Dmitry Sholokhov

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Dmitry Sholokhov
Дзмітрый Шолахаў
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Born (1980-02-23) February 23, 1980 (age 44)
Belarusian SSR (present-day Belarus)
CitizenshipUnited States
Education Parsons School of Design
OccupationFashion Designer
LabelDmitry Sholokhov
Height6’1”
Website dmitrysholokhov.com

Dmitry Sholokhov [a] (born February 23, 1980) is a Belarus-American fashion designer, instructor, and reality television contestant, best known as the winner of season ten of Project Runway and season four of Project Runway: All Stars .

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Early life

Sholokhov was born in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic on February 23, 1980. His mother was a physician and his father was an architect, both of Lithuanian descent. He was a professional ballroom dancer as a teenager. [1] 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. [2]

Career

Sholokhov had worked for several design companies, including The Jones Group, before trying out for and winning the tenth season of Project Runway in 2012. [3] [4] He won the fourth season of Project Runway: All Stars in 2015. [5]

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. [6]

In 2019, Sholokhov competed in Season 7 of Project Runway All Stars , which featured a cast of previous winners only from around the globe. He was the runner-up of the season. [7]

In October 2019, Metropolitan Fashion Week awarded Sholokhov its Fashion Designer of the Year Award. [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleSeasonRolePosition
2012 Project Runway Season 10 ContestantWinner
2014-15 Project Runway All Stars Season 4 Winner
2019 Season 7 Runner-up

Notes

  1. Belarusian: Дзмітрый Шолахаў, romanized: Dzmitryy Sholakhaw, sometimes given as Dzmitry Sholakhau

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References

  1. Chan, Anna (19 October 2012). "'Project Runway' winner: Heidi Klum 'took half of my collection'". Today. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. "About | Dmitry Sholokhov". dmitrysholokhov.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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  5. Project Runway All Stars winner: Twice is nice, Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 2015.
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