DESIGNER NICOLA FORMICHETTI TO BE HONORED AT 2018 EMERY AWARDS

Artistic director and fashion designer Nicola Formichetti will be honored for his commitment to the LGBTQI+ community at the 2018 Emery Awards held in New York City on Wednesday, November 7th. The Hetrick-Martin Institute’s annual fundraiser, which supports LGBTQ youth, will also honor actor Alan Cumming, activist Grant Shaffer, and the Crown Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla.

Formichetti is an award-winning designer responsible for well-known cultural flashpoints including Lady Gaga’s “meat dress” and boundary-pushing visual campaigns. He has held top design roles at Uniqlo, Diesel, Mugler and Haus of Gaga.

He has created visual capsules for Pepsi, Diesel, Uniqlo, Mugler, MAC, Barney’s and H&M and had editor positions at Vogue Japan Hommes, Dazed and Confused, V, Another Magazine, Arena Homme +, and Harper’s Bazaar. Formichetti is also the creator of Nicopanda, a gender-neutral high concept streetwear brand, modeled after Nicola’s own image.

Nicola has a passion for supporting LGBTQIA+ communities and bringing attention to global talent and culture. He, along with his creative collective Two Hustlers, established The Arts Grant to help young visual artists kick-start their careers.

“I am beyond humbled to receive this honor from Hetrick-Martin Institute and excited to embark as a brand ambassador for this wonderful organization,” said Formichetti. “I’m so inspired by the LGBTQ community and only hope to continue these efforts for years to come.”

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.hmi.org/events/emery2018/.