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MOSCOW, May 2. Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin has died at the age of 59, Channel One reported.
“A brilliant fashion designer, a recognized master of world fashion. His outfits were worn by the stars of show business, theater and cinema, and the shows always attracted great attention,» the channel's website says.
His wife told about the death of the couturier. Yudashkin has been battling a serious illness in recent years.
Soviet and Russian fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev passed away last Sunday at the age of 85.
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Valentin Yudashkin was born on October 14, 1963 in the village of Bakovka, Moscow Region. While studying at the Faculty of Modeling of the Moscow Industrial College (graduating with honors in 1986), he did undergraduate practice at the Moscow Fashion House with Vyacheslav Zaitsev. In 2002, he graduated from the production department of GITIS.
In 1993, the couturier opened the Valentin Yudashkin Fashion House, which became the author of collections for the Russian Olympic team (1993, 1996, 1998), uniforms for the flight crew of the Aeroflot airline (1997), ceremonial uniform for the Russian army (2007), clothing collection in collaboration with the Disney brand (2009), capsule collection for the Amur Tiger Center (2015).
Yudashkin — Honored Art Worker of Russia (1999), People's Artist of Russia (2005), winner of the government science and technology award (2002). In 2008 he was awarded the Order of Honor, and in 2013 — «For Merit to the Fatherland» IV degree.