Russian fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin dies aged 59

2023-05-02 16:14:00

Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin, who participated in Paris Fashion Week for years until he was excluded for failing to condemn the offensive in Ukraine, has died aged 59.

A spokesman for his fashion brand told AFP on Tuesday that “Yudashkin has passed away”.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press that Yudashkin “made a great contribution to the development of Russian culture”.

President Vladimir Putin “expresses his deepest condolences,” Peskov said.

The stylist had been battling cancer for several years, according to the Russian media.

In 1991, Yudashkin’s Faberg collection returned to decorative eggs and caused a sensation in Paris.

Since then, he has regularly participated in Paris Fashion Week with collections sometimes inspired by his homeland, such as “Ballet” or “Catherine the Great”.

In 2008, he helped design Russian army uniforms.

In March 2022, the French Fashion Federation canceled the Russian show for not condemning the offensive in Ukraine.