Alexander Vasiliev is a popular person. He studies the history of Russian and European fashion, collects various items, which he collects literally little by little at flea markets around the world.
Our today's hero is engaged in teaching, writes books and articles in which he talks about fashion trends. modern world. Lectures are given by Alexander Alexandrovich all over the world.
For 8 years, the popular art critic worked in “Fashionable Sentence”, in which he shared his knowledge on this issue with television viewers.
The fate and biography of our today's hero attracts many people who are interested in the world of fashion. They want to know everything about him, including his height, weight, age. How old is Alexander Vasiliev is also interesting. He is 177 cm tall. The art critic leads healthy image life, monitors his diet, which has a beneficial effect on his weight. It is equal to 78 kg.
Next year, Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev will celebrate his 60th birthday. He recently said that it will be something big with a lot of invited guests. A connoisseur of the fashion world wants to prepare a TV show about himself and his destiny on the eve of this event. He says that many people do not know him personally, and this gives rise to many rumors and gossip.
More recently, Alexander Vasiliev: a photo in his youth and now posted it on his Instagram page. Fans of his talent noted that he has not changed at all during this time. Only became somewhat brutal and extravagant for recent years.
Biography of Alexander Vasiliev (Fashionable verdict)
Alexander Vasiliev was born in December 1958 in Moscow shortly before the New Year. His father, Alexander Pavlovich, worked in one of the Moscow theaters, where he held the position of artist. Mother, Tatyana Ilyinichna, was a dramatic actress. All this led to the boy becoming interested in art and the world of fashion, and in the future he decided to connect his life with this activity.
At two years old, the boy was his father’s assistant, working on costume sketches. At the age of 5, he created a collection of clothes, which was presented at one of the fashion shows held in the capital Soviet Union. At this time they started talking about him as an aspiring fashion designer. From the same age, Alexander Alexandrovich took part in the filming of television programs well known to Soviet television viewers.
He begins decorating children's theater performances from the age of twelve. Although Alexander Vasiliev was incredibly busy designing costumes, this in no way negatively affected his studies. He perfectly comprehended various sciences. He especially liked literature, history and mathematics.
After graduating from school, he decides to connect his professional activities with fashion and art. On his first attempt, Alexander Vasiliev entered the Moscow Art Theater School, where he studies in the production department. During his student years, the fashion expert showed excellent knowledge, receiving a diploma with honors. The young man was gladly invited to work at the Theater as a costume designer.
The biography of Alexander Vasiliev (Fashionable Verdict) at this time takes on a romantic shape. The young fashion designer was struck to the heart by love. But soon the young lovers separated. Beloved Alexandra Vasiliev and her mother are moving to France for permanent residence. Our hero is suffering, he is eager to go to Paris, but in those days it was very difficult to travel outside the Soviet Union. Soon, Vasiliev had an opportunity: he met a girl who came to the country to learn the intricacies of the Russian language. The decorator married this girl. There was no love between them. The relationship was fictitious. Alexander rejoiced like a child, he strove for his beloved. At that moment, the fashion designer did not imagine that he was leaving his homeland for a long time.
In France, it turned out that his beloved girl did not wait for him. She linked her fate with another man.
Alexander lived in Paris for several years, after which he received a notice ordering the fashion designer to return to the Soviet Union. At this time, the political situation in his native country was delicate: Soviet troops were sent to Afghanistan. Foreign countries opposed this. The country found itself on the brink of isolation. All citizens living outside the USSR had to return back. Alexander decided not to return to the Soviet Union; he is applying for permission to stay in Paris. The French authorities grant him citizenship within a short period of time.
Vasiliev works on the design of theatrical performances and festivals. He develops himself in the art of decorating. In addition, the young man studies at the Louvre school, after training he received a diploma as a professional in palace interior design.
At the same time, he worked with Ronde Pointe, the Royal Opera, the Studio of the Opera de Bastia and others. In addition, he teaches at the Russian Theater School and various fashion schools.
Just a few years later, Vasiliev begins working with British, Icelandic, and Turkish theater troupes. Although Alexander Alexandrovich was very busy, this did not prevent him from perfectly learning French, Spanish and Italian in addition to the English language he already knew. Having learned these languages, the fashion connoisseur translated and gave his lectures around the world.
