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Nicola Formichetti

Profession : Designer

Birth : May 31, 1977

Having plants and flowers in my space makes me feel very calm and Zen. For me, it's 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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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.

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

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My muse is the digital world.

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Style has replaced elegance. Before, I believed that style is something a person embodied. But now it's so easy to buy good style if you have the money.

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When I first moved to London for university, I was already a big fan of Diesel because, in the nineties, Diesel was, like, the brand. The stores were the place to go. It wasn't workwear like Levi's or G-Star.

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

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

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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.

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

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I live between Europe, America and Asia.

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

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My uniform is usually just comfortable clothing. Being a stylist, you spend most of the day at photo shoots covered in safety pins.

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It's so important as a creative person to go out and look for things. Go to galleries, talk to people, read books. Yes, you can just type something into Google, but if you read and interact, you'll have a deeper understanding of the world.

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

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