{{Short description|Russian fashion designer (born 1974)}} {{Infobox fashion designer |image = ||caption = Denis Nikolaevich Simachev |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|6|12}} |birth_place = Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |death_date = |death_place = |label_name = Denis Simachev |website = [http://www.denissimachev.ru denissimachev.ru] |awards = }}
'''Denis Nikolaevich Simachev''' ({{langx|ru|Дени́с Никола́евич Симачёв}}; June 12, 1974, Moscow, USSR<ref>"[https://snob.ru/profile/6134 Денис Симачев – Про меня]" ''snob.ru''</ref>) is a Russian fashion designer and TV presenter. Winner of Russian and international competitions in the field of fashion.
==Biography== Denis Simachev was born on June 12, 1974, in Moscow, into a military family.<ref name="втв">"[https://www.vokrug.tv/person/show/denis_simachev/ Вокруг ТВ — портал о телевидении]" ''vokrug.tv''</ref> Since 1988, he studied at the College of Art and Graphic Design in Moscow. In 1991, Denis entered the Pivot Point Academy in Spain. Since 1994 to 1995, he studied at the Yuri Grymov Studio, where he received a diploma in advertising. In parallel, in 1994, Simachev entered the Moscow State Textile Academy, which he graduated in 1999 and received a diploma in the design of clothing and footwear.<ref name="втв"/>
In 1999, Denis received his first awards as a fashion designer. He gets the first one at the international shoe exhibition MosShoes, and enters the finals of the Smirnoff International Fashion Awards in Hong Kong.<ref>"[http://www.forbes.ru/stil-zhizni/43066-povtorit-chto-delal-nelzya Повторить то, что он делал, нельзя]" ''www.forbes.ru''</ref>
In 2001, Denis opened his own Denis Simachev Company, and in 2002 the first show of the collection was held as part of Fashion Week Pret-a-porter.<ref name="втв"/>
On April 17, 2007, as a co-owner, Denis Simachev shop / bar opened in Moscow.<ref>"[https://journal.tinkoff.ru/secrets/simachev/ Денис Симачев: Бизнес-секреты с Олегом Тиньковым]" ''journal.tinkoff.ru''</ref>
In 2007, Denis collaborates with sports companies (in particular, Atom Racing) and participates in the development of design for the Atom DSS snowboard.<ref>"[https://woman.rambler.ru/person/simachev-denis/ Денис Симачев — главные новости о персоне]" ''woman.rambler.ru''</ref>
Denis Simachev for some time was co-host of the Channel One Russia programs in the {{ill|lt=City Slickers|City Slickers (Russia)|ru|Городские пижоны (телепрограмма)|vertical-align=sup}} and the {{ill|Fashionable Sentence|ru|Модный приговор|vertical-align=sup}}. The judge of the project Top Model po-russki.
Denis's collections are shown annually at Milan Fashion Week.<ref>"[http://us.fashionnetwork.com/galeries/photos/Denis-Simachev,2153.html Denis Simachev Spring-Summer 2009]" ''us.fashionnetwork.com''</ref><ref name="proc">"[http://procapitalist.ru/moda/rossijskie-dizajnery/po-alfavitu-ad/item/107-denis-simachev.html Denis Simachev]" ''ProCapitalist''</ref><ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/16/AR2007021601855.html?noredirect=on Russian Fashion Comes In From the Cold]" ''The Washington Post''</ref> The designer focuses on Soviet symbolism and Russian national motifs.
In 2006, GQ Russia Magazine noted Denis Simachev as the Best Designer of the Year.<ref name="proc"/>
==References== <references/>
==External links== * [https://www.dressone.ru/designers/denis-simachev-for-hooligan/odezhda/ Российские дизайнеры. Денис Симачев] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103091921/https://www.dressone.ru/designers/denis-simachev-for-hooligan/odezhda/ |date=2018-11-03 }}
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