Valentin Abramovich Yudashkin (Russian: Валентин Абрамович Юдашкин Russian pronunciation: [vəlʲɪnʲˈtʲin ɐˈbraməvʲɪtɕ jʊˈdaʂkʲɪn] listenⓘ; 14 October 1963 – 2 May 2023) was a Russian fashion designer.

[1] He is considered the first post-Soviet designer to have brought a contemporary Russian look to the international fashion world all the while having wowed critics with sumptuous theatricality as well as wearable styles.

[3] In 2010, he redesigned Russia's military uniforms, creating 85 designs to dress all branches of the Russian armed services.

[1][4] In 2022, he was banned from Paris Fashion Week for his silence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[5][6] Yudashkin died from kidney cancer on 2 May 2023, at the age of 59.