September 28, 1965 in Moscow there was one small event. In the family of aircraft designers who built Tupolev's planes, a girl was born - Daria Razumikhina. Our heroine, like her parents, was very smart.
Time for change and new beginnings
In 1987, Daria graduated from Moscow University, and four years later she received a Ph.D. in philology. This unique woman speaks five languages. Then, Spanish and French television companies gladly accepted Daria as a translator-producer. She also worked at the Moscow correspondent point of her favorite French newspaper, Libration. Then came the time that changed the lives of so many people who lived in the USSR. The union broke up, and some smart, active and talented people were no longer needed.
Daria Razumikhina also experienced all the hardships. Her biography has changed dramatically. When she visited hot spots in search of work, she met a correspondent for a British newspaper and married him. After some time, they went to live in London. There, an active Daria could not remain without work, she needed to do something. She was always attracted by the world of fashion and, remembering her design abilities, the young woman went to St. Martins College.
It should be noted that this educational institution accepts only the most talented students. There have been many trials, but a very good school. It was necessary to constantly draw sketches of dresses, sew costumes. This was an excellent training, which helped Daria to become a truly talented and sought-after designer.
In the future, she bought a very useful book - "How to Become a Designer" - and, based on her advice, began her career.
A life-changing call
We will be back in 1998. An interesting article is published in Vogue magazine. It tells about several students who are in college. There were a lot of calls. One of them predetermined the future of the designer. And it happened like this: a girl called and said that if Daria wants to organize a show of her models, then she has excellent seamstresses. Our heroine did not think for a long time and agreed.
The girls really sewed sixty things, and already in 1999 Muscovites could appreciate the first collection of the fashion designer, whose name is Daria Razumikhina. Her birth year as a designer can be dated to this date. They showed her in the auction house, and the shareholder was her friend's dad. He gave the room and, as Daria says, laughing, she thanked him for this with a box of champagne. The designer sent press releases to many magazines and did not even expect that the first collection would cause so much excitement and positive reviews. But what was especially pleasant to Daria was that all her models were quickly sold out, and the order not only paid off commercially, but also brought good profit.
World standards
Razumikhina boasts many achievements. Daria was the first of all Russian fashion designers to take part in one of the main world fashion weeks - London, exhibitions in Paris, Milan, Tokyo. Many can appreciate her work, since it was she who created the sketches of the screensavers for Google. Lovers of Coca-Cola Light, when they take the can in their hand, can see the design work that Daria Razumikhina performed. Photos of her creations are impressive and prove great talent, their own unique manner of performance.
Razu Mikhina - it is unique and stylish
In 1998, she created her own brand Razu Mikhina. At first glance, the incomprehensible name is simply explained. According to Daria herself, her name and surname in the West were incomprehensible to people, so she began to write them in abbreviations so that they could read correctly. And now in the elite stores that are located in England, America, Canada, Japan and other countries you can find collections of her clothes.
Her style can be recognized instantly. The fashion designer has an amazingly subtle ability to combine Russian and Eastern images, functionality and romance. Daria Razumikhina characterizes her style as ethnofuturism. In each thing, various laces and ribbons are surprisingly harmoniously intertwined, which are attached to the fabrics in such a way that new combinations appear. And although many say that her things are a little theatrical, but they always carry a positive charge and look very refined and sophisticated. Thanks to her excellent craftsmanship and design talent, she is a frequent visitor to large enterprises to develop her products.
World famous
In Moscow there is a famous factory for the production of printed silk. It is called "Red Rose." Here Daria was invited to work as the main artist. She worked there tirelessly, she bought fabrics and determined their cost. At this time, the factory was almost bankrupt. Part of the production was closed, property was sold, but now the Red Rose team decided to preserve traditions and continue their cooperation with our heroine.
Daria Razumikhina is a unique designer. She also loves fabrics that are produced in Russia. She is always surprised at why other designers tend to buy fabrics abroad. After all, wool and cotton, chintz, linen and its unique company braid are all produced in Russia.
The Dutch invited her to be a designer so that the Ethics brand could become famous and successfully sell their products. Then the French invited her to their place to promote the MOHANJEET brand. Then she went to Japan at the invitation of GKB. The famous Nadezhda Babkina asked to come up with outfits for her Russian song theater, which Daria Razumikhina did very well. The biography of her work continued when she created costumes for girls participating in the Miss Russia 2006 contest. And this is not all achievements.
The main happiness is a friendly family
Now Daria Razumikhina lives in Moscow. Her husband is Andrey Smolyakov. He is a famous actor of the famous theaters "Snuffbox" and "Moscow Art Theater", and also starred in many films. Her children, Taya and Styopa, are proud of their mother. She met her second husband Andrei very romantically - in a cafe. Then for a long time they invited each other to the shows, and then after some time they got married. And for ten years now they are a happy couple.
They travel a lot, and they like to go to some distant country like Cambodia. They like to explore uncivilized places. So they climb into such territories where ordinary travelers will not go. Spouses explore different rivers, waterfalls, historical monuments, from which there are only ruins. But since both are very busy at work and they very rarely have to see each other, such travels are a joy. Razumikhina Daria, whose personal life develops happily, successfully combines her design work with her family, devoting time and attention to children and her husband.
Museum apartment
Our heroine now has a new hobby. She bought a communal apartment and is slowly making her own museum out of it. As in all similar rooms, there is a long corridor in which shelves with books and special devices appeared. They are hung models from different collections. There are also many things that she brought from different countries. The apartment, although it resembles a museum, is very cozy and comfortable. Here you can see the original Russian spinning wheels, numerous collections of fabrics and various beads.
Special highlight
The merit of Daria Razumikhina is that she maintains her unique individual style and retains Russian elements in it, using ruffles and ribbons for this. She endlessly comes up with new embroideries and applications from all the same ribbons and ribbons. For Daria, the worst thing is if her collection were compared with other, even the most famous, fashion houses. She admits that she would be very offended if they said that she uses other people's ideas. The only thing she does not like is pants. But sometimes she releases them, and they are immediately sold out.
Our heroine has her own style, ideas that can sometimes be repeated. But it was conceived so that the designer’s brand is recognized immediately and so that there is no doubt: this is Daria Razumikhina. The biography, personal life, creative path and the merits of our heroine show that she is an incredibly talented, interesting and hardworking person who surrenders wholeheartedly to her beloved business. She is also an excellent mother and wife, whose life will always be bright and exciting.