After the collapse of a great country (the Soviet Union), Vasiliev decides to return to his homeland. A few years later, he begins to host a program dedicated to fashion. It was called "Breath of the Century." She is actively involved in teaching and teaching fashion history to students of various universities and fashion schools. Since 2009, he has been hosting the television show program “Fashionable Sentence”, which was hosted by Vyacheslav Zaitsev before him. The renowned fashion historian studies and writes books, the number of which is currently approaching fifty. Vasiliev is also a collector. He collects neckerchiefs and scarves, the number of which is approaching 250.
The fashion connoisseur takes part in preparing sets for various films and theatrical performances. For example, he worked in a film by Roberto Enrico.
Recently, the well-known decorator and art critic left the “Fashionable Sentence” program. He is currently engaged in the opening of a museum exhibition, which will be in addition to the capital Russian Federation also in Paris, London and Rome. Museums in these European capitals will be constantly expanding, telling the story of fashion.
Personal life of Alexander Vasiliev
Many fans of the famous fashion historian know almost nothing about his personal life. It is known that in his youth Vasiliev fell in love with a girl who soon left for France. Having arranged a fictitious marriage, the future star of fashion history managed to leave after her. Since that time, the personal life of Alexander Vasiliev has been hidden under a veil of secrecy. According to some reports, he lived with his fictitious wife for 5 years. The relationship with his former lover did not work out, although he tried several times.
In the late 80s, the historian of Russian and world fashion had a short-term affair with Icelandic Stefania. But after just 2 months they had to separate, since Alexander did not want to stay in Iceland, and his beloved did not want to move to Paris.
In recent years, some have said about Vasiliev that he has a non-traditional orientation, and therefore cannot get along with more than one representative of the fair sex. The fashion star does not pay attention to all the gossip and slander, preferring to keep his opinion to himself.
Family of Alexander Vasiliev
Alexander Vasiliev's family was intelligent. The parents devoted all their attention to their only son. Our hero's father and mother had a great influence on his professional choice. For many years, my father worked as a theater artist and fashion designer for one of the Moscow theaters. Every year Vasiliev’s father held a presentation of the clothes he designed. Many recognized fashion designers in the country took his opinion into account. Vasiliev Sr. was awarded a large number of different awards. Alexander Vasiliev Jr. is proud that his father was awarded the title - People's Artist of Russia. The State Museum named after Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin houses some of the works of the famous theater artist.
The mother of the popular decorator was an actress. Performances in which a woman played were popular. In the 80s, she began teaching at theater institutes in the capital. Her former students still remember her stage speech classes as a school of excellence.
Currently, Vasiliev jokingly calls his dog Palma, who lives in his apartment, his family.
Children of Alexander Vasiliev
Alexander Alexandrovich does not like to answer questions about children. It is known that the popular fashion connoisseur does not have any children of his own. But he
baptized three children from his friends. The godchildren of Alexander Vasiliev currently live in three European countries.
He communicates only with Marfa Milovidnaya, who lives in the Russian Federation. they call each other very often. Alexander Alexandrovich often visits her, and also gives her small surprise gifts after visiting other countries.
In his interviews, the decorator and art critic states that many women offer him to have a child. But our hero believes that he does not need a fictitious child.
Ex-wife of Alexander Vasiliev - Anna
Alexander first saw his future wife in the mid-70s. She came to the Soviet Union to improve her knowledge of the Russian language. The girl entered the Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. She was the daughter of Russian emigrants.
Alexander Vasiliev at this time was looking for ways to leave the country. He invited Anna to enter into a fictitious marriage. After some thought, the girl agreed. The young people got married and went to Paris. But the marriage remained fictitious, although it lasted about 5 years.
The ex-wife of Alexander Vasiliev - Anna after her divorce from ex-husband does not maintain any relationship. They don't meet or communicate. Currently, according to the decorator himself, he has absolutely no idea what his ex-wife is doing now.
Instagram and Wikipedia Alexander Vasiliev
Vasiliev follows modern traditions; he has pages on the World Wide Web. But he works most actively on his Instagram page. And Alexander Vasiliev’s Wikipedia contains large number information about his life path and parents. The Instagram page contains a large number of photographs of the popular art critic, from everyday life to photos as the host of “Fashionable Sentence”.
Here Alexander Alexandrovich announces his future performances related to fashion and its history. For example, soon Vasiliev will once again speak to an audience in the city of Rome.
