Helen Yarmak

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Elena Davydovna Yarmak (Russian: Елена Давыдовна Ярмак; born 6 July 1949), known professionally as Helen Yarmak, is a Russian fashion designer and creator of the Helen Yarmak fashion house.

Having been born in Kyiv she graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and then worked at the University's Cybernetic Research Institute. She started designing and making clothes in the early 1990s. House's first models were labelled "Helen" when in a little while "Helen Yarmak" brand appeared and became popular all around the world.

Helen is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Architecture and Design, .

Helen Yarmak Brand[]

Helen Yarmak Fashion House designs and produces furs, jewelry, crocodile bags and accessories. Boutiques and Show-Rooms of the brand are open all over the world: Moscow, New York City, Milan, Zurich, Odessa.

Awards[]

• 2000, Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year Award, "Women in business" organisation (Washington);
• 2002, Creator of the Year Award, "Креатив & Creativity" magazine with the Journalists Union;
• 2003, Leadership Awards, "International understanding" foundation (New York);

— During International New York Fashion Week Helen was awarded with "Best International Designer of the Year". And she is the only Russian designer to receive it; — Olympia Award for Russian brand promotion on the international market;

• 2005, "For the revival of Russia in the 21st century" chevalier;
• 2007, People of the Year in Russian America Award

Background[]

Helen Yarmak first studied as a mathematician at Taras Shevchenko University in Kyiv. Helen placed her first self-designed consignment order on the Moscow factory "Krasnaya Zarya", having introduced as a Canadian firm representative. Those sketches were so good that when it was already known about the lies, the factory still decided to produce an order. Vogue magazine named Ms. Yarmak - a "mistress of a sable mountain" (Vogue, November 1998). Moreover, she was the first Russian designer whose collection appeared on a Vogue cover.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Official Helen Yarmak website
• Rambler