Nicola Formichetti is possibly the most influential fashion stylist
in the world today. His work is wide ranging – from jaw-dropping
theatrical styling for Lady Gaga to high-end Mugler collections to
affordable everyday clothes for Uniqlo. He’s also worked with countless
international brands and fashion magazines, including holding the title
of fashion director at Vogue Hommes Japan. That resume would be enough
to keep most people busy 24/7 and then some. But Nicola Formichetti is
not most people!
Formichetti has been all over Tokyo in the last week spreading the
gospel of NICOPANDA. We can’t keep track of every hip shop where
NICOPANDAs have appeared in the window, but they are highly visible in
both Harajuku (LHP) and Shibuya (Opening Ceremony). On Monday, he opened
an official NICOPANDA popup shop and gallery at the famous Isetan
Shinjuku department store.
We are big fans of Nicola Formichetti, so we hit the NICOPANDA popup
shop at Isetan on the first day to see what it was all about. We missed
meeting up with Nicola, but we were lucky enough to run into his brother
Andrea, who allowed us to take pictures of the shop to share with you.
The NICOPANDA popup shop is well-stocked with NICOPANDA goods –
including jackets, t-shirts, mugs, jewelry, and toys (Hello Kitty,
Bearbrick & Lady Gaga collaborations). One of the stand-out items
for us was NICOPANDA nail art designed by Nicola and handmade by the
famous nail artist Aiko from esNAIL (who does nail art for countless
Japanese celebrities, most notably Ayumi Hamasaki). There were also a
lot of NICOPANDA plush dolls, including a “Zombie Panda” version based
on Zombie Boy. Unfortunately, the plush pandas were not for sale yet. We
were told they should be available soon.
Besides the items for sale, the NICOPANDA popup shop also features a
“Future Fashion” art exhibition with original paintings by Nicola
Formichetti along with a series of stylized photographs. One of the
models featured in the photographs is none other than Hirari Ikeda. We
have long believed that Hirari is on the leading edge of Japanese street
fashion, so we were excited to see Nicola Formichetti – one of the most
famous stylists in the world – include her in a show called “Future
Fashion”. There are other Harajuku street fashion personalities featured
in the photos as well, so don’t miss this one.
Check out our pictures of the NICOPANDA shop – and a selection of
photographs from Formichetti’s “Future Fashion” series – below.
All of the photos above except the shop photos are part of Nicola Formichetti’s “Future Fashion” project.
The credits for the photos are as follows. Nicola Formichetti presents “Future Fashion”:
- Styling: Nicola Formichetti
- Photographer: Eisuke Negishi
- Make Up: Kanako Yoshida
- Graphics: Miho Ishizuka
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