The number of page subscribers is constantly growing. It is now close to 5 million active users social networks, interested in fashion trends and new products.
Alexander Vasiliev (fashion historian)
Alexander Alexandrovich Vasiliev. Born on December 8, 1958 in Moscow. Russian and French fashion historian, art critic, collector, interior decorator, theater artist, TV presenter.
Father - Alexander Pavlovich Vasiliev (1911-1990), theater artist, People's Artist of the RSFSR, creator of scenery and costumes.
Mother - Tatyana Ilyinichna Vasilyeva-Gulevich (1924-2003), dramatic actress, professor, one of the first graduates of the Moscow Art Theater School.
I grew up in a theatrical atmosphere. He was greatly influenced by the work of his father, who created sets and costumes for more than 300 productions on the domestic and foreign stage.
From an early age he was interested in creating costumes and scenery. At first he made them for performances in a puppet theater, and later for his own play “The Wizard of the Emerald City,” which he staged at the age of twelve.
He took part in the filming of children's programs on Soviet television "Theater Bell" and "Alarm Clock".
Alexander Vasiliev as a child in the Alarm Clock program
He studied at English special school No. 29, from where he was expelled due to poor performance. Then he studied at working youth school No. 127.
In 1981, Vasiliev graduated from the production department of the Moscow Art Theater School. He worked as a costume designer at the Moscow Theater on Malaya Bronnaya together with his father, designing performances.
In the early 1980s, after a fictitious marriage with a French woman, he left for Paris. There he worked as a decorator for various French theaters and festivals, such as Rond Pointe (Théâtre du Rond-Point) on the Champs-Élysées, Bastille Opera Studio, Théâtre du Lucernaire, Cartoucherie (Théâtres de la Cartoucherie), Avignon Festival, Bale du Nord , Young Ballet of France and Royal Opera of Versailles.
Since 1994, Alexander Vasiliev began giving lecture courses and demonstrating master classes at various universities and colleges around the world. He speaks seven foreign languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish), and gives lectures in three of them - English, French and Spanish.
Since 2000, under his leadership, the Volga Region Seasons of Alexander Vasiliev Festival of Fashion and Theater Costume has been held in Samara.
In 2003 he opened a design studio "Interiors of Alexander Vasiliev".
In Russia, he lectures on the course “Management and Theory of Fashion” at Moscow State University, in lecture halls in various cities of Russia. In 2005, the traveling school of Alexander Vasiliev began operating, within the framework of which students travel to various cultural capitals, including Paris, London, Venice, Rome, Morocco, Cambodia, Madrid, Istanbul, Riga, Vilnius.
Since 2005, the Russian-British Institute of Management in Chelyabinsk has operated the Museum of the History of Fashion of the 20th Century. Vasiliev presented the idea of creating a museum to the institute.
Theatrical works of Alexander Vasiliev
Alexander Vasiliev is the creator of sets for operas, theatrical productions, films and ballets. He designed the ballets “Romeo and Juliet”, “Swan Lake”, “Anna Karenina” - in total more than 100 productions in 25 countries.
Vasiliev worked on the stage design and costumes of the Pushkin Theater performance “And suddenly...”, which is staged in the Pushkin foyer of the theater, with the National Theater in London, the Scottish Ballet in Glasgow, the Royal Ballet in Flanders, as well as with ballets in Japan, the USA, Chile and others.
In Russia, productions designed by Alexander Vasiliev were performed at the Moscow Operetta Theater, the Academic Musical Theater named after. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, opera houses of Novosibirsk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don.
In 2012, at the Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, he carried out a major revival of the one-act ballet “Pavilion of Armida” to the music of N. Cherepnin. Conductor-producer - Evgeny Khokhlov.
Since 2002, Alexander Vasiliev began working on the “Culture” TV channel as the author and host of the “Blow of the Century” program. Since November 23, 2009, Alexander Vasiliev has been the permanent presenter of fashion court meetings in the “Fashionable Sentence” program instead of Vyacheslav Zaitsev.
In 2009-2012, he was the scientific director of the Moscow Fashion Academy at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting "Ostankino", where he conducted master classes. In 2012-2013 - master of the course at the Faculty of Design and Fashion at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting "Ostankino".
Since 2012 he has been collaborating with Radio Mayak. In 2013 - host of the series of programs “Portraits of Great Fashionistas” on Radio Mayak.
