Quick Facts
| Intro | Belarusian fashion designer | ||
| Is | Fashion designer | ||
| From | Belarus | ||
| Field | Fashion | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 23 February 1980, Navapolack, Vitebsk Region, Belarus | ||
| Age | 43 years | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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Biography
Dmitry Sholokhov (born February 23, 1980) is a New York based Artist and Fashion Designer, best known as the winner of tenth season of Project Runway, and the fourth season of Project Runway: All Stars.
Life and career
Sholokhov was born in Belarus, to a physician mother and architect father of Lithuanian descent. He was a professional ballroom dancer as a teenager. He moved to New York City at the age of 18, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design.
Sholokhov had worked for several design companies, including The Jones Group, before trying out for the tenth season of Project Runway in 2012. He then competed in and won the fourth season of Project Runway: All Stars in 2015. Since then he has worked as an instructor at his alma mater, the 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, that featured a cast of previous winners only from around the globe. He was the runner-up of the season.
In October 2019, Dmitry Sholokhov was named Fashion Designer Of The Year by Metropolitan Fashion Awards in Los Angeles
