Valentin Yudashkin

Valentin Yudashkin
Валентин Юдашкин
Born
Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin

(1963-10-14)14 October 1963
Bakovka, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died2 May 2023(2023-05-02) (aged 59)
Moscow, Russia
Occupationfashion designer
Websiteyudashkin.com

Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin (Russian: Валентин Абрамович Юдашкин, lit.'vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲin ɐˈbraməvʲɪtɕ jʊˈdaʂkʲɪn'; 14 October 1963 – 2 May 2023) was a Russian fashion designer.

Career

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Yudashkin born in Moscow Oblast, Yudashkin came to prominence during the 1980s, dressing Raisa Gorbacheva.[1] He is considered the first post-Soviet designer to have brought a contemporary Russian look to the international fashion world all the while having wowed critics with sumptuous theatricality as well as wearable styles.[1][2]

His designs have been exhibited in museums such as the Musée de la mode et du textile in Paris, the California Museum of Fashion in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and the State Historical Museum in Moscow.[3] In 2010, he redesigned Russia's military uniforms, creating 85 designs to dress all branches of the Russian armed services.[1][4]

In 2022, he was banned from Paris Fashion Week for his silence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]

Yudashkin died from kidney cancer on 2 May 2023, at the age of 59.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Finn, Peter (22 May 2008). "Yudashkin, Russian designer". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Умер модельер Валентин Юдашкин. Первый канал". 1tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Valentin Yudashkin — The New York Times". The New York Times. 23 November 2007.
  4. ^ Finn, Peter (23 May 2008). "Seattle Times Newspaper: Russia's armed forces sporting snazzy new uniforms". The Seattle Times.
  5. ^ "Le créateur Russe Valentin Yudashkin banni de la Fashion Week à Paris pour son mutisme sur l'Ukraine". Franceinfo (in French). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Ce créateur qui a conçu des uniformes de l'armée russe banni de la Fashion Week à Paris". Le HuffPost (in French). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Умер Валентин Юдашкин". starhit.ru. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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