In 2016, he starred in a small role in the film “Hero”.
Alexander Vasiliev in the film "Hero"
Collection of Alexander Vasiliev
Owns a private collection of fashion and costume, items from which have been exhibited in Australia, Europe, Asia and America. The collection, stored in France, has been growing for 30 years and consists of more than 50 thousand exhibits from the 17th century to the present, including masterpieces high fashion, created by the best studios of their era. A significant part of the collection consists of photographs and paintings related to the history of fashion, and, in particular, to the history of the Russian diaspora.
The collection includes costumes that in the past belonged to Princess Maria Shcherbatova, Baroness Galina Delvig, Countess Jacqueline de Beaugourdon, and Countess Olga von Kreutz. In addition, wardrobe items from such Russian stars theater and cinema like, Natalya Durova, Olga Lepeshinskaya, Galina Ulanova, .
The ballerina donated several unique items from her wardrobe to the collection, including:
An ensemble consisting of a tunic and overalls. Fashion house "Pierre Cardin". Paris. 1973;
- Ensemble made of printed silk, trimmed with flounces. Fashion house "Pierre Cardin". Paris. Late 1980s;
- Costume made of two-layer quilted silk “space”, presented to the ballerina personally by Coco Chanel.
These wardrobe fragments became exhibits of the exhibition “Fashion behind the Iron Curtain. From the wardrobe of Soviet-era stars,” and were also included in the illustrated catalog of the same name (ISBN 978-5-9903435-1-1), compiled by Alexander Vasiliev.
Vasiliev’s plans include creating a Museum of Historical Costume in Russia, in which his collection would be open to permanent public access.
In 2011, Alexander Vasiliev established the first international award for interior design "Lilies of Alexander Vasiliev". The award winners are establishments in Russia and abroad that meet his high ideas about style. The winners are awarded a brand name - a ceramic lily self made. Each lily has an individual number and an original passport, which guarantees its authenticity. Establishments in Russia, Italy, France, Latvia, Lithuania and other European countries have already received lilies for the interior, atmosphere, light, music and design details.
He was awarded non-state awards - the S. P. Diaghilev medal for the promotion of Russian art, the V. Nijinsky medal, the Order of Maecenas, and the Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts. Twice winner of the Tobab Prize in Turkey. He was presented in the category “Fashion Legend” at the World Fashion Awards in 2010. In 2011, residents Samara region Vasiliev was awarded the regional “People’s Recognition” prize. In the same year, Vasiliev became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Author of three dozen books. His book “Beauty in Exile,” published by Slovo/Slovo, went through six reprints in Russian from 1998 to 2008, and in 2000 it was published in New York in English. Vasiliev is the author of the book “Russian Fashion. 150 years in photographs" (also publishing house Slovo/Slovo, 2004), which presents over 2000 photographs on the history of Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet fashion from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 21st century.
Most books are illustrated with photographs from the author's collection.
On the pages of the book “Russian Interiors,” Vasiliev recreated the decoration of Russian palaces, noble estates, merchant and bourgeois houses, and public interiors of Tsarist Russia.
Condition of Alexander Vasiliev
Alexander Vasiliev is a fairly wealthy man. He owns houses in France, Turkey and Lithuania.
He owns real estate in Europe and Russia. All of the star’s apartments have maids, gardeners, and are furnished with antique furniture. His property and real estate are estimated, according to some sources, at one and a half million euros.
Alexander Vasiliev owns a house in the central part of France, the province of Auvergne, a house in Lithuania, apartments in Antalya, Moscow and Kaliningrad, on the Curonian Spit. In addition, on a lifetime annuity basis, he owns apartments in Paris that cost half a million euros.
“I have a three-room apartment in Paris. But it is not what is valuable in itself, but what is in it. Me, my dog, collections,” said the fashion historian. Museums around the world are ready to fight for what was collected in Vasiliev’s Parisian apartment. Everything there is valuable exhibits: chandeliers, candlesticks, paintings in gilded frames, silver goblets, a mahogany bed, an oak table.
Vasiliev, as a rule, spends the summer on an estate in Auvergne, consisting of three houses.
The TV presenter inherited the house in Lithuania from his grandfather. The main value of the estate in the Baltics is the ancient library, a nineteenth-century bath and a luxurious garden. “The house was built in 1912. My cousin and cousin live on the top floor. They have three rooms with a separate entrance. I have seven rooms downstairs. The house has preserved furniture, an antique stove, and many old things. I love it all. I restored everything myself,” said Alexander Vasiliev.
