Italian-Japanese creative director and fashion editor Nicola Formichetti has launched his own magazine, Free, which aims to offer 'something purely creative, all free of charge'.

The magazine, available March 17, will be distributed at Tsutaya stores in Japan, with the entire print issue also available online on its website. The first issue pays homage to Japan in all forms, and features Japanese models including Tao Okamoto and Kiko Mizuhar. Formichetti, best known as the artistic director of the Italian fashion label Diesel, has also worked with celebrities including Lady Gaga.