Valentin Yudashkin

Yudashkin at an inspection of new uniforms for the military of Russia, which he helped to design.
Yudashkin with then President of Russia on 28 January 2008.

Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin (Russian: Валентин Абрамович Юдашкин; b. October 14, 1963 in Moscow Oblast) is a Russian fashion designer.

Career

He came out to prominence during the 1980s, dressing Raisa Gorbacheva.[1] He is considered the first post-Soviet designer to bring a contemporary Russian look to the international fashion world, wowing critics with sumptuous theatricality as well as wearable styles.[1]

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.[2] In 2010, he redesigned Russia's military uniforms, creating 85 designs to dress all branches of the Russian armed services.[1][3] Nevertheless, the uniforms turned out to be absolutely useless, causing supercooling of many soldiers in the following winter. Also the quality was unbearable – the uniforms ripped apart very quickly and lost their colours after a very short period of time.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Finn, Peter (22 May 2008). "Yudashkin, Russian designer". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 Aug 2012.
  2. ↑ "Valentin Yudashkin - The New York Times". 23 November 2007.
  3. ↑ Finn, Peter (23 May 2008). "Nation & World | Russia's armed forces sporting snazzy new uniforms | Seattle Times Newspaper". The Seattle Times.

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