The fashion historian said about the apartment in Antalya that it was given to him as a fee.
Every home of Alexander Vasiliev has antiques: “I have a lot of paintings, two thousand canvases from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. I know how to buy cheap. I have the gift of bringing down the price, explaining to people that this is nonsense. I’m not a millionaire, I’m Vasiliev,” he shared.
Alexander Vasiliev. Alone with everyone
Personal life of Alexander Vasiliev:
In 1982 he married a French woman. The marriage was fictitious, with the goal of leaving for France. Lasted five years.
He officially does not have his own children. According to Alexander Vasiliev, he has three goddaughters. He maintains constant communication with only one of them - Marfa Milovidova. He became the girl’s godfather at the request of her mother, classmate and longtime friend.
Marfa herself said: “I tell everyone that Alexander Vasiliev is my godfather, because I am very proud of him. He is an incredible person, he is my motivator in life. Alexander often gives me fashionable clothes. I have three brothers, and as a child I often imitated them, wore trousers, and my godfather taught me to dress femininely.”
According to Alexander, he has already made a will. Part of his property will belong to the foundation he manages. Also mentioned in the document is goddaughter Marfa Milovidova.
According to rumors, Alexander Vasiliev has an illegitimate child. This is indirectly confirmed by him. “You will learn everything from my memoirs; not everything can be told publicly,” Vasiliev snapped.
Alexander Vasiliev. Million dollar secret
Filmography of Alexander Vasiliev:
1990 - Russian ballet without Russia (documentary)
2007 - Soviet-style beauty. The fate of a fashion model (documentary)
2008 - A film about a film. Dog in the manger. Not Soviet history (documentary)
2009 - Alla Larionova. The Tale of the Soviet Angel (documentary)
2012 - Lyudmila Gurchenko. How I became a goddess (documentary)
2012 - Goddesses of Socialism (documentary)
2013 - Lapin List. Forbidden Variety (documentary)
2016 - Hero - fashion historian
Bibliography of Alexander Vasiliev:
1998 - Beauty in Exile
2004 - Russian fashion. 150 years in photographs
2006 - European fashion. Three centuries. From the collection of A. Vasiliev
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 1. Russian beauties
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 2. Costumes of Diaghilev’s “Russian Seasons”
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 3. Costumes of the Russian Imperial House
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 4. Stars of the world silent cinema
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 5. Fashion and travel
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 6. Beach fashion
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 7. Wedding fashion
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 8. Russian beauties-2
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 9. Christmas fashion
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 10. Children's masquerade
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 11. Russian dandies
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 12. Stars of the Stalin era
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 13. Our pets
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 14. Christian Dior
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 15. Furs and fashion
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 16. Ladies' hats
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 17. Costumes of Russian theater of the 19th-20th centuries
2006-2012 - Carte Postale. History of fashion. Issue 18. Parisian fashion of the 1910s
2007 - Sketches about fashion and style
2008 - I'm in fashion today...
2009 - The Fates of Fashion
2010 - Little Ballerina: Confession of a Russian Emigrant (co-authored with Ksenia Tripolitova)
2010 - Russian Hollywood
2013 - Children's fashion of the Russian Empire
2013 - Paris-Moscow: long return
Theater artist, presenter of “Fashionable Sentence” Alexander Vasiliev does not hide the fact that his personal life did not work out. In life he is lonely and bachelor. His first lover left for France, where Alexander was planning to come to her. But the bride did not wait for him and began an affair with a Frenchman, from whom she became pregnant.
Not much is known about the personal life of Alexander Vasiliev. There were rumors that the host of the show “Fashionable Sentence” has a daughter, and has two marriages behind him. The host of the “Secret to a Million” program, Lera Kudryavtseva, “pulled” the whole truth out of him.
In Lera Kudryavtseva’s “Secret for a Million” program, Alexander Vasiliev spoke for the first time about all his real estate abroad. He has three houses in the south of France, where he lives permanently. And he comes to Russia only for important projects, and for filming the “Fashionable Verdict” program. Now Vasiliev has another business - he is developing own collection jewelry from precious stones. The fashion historian also admitted that he never had tights with elongated knees and “family” panties in his wardrobe.
Lera Kudryavtseva touched upon the topic of fatherhood: the editors of the program found out that he has a daughter, but their relationship is very complicated. The fashion historian confirmed this fact, but did not want to tell the details even for the offered million rubles, noting that someday he would write about it in his memoirs.
“It will appear when it is necessary to divide the inheritance,” Vasiliev said.
They wrote on the Internet that at the age of 21, Vasiliev became interested in a French woman named Anne-Micheline and married her.
“I loved this girl, but I couldn’t take responsibility for someone else’s child. And we broke up, although we recently started communicating again,” Vasiliev admitted on the NTV program “Secret to a Million.” “By the way, that Frenchman left her, and she left married a total of three times."
There was also a second marriage in his life - with an Icelandic woman, Stefania, when he lived in Reykjavik. And for the last many years he has been living alone, or rather, he is accompanied by his beloved pug named Kitty, who, according to the owner, sleeps in the same bed with him and snores terribly.
Alexander Alexandrovich does not hide the fact that he is a rich man - he has three houses in France, an apartment in Paris, apartments in Turkey and the Baltic states. In total, his inheritance is estimated at several million euros. Although he calls his private collection of antiques and costumes his main value.
The fashion historian noted that he had already drawn up a will in order to take care of his property in advance. And he added that he is not going to have children or take the baby from the orphanage - they say, a child is a big burden for which he is completely unprepared.
Fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev also stated that bad taste has always existed, but now there is simply no alternative to it
“It happens that people buy furniture decorated with rhinestones. They want luxury, so that everything shimmers and sparkles. But you can’t bring everyone under the same denominator. Both in Moscow and St. Petersburg there are collectors who fiercely bought Russian antiquities abroad. There are people who are drawn to to great art."
Once in an interview, Alexander Vasiliev spoke about the behind the scenes of the popular program “Fashionable Sentence”:
“The extras in the hall are hired people, they clap and admire the directors’ command. Sometimes they write to us on the website - why, they say, are people sleeping in the hall? How can you keep track of them, if they come at 10 and leave at 1 am, you’ll fall asleep here! And we have to pretend to be early morning! And they are paid very little - 500 rubles a day. It's very hard work. And everything looks like a light fairy tale about Cinderella. And people come for this money, sit on hard benches for several hours, many pensioners earn this way - they get a good bonus for their pension. After all, in my opinion, they all live in the Ostankino area. Because at 1 o'clock in the morning the metro doesn't run. They apparently live in high-rise buildings. And they go in groups to all the shows. From us - to “Live Healthy!”, then they come to “Let Them Talk”. One day I noticed how one woman picked up a man who was sitting next to her. Then I see - by the evening they are already hugging! By the way, no one calls them extras. They are listed as a “crowd stage performer.” It sounds proud!
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Vasiliev Alexander Alexandrovich is an extraordinary, talented person who managed to reveal his abilities for the benefit of society. Many people know him as the host of the popular TV show “Fashionable Sentence.” Alexander Vasiliev is also known as a fashion historian who has published many books on this topic. You can learn about his fascinating life from this article.
Vasiliev Alexander Alexandrovich was born in 1958 in the capital of Russia. His parents were intelligent people who devoted their lives to art. My father was People's Artist of the USSR, making scenery and costumes. Mom was an actress and taught stage speech at theater universities in Moscow.
It is clear that from childhood the boy was initiated into the theatrical atmosphere, into the secrets of behind-the-scenes life. He saw how costumes and sets were created, how actors prepared for performances, applied makeup, and dressed beautifully. He remembered many beautiful costumes from childhood. This is how Alexander’s refined taste was formed.
And, of course, he could not resist trying to create, invent, create beauty himself. He created his first costume at the age of five! And at the age of twelve, the young artist was already creating costumes for his own performance.
He also participated in the filming of the children's television program Alarm Clock. But, unfortunately, this hobby required time, effort and could not but affect the quality of study at school.
At first, the boy was sent to a special school with in-depth study English language. But due to poor performance he had to leave there. He entered the school for working youth.
Vasiliev Alexander: yu noble years
Of course, after graduating from school, he did not think long about choosing his profession. Everything had already been decided in advance. Sasha decided to fulfill his dream and entered the Moscow Art Theater School. At the same time, from the age of sixteen, Alexander worked as a prop maker at the Sovremennik Theater.
