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Denis Simachev
Денис Симачёв
Birth at
12 June 1974
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Denis Simachev was born on June 12, 1974. He received his education from 1988 to 1999. He first studied for four years at the College of Art and Graphic Design in Moscow. Then, in 1991, Denis entered the Pivot Point Academy in Spain, where he studied for two years as a hairdresser. From 1994 to 1995 he studied at the Studio of Yuri Grymov, after which he received a diploma in advertising. In 1994 Simachev entered the Moscow State Textile Academy. Five years later he received a diploma in the specialty
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Denis Simachev was born on June 12, 1974. He received his education from 1988 to 1999. He first studied for four years at the College of Art and Graphic Design in Moscow. Then, in 1991, Denis entered the Pivot Point Academy in Spain, where he studied for two years as a hairdresser. From 1994 to 1995 he studied at the Studio of Yuri Grymov, after which he received a diploma in advertising. In 1994 Simachev entered the Moscow State Textile Academy. Five years later he received a diploma in the specialty “Design of clothes and shoes”.
The designer received his first award in 1999 at the international shoe exhibition “MosShoes” (nomination “Avangard”), which was held in Moscow. In the same year, at the competition of young designers “Step into the future”, he took first place. In addition, this year was marked by receiving an award at the Youth Podium competition (Moscow) and reaching the final of the Smirnoff International Fashion Awards (Hong Kong) for the Quasi-Future Eternity collection.
In 2001, the designer opened his own company Denis Simachov. The brand debuted as part of Fusion Week Pret-a-porter in 2002.
Denis’ collections are shown annually at Milan Fashion Week. At the same time, in Moscow for the first time the entire collection was shown only in 2009. Simachev is the most popular and popular Russian fashion designer abroad. The designer focuses on Soviet symbols and Russian national motifs.
In 2006, GQ magazine named Denis Simachev “Best Designer of the Year”. In the same year, a monobrand boutique “DENIS SIMACHEV” was opened in Moscow.