Mikhail Voronin
Voronin (born July 10, 1938, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR – April 14, 2012, in Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian fashion designer and manufacturer of clothing and was a multiple winner of international competitions of tailoring skills. He was the founder of the brand "Michael Voronin". Voronin (in Cyrillic letters Воронін) stylized as VORONIN Concern, a network of franchised companies specializing in tailoring and marketing of men's clothing.
Also recorded as Mykhailo Voronin · Mykhaylo Voronin · Mykhailo Lvovych Voronin · Mikhail Lvovich Voronin
Mikhail Voronin
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- Name
- Mykhailo L.
- Born
- July 10, 1938
- Birthplace
- Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR
- Died
- April 14, 2012
- Place of death
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Occupation
- fashion designer, entrepreneur
- Known for
- founder of the brand "Michael Voronin" and VORONIN Concern, creator of the zhyletno-maketnoho tailoring method
- Nationality
- Ukraine · Soviet Union
- Education
- Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design
- Honours
- VDNKh gold medal · Order of Labour Glory · Order of Merit (Ukraine) and 3rd class
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Voronin (born July 10, 1938, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR – April 14, 2012, in Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian fashion designer and manufacturer of clothing and was a multiple winner of international competitions of tailoring skills. He was the founder of the brand "Michael Voronin". Voronin (in Cyrillic letters Воронін) stylized as VORONIN Concern, a network of franchised companies specializing in tailoring and marketing of men's clothing.
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Mikhail Voronin (1938–2012) was a fashion designer, of Soviet and Ukrainian nationality. The fashion designer was born and died in Kyiv. Mikhail Voronin was educated at Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design. Honours include Order of Labour Glory, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class and VDNKh gold medal.
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The brand name "Michael Voronin" clothing is sold internationally and the fashion house has taken part in fashion shows worldwide.
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• Name — Mykhailo L. Voronin • Native Name — Михайло Львович Воронін • Born — July 10, 1938 • Birthplace — Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR • Died — April 14, 2012 • Place of death — Kyiv, Ukraine • Occupation — fashion designer, entrepreneur • Known for — founder of the brand "Michael Voronin" and VORONIN Concern, creator of the zhyletno-maketnoho tailoring method
Early life
Early life
Voronin (variant Mykhailo Voronin) started tailoring when he was just 14 and designed since 1964. In 1972, he graduated from Kiev Technological Institute of Light Industry.
Career
Career
During Soviet times, Voronin worked at a Kyiv knitting factory. Voronin was a successful businessman, academician and innovator and entrepreneur of a unique method of tailoring menswear without fittings, called the zhyletno-maketnoho method, for which he received a patent in 1970. The 1980s led him to establish his own business. In 1985, he established the company "Мода і час" (Fashion and Time). In 1991, he launched "Михайло Воронін" or "Michael Voronin" in Vienna and Paris. Since 1994, the brand is owner of the chain "Zhelan". Many celebrities have worn the brand. In 2002, a giant tuxedo the height of a three-story building was designed and created by Voronin and was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
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- 1.Ukrainian Fashion Week: Last Respects for Designer Mikhail Voronin
- 2.История бренда Voronin Brand history of Mikhail L. Voronin. Voronin.ua.
- 3.На 74-м году жизни скончался модельер Михаил Воронин – новости на УНН 15 апреля 2012, 03:27. unn.com.ua.
- 4.Interview of Mykhailo Voronin, a fashion designer. wumag.kiev.ua.
- 5.VORONIN Conсern Enterprise Catalogue "Ukraine Today". Rada / Ukraine Today.
- 6.Четверть века с "Человеком года". Летопись современного успеха. История № 13: Михаил Воронин. Politeka. politeka.net.
- 7.New Europe: Mikhail Voronin to make gigantic tuxedo. neurope.eu.
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