Denis Simachev with his wife Natasha. Denis Simachev: designer of fashionable and creative clothes

One of the most successful Russian designers - Denis Simachev - is completely different from his colleagues in the fashion shop. And it's not just the baseball cap and mustache. First things first, he doesn't take himself or fashion too seriously. While some seek to amaze with the craftsmanship of the cut, our hero prints an edition of authentic T-shirts with slogans about loot, Cherkizon and portraits of “Vladim Vladimych Putin” surrounded by blooming roses, and this turns out to be enough to vying write about him in fashionable gloss.

With his uncomplicated aesthetics, Denis, which is quite a rarity, has received recognition on both sides of the ocean (he is known both in the States and in Europe), and Garden Ring(Simachev is equally respected by the boys from Kamergersky and normal boys from Kemerovo). Denis himself is unlikely to discuss whether fashion can be called art. For him, it's definitely a business. And very successful. Denis Simachev stores, the incredibly (and absolutely deservedly so) popular Shop&Bar in Stoleshnikovo, is a whole empire named after Simachev, built on profits from the endless replication of a single print, the legendary Khokhloma. Today, Denis, as always, has a lot of business ideas and undeveloped territories. In his interview, Denis spoke about his plans, new projects, relations with surfing and Moscow gays.

When they told me thirteen years ago that a daughter would be born, I already knew who I was waiting for - Sofia Simacheva. I remember the first time I took her in my arms and immediately almost left the hospital with her.

Our relationship is built on a huge mutual interest since the days of diapers and sleepless nights. I have always admired one feature in her: she early childhood she perceived everything calmly, without horror and without delight, as if she had already seen everything - she swam, she knows.

We went to the circus, I was happy as a child, and she showed composure even to the elephants in the dance. I had and still have a strong feeling that this child is constantly learning something. I always invented and sewed outfits for her, at school she was even nicknamed “Simachev D.” because of the signature painting on clothes (Denis Simachev).

My daughter treats my profession as a designer with sympathy: well, yes, hard work, your fate, dad, is not easy. Even Khokhloma of the simathon was mercilessly covered with a cover with the image of cartoons.

And yet, Sonya is very creative, but in a completely different direction from me. At the age of five, she came and said that she would be a director. And nothing has changed since then. We tell her: “Maybe you want to become an actress?”, And she repeats her own: “If this helps me become a director, then let's.”

Sonya studies at a school with an acting bias on the Arbat, participates in staging examination performances - last time she got the philosophical role of the Light Forces, but she is interested in being not on the stage, but behind it. Once we were at Mosfilm, she saw the director's chair. I say let's buy. And then for the first time I saw childish delight on her face.

So it stands in our apartment - a holy art object - a reminder of Sony's grandiose plans to conquer the global film industry. We have a tradition - we go to the cinema, where we take a big bucket of popcorn. It seems to me that I have already visited all the cinemas in Moscow and watched all the cartoons of the last decade.

Sonya is always organizing our trip: the choice of a film and a session is in her power. Complicated discussions about cinema have not yet developed: everything is very short for her - whether she liked it or not. But the daughter often wonders how it was all filmed? If she doesn't give up directing and wants to study in Los Angeles, I'll have to go along with that choice.

I teach her to make her own decisions and take responsibility for them. Sonya does whatever she wants, but at the same time she has a clear internal framework. If one day she says that she is going to hang out in my bar, I will not forbid, although this is not the most pleasant situation for me.

My daughter sometimes strikes me with her workaholism - I didn’t even have a tenth of what is in her: she won’t go to bed for anything until she finishes everything. In general, we are very similar to her - we experience everything inside and it is difficult to get anything out of us. Sonya has begun a transitional age, but the transformation into so far is painless.

She told me in the summer that she liked the boy. I received this news with joy. On the contrary, I worry if someone does not pay attention to her. I tell her: you are very beautiful and they are afraid of you, this is how the world works. But she still lives in her.

Sonya is very kind, which is a rarity for today's children - she does not condemn anyone, does not hold evil, does not participate in intrigues. Recently, she came up to me and stunned me with a request: “Dad, I have never seen you angry and screaming, I want to know what you are.” In the thirteen years of her life, Sonya and I have never quarreled, I have never raised my voice at her.

The ability to dance is a real trend today. Dancing is a must healthy lifestyle life, mobility and self-confidence. So it is not surprising that many parents enroll their children in specialized courses from early childhood.

