Japan, Source

  "Nicola Formichetti on His Latest Muse". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.elle.com. February 6, 2013.

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• Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, its important to meditate every morning to be very clear in the head, and nature really helps me do the same thing.

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  Morning, Flower, Space

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• I'm not a typical couturier, although I really respect them.

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  Typical

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• I'm just inspired by different people, friends around me.

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  People, Different, Inspired

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Fans don't lie. They just tell you what they really think, and they see details that even people in fashion don't.

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  Fashion, Lying, Thinking

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• I want young people to be able to buy into what I design. When I was young, I wanted to buy designer brands even if all I could afford was the cheapest wallet, the cheapest pen, the cheapest T-shirt because I wanted to be a part of it.

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  People, Design, Want

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• I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, "Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody bags?" But once I started designing them, I was completely hooked. There are all of these blogs about bags. It's a whole other industry, and I'm really excited to be a part of it.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Ideas, Design, Bags

  "Nicola Formichetti on His Latest Muse". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.elle.com. February 6, 2013.

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• Let me just put it that way: I work really hard and play really hard too.

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  Let Me

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I like places where you can dance to crazy music, like Bedlam or Eastern Bloc in the East Village.

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  Crazy, East, Village

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• I'm not a designer, I'm a creator.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Designer, Creator

  "Work Hard, Play Hard: Backstage With Nicola Formichetti". Interview with Alice Pfeiffer, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 20, 2011.

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• Fashion is such an insider's club, but slowly, the playing field is evening out. Through social media, everyone can have a front-row seat.

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  Fashion, Media, Clubs

  "Merging Physical and Digital in Fashion" by Nicola Formichetti, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 15, 2011.

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• There are so many young designers who need stock, who need my push. With the commerce, the one thing I knew is that I wanted to have things that were affordable. I was always one of those customers that would go to an amazing store and be like, "Um, what's the least expensive thing?"

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  Designer, Affordable, E Commerce

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Social networking inspires me a lot and how we are related and connected to each other.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Inspire, Networking, Social Network

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• My mom was my muse - she would buy me Italian 'Vogue.' I was this little fashion boy.

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  Mom, Fashion, Italian

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• I was born in Japan, so for me, Uniqlo is a family brand. My granny used to wear Uniqlo. And my Italian dad wore Uniqlo. I wore Uniqlo, of course.

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  Dad, Italian, Japan

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• The Internet shapes my life and work so completely that I couldn't imagine living without it.

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  Shapes, Internet, Imagine

  "Merging Physical and Digital in Fashion" by Nicola Formichetti, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 15, 2011.

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• I love meeting people, and I know it's so difficult for people to come up to me and introduce themselves, so when they do, I'll grab them and hug them. It makes their day, you know? I love that, and I get positive energy from that.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Kissing, People, Positive Energy

  "What Diesel's Nicola Formichetti Learned from Lady Gaga" by Faran Krentcil, www.elle.com. May 2, 2013.

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• I am terrible at making food. I love eating, but I can't make anything.

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  Eating, Terrible, I Can

  "What Diesel's Nicola Formichetti Learned from Lady Gaga" by Faran Krentcil, www.elle.com. May 2, 2013.

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• I think when you start talking about money, it stops the whole creative process for me.

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  Thinking, Talking, Creative

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• Im saving up to buy art. Nothing famous, but every time Im in a new city I wander into galleries and dream about buying great pieces one day.

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  Dream, Art, Saving Up

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• I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama stuffed pumpkin.

  Nicola Formichetti

  Half, Toys, Pumpkin

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