Valentin Yudashkin
Valentin Yudashkin | |
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Валентин Юдашкин | |
 Yudashkin in 2014 | |
| Born | Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin 14 October 1963 Bakovka, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 2 May 2023 (aged 59) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | fashion designer |
| Website | yudashkin |
Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin (Russian: Валентин Абрамович Юдашкин, lit. 'vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲin ɐˈbraməvʲɪtɕ jʊˈdaʂkʲɪn'; 14 October 1963 – 2 May 2023) was a Russian fashion designer.
Career
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]
Yudashkin died from kidney cancer on 2 May 2023, at the age of 59.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Finn, Peter (22 May 2008). "Yudashkin, Russian designer". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ "Умер модельер Валентин Юдашкин. Первый канал". 1tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Valentin Yudashkin — The New York Times". The New York Times. 23 November 2007.
- ^ Finn, Peter (23 May 2008). "Seattle Times Newspaper: Russia's armed forces sporting snazzy new uniforms". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Умер Валентин Юдашкин". starhit.ru. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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- 1963 births
- 2023 deaths
- Russian Jews
- Russian fashion designers
- Russian male artists
- People from Odintsovsky District
- Academic staff of Moscow State Textile University
- People's Artists of Russia
- Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
- Full Members of the Russian Academy of Arts
- Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- Deaths from cancer in Russia
- Deaths from kidney cancer
- Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery