Valentin Yudashkin : Russian fashion icon dies at the age of 59.
Fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, whose elegant dresses gave Russian fashion a star in the constellation of international haute couture, died Tuesday in Moscow at the age of 59. The cause of death was oncology, which he had been battling since 2016.
He received many awards over the years, including Merited Artist of the Russian Federation, People’s Artist of the Russian Federation; Award of the Russian Government in Science and Technology for his innovations in mechanized clothing design and manufacture; two Orders for Services to the Homeland; and Chevalier, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier, Légion d’Honneur (France).
His death comes days after that of Vladislav “Slava” Zaitsev, the Soviet Union’s first internationally acclaimed fashion designer, who died Sunday at the age of 85.
Yudashkin at the time expressed his sympathy and noted that he had worked under Zaitsev’s tutelage when starting out.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.