Egor Simachev is called a natural mentor by many. The biography of this person is interesting to many, but he prefers not to stick out the personal. What can you learn about this ballet dancer?

Who is he?

So, who is Yegor Simachev? The biography of this artist is little known. He was born in Moscow, and his creative path was practically predetermined, since his relatives are ballet dancers. In 1995 Simachev graduated from the Moscow state academy choreography, where he studied with a teacher. After that, he was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theater.

He began working on a contract basis only in 2017. By this time, the artist has established himself as a professional and even managed to light up in the world of show business.

Repertoire

Since 1998, Egor Simachev began to develop in the profession. His biography began with the party of Signor Tomato in the production of "Cipollino" by Khachaturian. A year later there was a sleeping bag in Shchedrin's The Little Humpbacked Horse. After that, he danced a mazurka and a Krakowiak in the film "Polish Ball" in the opera "Ivan Susanin". He was in the guise of a village notary in Herold's "Vain Precaution". The year 2003 was successful in the field of work, when Simachev became Gavrilych in Shostakovich's Bright Stream, Pyotr Leontyevich in Anyuta to the music of Gavrilin, and, finally, Lorenzo in Minkus's Don Quixote. The following year, success in work again - Galifron in Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, the postmaster in Ward No. 6 to the music of Pärt, Milyaga in A Midsummer Night's Dream to the music of Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Moreover, in the last work, he became the first performer at the Bolshoi Theater.

Then there was a quiet period, which, nevertheless, was productive. These are Nepmen in Shostakovich's Golden Age, eunuchs in Adana's Le Corsaire (and Simachev also performed this ballet among the first). Finally, David in Asafiev's Flames of Paris, the Old Musician in La Sylphide, and Quasimodo in Esmeralda. After Camuso in "Lost Illusions", Bart Boromeo in "Marco Spada" and shareholder in "The Lady of the Camellias" to Chopin's music.

A new step in development

Very big professional experience Yegor Simachev has behind him. His biography produces good impression for all those who are interested and important in ballet. Therefore, it is not surprising that many people want to have such a professional as a teacher for their children.

Yegor Simachev's ballet workshop is a success. Children from one to 11 years old are brought here. Ballerinas of the Bolshoi Theater work with students. Classes are not very long - one academic hour. During this time, teachers pass on their skills to beginners, teach them to do pirouettes and fouettes, not forgetting to get acquainted with the traditions of the Russian ballet school.

Children are divided into groups depending on age from 1.5 to 3 years, from 4 to 6, from 6 to 8 and from 8 to 11. Of course, when dividing, the level of preparation is important, physical form and general abilities of the child. Training is built in such a way as not to harm the child. Of course, classes are held without the arch-strictness that is present in adult ballet classes.

For supplement

A very interesting and versatile person is the choreographer Egor Simachev. The biography of this person is rich in events, and therefore it is quite logical that there are additional services in the workshop. For example, ballet lessons in French and English. Basic knowledge of the language is not required, but pre-registration is required. You can sign up for a trial lesson or get a subscription right away. At the lessons, the child is taught grace, the art of improvisation.

Classes are stretching, musical rhythm, choreography and ballet exercise. Even if after such a course the child does not become a theater star, he will be competently and harmoniously developed physically. In favor of the workshop says how a large number of graduates, as well as an abundance of awards, including the quality mark "The best for children" and an honorary diploma "For making a special contribution to the preservation of Slavic values."

Why is it worth coming?

Firstly, people come here because of the name of the founder, as Yegor Simachev symbolizes the ballet. The biography of this artist, the luminary is impressive. He is a performer of many solo and character parts. In addition, he is the heir to a famous and respected ballet dynasty, who simply cannot afford to do anything badly. To the choice of teachers for the school, to creative and organizational issues, to the wishes of the visitors of the studio, he approaches meticulously to the extreme. Each client can express his opinion personally to Egor and get a response.

Secondly, professional choreographers and ballerinas from the Bolshoi Theater and the Igor Moiseev Ensemble conduct classes in the studio. They teach not only to repeat movements, but to penetrate into the very essence of the dance, to absorb the special culture of ballet.

Thirdly, children's health is taken care of here, and the teaching methodology is aimed at eliminating and preventing problems of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional hobbies

Why is Yegor Simachev so interesting to people? The biography, personal life and hobbies of this person evoke associations not only with ballet, but with literature and even the world of show business. It turns out that the artist has two books on his account. One of them is "Vampires, or Blood-Sucking Corpses". The second - "Mystical Paris. In the footsteps of Leonardo da Vinci."

