“I knew them personally”: Pavel Volya told how Yudashkin and Zaitsev influenced his life 05/03/2023, 10:25

On April 30, Vyacheslav Zaitsev died, and on May 2, Valentin Yudashkin’s heart stopped beating. Both designers made a significant contribution to the development of Russian fashion. Many were shocked that the masters were dying one by one.

Pavel Volya said that in three days our country lost two of its most famous fashion designers. “I knew them both personally,” said the showman. According to the TV presenter, Yudashkin came to the very first Comedy Club party, which was “just a pen test for his own.” This happened almost two years before the show first aired on television.

“I remember that we were all amazed then that Valentin Yudashkin not only accepted our invitation, but also came to the then unknown guys. So, one could say that he blessed our entire team for further success and filled us with faith that we are doing everything right, “said Laysan Utyasheva’s husband.

The native of Penza said that he had an even closer relationship with Vyacheslav Zaitsev. Their meeting turned into long pleasant conversations.

“He was always interested in how my family was doing. He always asked me how I was, whether I was happy or not. And when I passed by his shop on Prospekt Mira, I tried to look at him. He always gave me something of himself, “said Volya on his blog.

Pavel noted that he still has two favorite T-shirts donated by Zaitsev, which he often wears. “We will all miss you gentlemen, master,” the showman concluded.

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich died in a hospital in the Moscow region, where he was taken with bleeding in the stomach. He was 85 years old. In 2016, the former Fashion Sentence host was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which left him with great difficulty moving and speaking.

In the same year, Valentin Yudashkin was diagnosed with cancer. The fashion designer had been struggling with a serious illness for the last seven years of his life, and in March, after remission, the designer’s condition worsened. Couturier died at the age of 59.