I'm half-Japanese, so I collect toys, like a Yayoi Kusama…

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,…

— Nicola Formichetti

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

— Nicola Formichetti

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

— Nicola Formichetti

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

— Nicola Formichetti

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…

— Nicola Formichetti

I live between Europe, America and Asia.

— Nicola Formichetti

I'm not a designer, I'm a creator.

— Nicola Formichetti

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

— Nicola Formichetti

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…

— Nicola Formichetti

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…

— Nicola Formichetti

Working in a store and being a shop assistant, if you don't know what to do and you like fashion, I think it's a…

— Nicola Formichetti

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

— Nicola Formichetti

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…

— Nicola Formichetti

I never liked the idea of bags. I would say, "Why do so many of my friends spend so much money on these bloody…

— Nicola Formichetti

I never wanted to work with celebrities. I have no interest. I don't really care about their egos and their publicists.

— Nicola Formichetti