Simachev wrote about vampires in collaboration with Gleb Angry and Alexander Biryukov. The book received very mixed reviews. Still, it is very small in terms of the number of pages, while the font is large. The story is dragged out in places. There are digressions not quite on the topic. But there is an interesting historical background about Dracula, as well as the history of writing and creating productions of Frankenstein's Monster. Lots of rumors and lots of facts about everything from Vlad the Impaler to Van Helsing.

The book about mystical Paris is reminiscent of Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" not only in mood, but also in its presence in the plot, where legions of curious tourists travel to France to touch the mysteries.

About personal

Popularity became greater when the choreographer Yegor Simachev decided to settle down. He never tried to advertise his biography and personal life, but it became difficult to hide when the world found out about his affair with the daughter of Rodion Nakhapetov and Vera Glagoleva. Anna was born into a family Soviet actors, early entered the Leningrad Choreographic School, and three years later moved to the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. In 2006, the actress and ballerina married a colleague at the Bolshoi Theater - Yegor Simachev. Before the wedding, the couple lived together for several years. From Yegor, Anna had a daughter, Polina, but the child did not save the family union.

The ex-spouses cited domestic disagreements as the reason for the separation. However, they did not become enemies and now maintain friendly relations. Egor spends a lot of time with his daughter. After a divorce from Anna, the artist married again, moreover, also to a colleague in the shop. In this marriage, Simachev has three children.

Sad occasion

Most often, the biography and personal life of actor Yegor Simachev remain shrouded in mystery, but recently there has been some deviation from the rules. The choreographer wrote a frank letter, telling the details of the illness of his former mother-in-law, Vera Glagoleva. It turned out that during the quarrels of the ex-spouses, Glagoleva often took the side of her son-in-law and their relationship was very warm. Yegor wrote that he appreciated this maternal attitude, care, often called his mother-in-law a second mother.

With Glagoleva Simacheva united and terrible disease- oncology. They learned about the disease almost at the same time and shared all the hardships. Simachev was lucky, he got out. But Glagoleva left. Yegor wrote words of support to Vera Glagoleva's husband and all family members.

Denis Simachev was born into a Moscow military family. Being a very obedient child, he did everything that his parents would say, right up to graduation. Creative circles and studios have borne fruit: young Simachev flatly refused to do military career and entered the Textile Academy. When he graduated in 1999, the name of Denis Simachev in a matter of months became a symbol of success - his T-shirts, jeans and jackets, made to last and with a sense of humor, immediately became popular. Simachev depicts either Vladimir Putin, or Khokhloma patterns, or returns to Soviet symbolism. His things are adored and " cool guys", and young girls who boldly combine Denis Simachёv leather jackets with their favorite outfits from Chanel, Louboutin, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga. Together with a store in Stoleshnikov Lane, Denis opened a bar, which became a real center of attraction for the tireless party-goers of Moscow. In addition, he created the Low Budget Family - a company of non-professional DJs, which includes himself. Member of the Snob project since April 2009.

Nickname

“I have two aliases. Loser is a DJ pseudonym, and on all tours I'm DJ Loser. And another pseudonym, Ahmed, appeared here in the bar. In our blog, I was asked questions, and someone, addressing me, asked a question to "Ahmed". Since then, that's what I've been called."

City where I live

Moscow

Birthday

Where he was born

“I was born in Moscow, on Mazutka, this is the thieves name of the area near the Cosmos Hotel. There officially at that time 32 thieves in law lived. Therefore, everything revolved around boyish concepts. And all the guys “on the block” know this name.”

Who was born

“I was born into an old Moscow military family. Muscovite in the fifth generation. Basically, everyone in the family was military, starting from the Chekists during the revolution, everyone served: in the First World War, in the Second, in cold war. KGB, FSB - these structures were directly related to our family. And I was always being prepared for the fact that I would have to become at least a general. Dad - Nikolai Alexandrovich Simachev - from childhood taught me to call him just a military man, so I say. Mom - Lyudmila Georgievna Simacheva - worked as a teacher of English and Russian.

Where and what did you study

Where and how did you work?

“I didn’t work anywhere before the creation of the Denis Simachёv trademark. AT work book, which I got in 2000, when I created my company, it says: "lead designer"".

What did he do

The ironic Thai-style Putin T-shirt in a flower frame made an impression on everyone.

"I think it's the first time I've for a long time made people think about patriotism at a time when it was completely unfashionable.

First created and invented

A bar of the same name and a shop in the same room in Moscow.

