Dmitry Sholokhov (born February 23, 1980) is a

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-American

fashion designer Fashion design is the Art (skill), art of applied arts, applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its Fashion accessory, accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has va ...

, instructor, and reality television contestant, best known as the winner of season ten of ''

Project Runway ''Project Runway'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on December 1, 2004. The series focuses on fashion design. It was created by Eli Holzman and was hosted by Heidi Klum from 2004 to 2017. It has a varied airi ...

'' and season four of '' Project Runway: All Stars''.

Early life

Sholokhov was born in the

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on February 23, 1980. His mother was a physician and his father was an architect, both of Lithuanian descent. He was a professional

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as a teenager. He moved to New York City at the age of eighteen, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in fashion design from

Parsons School of Design The Parsons School of Design is a private art and design college under The New School located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art ...

Career

Sholokhov had worked for several design companies, including The Jones Group, before trying out for and winning the tenth season of ''

'' in 2012. He won the fourth season of '' Project Runway: All Stars'' in 2015. He then worked as an instructor at Parsons School of Design. He is also a founder and a creative director of his fashion label Dmitry Sholokhov. In 2019, Sholokhov competed in Season 7 of ''

Project Runway All Stars ''Project Runway All Stars'' is an American reality television series, and a spin-off of ''Project Runway'', featuring returning designers competing for grand prizes. Angela Lindvall and Carolyn Murphy have each hosted one season before Alyssa M ...

'', which featured a cast of previous winners only from around the globe. He was the runner-up of the season. In October 2019, Metropolitan Fashion Week awarded Sholokhov its Fashion Designer of the Year Award.

Filmography

Television

Notes

References

External links

Dmitry Sholokhov - Official Website
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