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Russian Designer Helen Yarmak to be Honored at the USA International Fashion Shows

September 2003, New York City

When the new fashion event USA International Fashion Shows set out to select a designer who has had a positive influence on business, the media, women and the fashion industry as its first international fashion designer honoree, it was drawn to talented Russian designer Helen Yarmak.

In addition to being a successful and gifted fashion and jewelry designer, Helen Yarmak is a mathematician, Ph.D., an academician of the International Academy for Information within the United Nations, a member of the Academy of Science of New York, an academician of the French Academy for Architecture and Design, a member of the Artists Union, Designer and Founder of the Fashion House "Helen Yarmak", and Founder and President of the charity "Women for the Support of the State". She has been named “Global Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Business Women’s Network.

Dubbed by CBS television as the “Ambassador of Russia and Russian Furs”, Ms. Yarmak has made a name for Russian fur designs on the world stage. A darling of the press, she is magnet for celebrities and has been seen in Women's Wear Daily, the New York Post, the New York Daily News, Aspen Country, Aspen Daily News, Black Tie International and numerous other publications. Her clients include Goldie Hawn, Jack Nicholson, Anna Kurnikova, Jim Carrey, Kate Hudson, Melanie Griffith, Morgan Fairchild, Luciano Pavarotti, David Copperfield and a list of who’s who in the entertainment industry, as well as many Russian luminaries. The Helen Yarmak Fashion House includes a showroom in New York City’s Crown Building at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57^th Street, a VIP showroom in Moscow’s Kadashevskaya nab. and a boutique in Moscow’s Manezh Square.

"I am a child of perestroika," says Helen Yarmak. "It changed my life." She adds, "I am one of the first women in Russia who has had a hand in the undoing the Soviet fashion style, which was ridiculed in the West."

Ms. Yarmak’s own fashion style is generous, dramatic and somewhat architectural, reflecting her background. Mindful of current fashion trends, her collections reflect exquisite craftsmanship and beauty, with a quality and originality that Vogue called “top of the line.” A true citizen of the world, Ms. Yarmak designs in Moscow, produces in Italy, and sells in Russia, Europe and North America.

Most of her furs are reversible with handmade jewelry inside, light as feather. She uses state of the art technology. Each fur garment is one of a kind.

As evidenced by her collection of Russian Vogue magazine covers and features, Helen Yarmak has made a name for herself since she began offering her furs in Eastern Europe in 1995. “Furs and jewelry are not about warmth or comfort,” notes the designer. “They are about emotion, attraction and the state of mind.”

Jewelry is made of 18K gold or platinum. She also uses Russian stones such as topaz, aquamarine and diamonds to accessorize the jewelry. They are one of a kind. She likes maximalism.

USA International Fashion Shows, a new series of runway fashion shows and exhibits in New York City, has generated interest worldwide -- from Buenos Aires to Johannesburg, from Moscow to Cleveland. Defined as the USA Fashion Week, the event is an alternative fashion platform for emerging as well as established fashion designers from around the world; the event proposes to feed the New York appetite for more and diverse fashion resources. In addition to the benefits of traditional fashion weeks, USA International Fashion Shows offers participating designers a continued business presence in New York and the USA through a series of marketing tools including the Internet, a rep referral network, and audio-visual presentations to buyers and the press.

Hi-resolution photos available to the press upon request.
For more information, please visit www.USAFashionShows.com or e-mail to info@usafashionshows.com