“When we thought that we would have a bar downstairs and a store upstairs, a lot of people said that this was wrong, stupid, obviously a failed project. But the experiment was a success."

Successful projects

“Low Budget Family is a DJ crew that I gathered around myself from non-professional DJs. For it, we received the Night Light Award as the best project of the year. Our family includes six DJs: DJ Loser is me, DJ OneDollar is the art director of our bar Sergey Oranzh, DJ IGO-GO is the art director of the Solyanka club Igor Kompaniets, DJ HotDog is a photographer Lesha Kiselev, DJ Sestra is a Japanologist by profession Masha Pirumova, Andrey Pirumov's sister, and, of course, DJ E.Bak - owner of a designer furniture store Zhenya Bakaev. No one knew us, but we promoted ourselves so well that we have a whole year scheduled and only our price, which is quite high, is holding back the hype.”

Known for being

He makes the best T-shirts and the best parties in Moscow - earlier everyone tried to get into his club in the showroom at the Arma plant, now the Simachёv bar-shop is packed to capacity.

“It is always very difficult to answer the question of what you are known for. It's like learning English - what I can and what I can't. I'm more interested in hearing it from others."

I'm interested

“I’m interested in watching what happens, and maybe fashion is the ability to transform your observations into some kind of product that you can sell and earn money from it for a living.”

I love

“Cheerful people, I like to be around me smiling, I like to decide unsolvable problems I love life - for what it is, and for the fact that it is so interesting.

Well I don't like

"Envy. Stupidity really infuriates me, it annoys me. I don’t like ugly people, but this is not about physics, but about the ugliness of the inner, soul - I have nothing to take from such a person. And I don’t like situations where I need to communicate with such people. ”

Favourite drink:“I don’t know what it’s called correctly – such a green liqueur with vodka. But we all call it "Lado-4". Lado is the name of our chief bar manager. He once made me this drink. And we ordered it all the time: "Lado, four!" So they began to call this cocktail.

Favorite dish:"Pizza. Margarita classic. It's hard to mess it up."

Dream

“For everyone to get behind me - but this is an unrealizable thing. Moreover, I myself am constantly acquiring some kind of projects, responsibilities, deeds.

A family

“Wife Natasha, daughter Sonya, 8 years old. This is a fortress for me, about which the public knows nothing. But it allows me to run away from everyone, and hide, and be filled with some kind of strength in order to rush again to be daring.

And generally speaking

“I want to make everyone brothers and sisters and somehow help everyone solve their problems.”

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Denis Nikolaevich Simachev(June 12, Moscow, USSR) - Russian fashion designer, artist. Laureate of Russian and international competitions in the field of fashion.

Biography

Denis Simachev was born on June 12, 1974 in Moscow, in a military family. Since 1988 he studied at the College of Arts and graphic design in Moscow. In 1991, Denis entered the Pivot Point Academy in Spain. From 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 specialty "Design of clothes and shoes."

In 1999, Denis received his first awards as a fashion designer. He receives the first at the international exhibition of shoes "MosShoes". In the same year, Simachev takes first place in the Step into the Future competition for young designers, receives awards at the Youth Podium competition in Moscow and reaches the final of the Smirnoff International Fashion Awards competition in Hong Kong, where he exhibits his collection "Quasi-future Eternity".

In 2001, Denis opens his own company Denis Simachёv, and in 2002 the first show of the collection took place as part of Fashion Week Pret-a-porter.

In 2006, the first mono-brand boutique "Denis Simachёv" was opened in Moscow, in Stoleshnikov Lane.

In 2007, Denis collaborates with sports companies (in particular Atom Racing) and participates in the design development for the Atom DSS snowboard.

In 2009, the first show of the entire Denis Simachёv collection in Moscow.

Denis Simachev for some time was the co-host of the night air of Channel One as part of the TV project City Slickers. Since August 2011, Simachev has been running the Fashion Sentence program.

Denis' collections are shown annually at Milan Fashion Week. The designer focuses on Soviet symbols and Russian national motifs.

Awards

• 1999 - "MosShoes", nomination "Vanguard", award (Moscow)
• 1999 - "Step into the Future", first place
• 1999 - "Youth Podium", award (Moscow)
• 1999 - "Smirnoff International Fashion Awards", finalist (Hong Kong)
• 2005 - Astra Award in the nominations "Designer of the Year", "Designer of Men's Clothing" (Moscow)
• 2006 - "Best Designer of the Year", according to the magazine ""

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