Dmitry Sholokhov

Dmitry Sholokhov is a Belarusian-American fashion designer, instructor, and reality television contestant, best known as the winner of season ten of Project Runway and Project Runway: [All Stars (season 4)|season four] of Project Runway: All Stars.

Early life

Sholokhov was born in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic on February 23, 1980. His mother was a physician and his father was an architect, both of Lithuanian descent. He was a professional ballroom dancer as a teenager. He moved to New York City at the age of eighteen, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in fashion design from Parsons School of Design.

Career

Sholokhov had worked for several design companies, including The Jones Group, before trying out for and winning the tenth season of Project Runway in 2012. He won the fourth season of Project Runway: All Stars in 2015.
He then worked as an instructor at 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, which featured a cast of previous winners only from around the globe. He was the runner-up of the season.
In October 2019, Metropolitan Fashion Week awarded Sholokhov its Fashion Designer of the Year Award.