Elena Davydovna Yarmak (born July 6, 1949 , Kiev , Kiev region , USSR ) is a Russian designer and head of the Helen Yarmak House.
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| Occupation | mathematician , designer , entrepreneur |
| Father | Yarmak David Iosifovich |
| Mother | Satyr Tatyana Arkadevna |
Born in Kiev , graduated from Kiev State University and worked as a specialist in a cybernetic research institute [1] . Candidate of Mathematical Sciences [1] . In the early 90s, she took up the creation and production of clothes. The first models were labeled “Helen”, then the brand “Helen Yarmak” appeared, which gained worldwide fame. Fans of Yarmak's design talent include such celebrities as Lady Gaga, Rihanna , Beyonce , Chloe Sevigny , Lucy Liu , Jim Carrey , Queen Latif , Catherine Deneuve , Whitney Houston , Kim Cattrall , Patricia Field and many others .
He is an academician of the French Academy of Architecture and Design, an academician of the International Academy of Informatization, an academician of the New York Academy of Sciences. [one]
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Helen Yarmak Brand
The fashion house, led by Elena Yarmak, creates fur and jewelry, outerwear and accessories. House boutiques are open in Moscow , New York , Milan , Zurich , Odessa .
Prizes and Awards
- 2000 - Award "Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year" of the world-wide organization "Woman in Business" (Washington, USA).
- 2002 - Creator of the Year Award, established by Creative & Creativity magazine in conjunction with the Moscow Journalists Union.
- 2003 - Leadership Awards, established by the Interethnic Understanding Foundation (New York, USA).
- 2003 - prize "Best Foreign Fashion Designer of the Year " ( Eng. "Internation Fashion Designer of a Year" ) [2] at the International Fashion Week in New York. She is the only Russian fashion designer to receive this award.
- 2003 - Laureate of the Olympia Women's National Prize for Public Recognition of the Achievements of Women of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship [3] .
- 2005 - Knight of the Order for the Revival of Russia XXI Century for outstanding services contributing to the strengthening of Russia's economic power, greatness and prosperity.
- 2005 - diploma of the laureate of the International Competition “Pilar” for participating in socio-economic programs to transform the city of Moscow, revive Russia and the personal qualities of a talented leader.
- 2007 - Award "People of the Year of Russian America", established by the Rambler portal.
Interesting Facts
- Elena Yarmak ordered the first batch of clothes according to her own sketches at the Krasnaya Zarya factory in Moscow, having recommended herself as a representative of a non-existent Canadian company. I liked the sketches so much that when the deception was revealed, the models based on Yarmak's sketches were still released. [4] .
- Vogue magazine called Yarmak “the mistress of the sable mountain” (Vogue, November 1998). Yarmak is the first Russian designer whose items appeared on the cover of this publication [5] .
- Products House Helen Yarmak starred in the series " Sex and the City ", " The Devil Wears Prada ", " Shopaholic " and others [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Elena Yarmak - Queen of Furs
- ↑ Elena Yarmak promotes Russia as a brand
- ↑ Official site of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship
- ↑ National Health Magazine No. 05 - 2009
- ↑ VOGUE Magazine | Archive
- ↑ Harper's Bazaar / Fur in the City