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2 May

Russian Designer Valentin Yudaskhin Dead at 59

Russian Designer Valentin Yudaskhin Dead at 59
Valentin Yudashkin, the primary Russian to be admitted to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 1996 before being excluded in 2022 for failing to sentence his country’s attack on Ukraine, died in Moscow on Tuesday at age 59. His death was announced by Russian news agency Tass and confirmed by an organization spokesperson. The reason behind death was given as cancer, a condition he had been battling since 2016, in response to news reports. He's survived by his wife and a daughter. Together with Vyacheslav “Slava” Zaitsev, who is taken into account his mentor and who died on Sunday, Yudashkin is seen as one among the best-known Russian designers of the late Soviet and post-Soviet eras. French Russsian fashion historian Alexandre...
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1 May

Slava Zaitsev, Staltwart of Russian Fashion, Dies at 85

Slava Zaitsev, Staltwart of Russian Fashion, Dies at 85
Russian couturier Vyacheslav “Slava” Zaitsev, who went from leading Soviet designer to father of Russian couture, died on April 30 near Moscow at age 85. His death was revealed on Sunday by Russian media outlets and confirmed by long-term friend Evelina Khromtchenko. The designer had gone to the hospital earlier within the day attributable to abdominal discomfort and later died within the intensive care unit, in accordance with fashion editor and former model and friend Tatiana Sorokko. Plans for a memorial service for the Moscow-based designer haven't yet been finalized. “He gave hope to women within the Soviet Union that through fashion and searching good they might aspire to other things and overcome the hardships of on a regular basis life. He...
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1 May

Despite Russian Invasion, Ukrainian Firms Tackle Recent Ventures

Despite Russian Invasion, Ukrainian Firms Tackle Recent Ventures
As Ukraine continues to resist the most important full-scale military aggression in Europe since World War II, domestic fashion brands and other businesses try to maneuver forward in addition to they will. Some displaced employees and designers have returned to Ukraine after temporarily relocating to other countries. Other business owners, who proceed to be based abroad, are visiting more commonly to oversee production runs and check in with employees. To drum up interest in Ukrainian fashion, design and tech resources, the inaugural three-day Ukrainian Creators Fair featuring the creations of 120 Ukrainian makers was a sellout ticketed event in Recent York City. As of last fall, the World Bank estimated that the price of rebuilding Ukraine could be around $349 billion —...
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26 Oct

Zara Parent Sells Russian Real Estate; Van Crashes Into

Zara Parent Sells
Zara Parent Sells Zara Parent Sells  Selling Stores: Zara parent company Inditex will sell its business in Russia, after shuttering their doors seven months ago. In a filing with Spanish regulators after market close, Inditex said it has reached an initial agreement with Daher group to take over its stores there. “Daher group has outstanding interests within the retail and real estate industry,” the corporate said in an announcement. “The terms of the transaction, subject to government approval, will enable the preservation of a considerable variety of jobs generated by Inditex Group in Russia, because it includes the transfer of a lot of the lease contracts related to stores.” Financial terms weren't disclosed. Before the locations closed at the beginning of the war in Ukraine,...
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