Nicola Formichetti is one of the most innovative designers of our time. He reaches to his fans and his buyers through social media, with his Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr profiles. The designer has worked with Lady Gaga, been the creative director at Mugler, been a fashion director for Vogue Hommes Japan, and held infamous pop-up shops across the world. So, needless to say, Mr. Formichetti can do a lot to keep his vision of contemporary fashion relevant. He did so with his latest collaboration at Diesel, a Italian luxury brand famous for their designer denim. Formichetti held a fashion show in Venice, with the catwalk running alongside SHOWstudio director Nick Knight's latest film playing on three screens on the back wall. The first two looks were pure black leather. Something expected from Formichetti and Diesel's collaboration. And I'm glad, because that means combat boots and black leather jackets are here to stay trendy this upcoming fall. In fact, it seems weird to be talking about NEXT fall, when it seems I'm just now getting out of winter and into Spring in mid-April. Oh, boy... summer is never going to arrive. Thank God, because I cannot stand board shorts and t-shirts. At least, not on me. I am obsessed with the black moto and denim jackets paired with bleach washed jeans on the men. All are something I personally love. On the women, I loved the leather dresses with multiple zipper embellishments. Very edgy and contemporary. The black leather looks morphed into paint splattered denim, a style that I love. In fact, I did do something to a denim jacket I bought last summer at Urban Outfitters. I splashed the front of the jacket with silver paint, creating a very interesting look to it. Outfits were then mixed and pieces of newsprint were patched to denim, giving a very rockabilly sense to the looks. A seriously hefty amount of pins and studs were also added to the showcased denim jackets. Something else I found really notable was the idea of poking even little holes into the denim to almost give them a printed look to jeans and jackets. For the finale, all of the models came out with black and blue stocking hats that covered their faces, and Nicola Formichetti himself emerged with sincere joy and a bright blue foxtail keychain to match.
