Nicola Formichetti Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

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

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

“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.”

“Actually, 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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Thierry Mugler is about the power of glamour and walking straight into the future. He's been a god for successive generations in the fashion industry. He fused pop and high fashion, told a story in style and combined fantasy with reality.”

“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.”