After graduating from the educational institution, Alexander Vasiliev, the future fashion historian, worked with his father at the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya as a costume designer.
It seems that the beginning of a career has been made. There is only a bright prospect ahead - the implementation of your creative plans. But, however, he was destined to meet his first love at this ardent age. She changed everything in Alexander’s life...
A beautiful girl named Maria Lavrova captured his heart. A whirlwind romance developed. The lovers were happy and intended to spend the rest of their lives together. But... fate decreed otherwise.
Maria's mother married a foreigner and took her daughter with her to the capital of all lovers. “Promise me that you will definitely find me in Paris!” - Masha said goodbye. He, of course, promised, but he had absolutely no idea how he would fulfill his promise.
Traveling to a capitalist country was somewhat problematic in Soviet era. But two years later (these were not easy years for Sasha) he met a French woman at Moscow State University who was studying Russian in Moscow. And then he came up with a plan.
History is silent about how this all happened, but Alexander formalized his marriage with this French woman with the goal of getting to Paris.
The French period in Vasiliev’s life
What happened next is like a touching love film. Alexander Vasiliev found his beloved in Paris. She was a little surprised to see him. Because she could hardly believe that Alexander would come to Paris for her. But, unfortunately, it turned out that Masha was already in love with a young Frenchman. A bitter disappointment in women was born in the artist’s soul. But, one way or another, Paris played a big role in the life of a fashion historian. And who knows, if he had not fallen in love with Masha, maybe the world would not have recognized the real master.
Paris could not help but impress such a creative person as Vasiliev. Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame de Paris... And endless lavender fields! All this delighted the thin man young man and left an imprint on his work. At first he lived in a small apartment on the fifth floor. The building didn't even have an elevator. Since childhood, Alexander has been accustomed to a slightly different environment. But the beauty of the French capital covered everything.
To be honest, Vasiliev did not imagine that he would stay in Paris for so long. The visa expired quickly, but returning home was impossible for many reasons. So he obtained a residence permit.
In order not to waste time, Alexander enters the school at the Louvre and receives a specialty as a palace interior designer. In addition, he independently increases the level of knowledge and skill. People began to contact the young master with orders.
Vasiliev began to invent scenery for such famous theaters as Ronde Pointe, Royal Opera of Versailles, Cartoucherie, Lucerner and others.
Simultaneously with creative work Alexander Alexandrovich began teaching fashion history at prestigious universities. Soon he began to collaborate with such French celebrities as Michel Witold, Valerie Dreville and others.
Alexander Vasiliev's wife insisted that he teach Russian at the Paris Lyceum. But he had neither time, nor strength, nor desire for this. Disagreements and quarrels appeared more and more in the family. The couple soon separated after five years of living together.
It is difficult to say whether this marriage was fictitious. Vasiliev himself claims that he had tender feelings for his ex-wife. That everything they had was for real. And by the time he found his former lover Masha in Paris, he had already become attached to his French wife. Therefore, he even breathed a little sigh of relief that his ambition had not suffered.
Peak of popularity
The rumor about the Russian fashion designer from Paris soon spread throughout the world. Vasiliev’s talent and originality were appreciated in many countries around the world. He began receiving job offers from London, Glasgow, Iceland, Japan and Turkey.
Then the fashion historian entered into contracts with colleagues in Spain and Italy. By collaborating with people all over the world, Vasiliev had to expand his knowledge of languages. He successfully studied various languages, which gave him the opportunity to lecture in French, Spanish, Italian. He already knew English well since childhood. Vasiliev himself admitted that foreign languages come very easily to him.
The popularity of Alexander Vasiliev as a fashion historian grew every day. This was at a time when almost no one knew him at home.
In 1994, Vasiliev received French citizenship. He was invited to design ballet performances in different countries ah peace. In the Japanese theater, for example, he designed Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. And in the Flemish ballet he even became artistic director.
Once in Paris, Vasiliev was at dinner with the Countess de Bogourdon. The famous Russian ballerina Maya Plesetskaya happened to be there. She looked at the young artist’s sketches and was amazed. The beauty of the scenery and the exquisite taste of the master were appreciated.
The high appreciation of Maya Plesetskaya played a significant role in Vasiliev’s acquaintance with the director of the Royal Ballet in Antwerp, Valery Panov. He made Alexander a designer at this theater, which was very honorable.
At the same time, Vasiliev collaborates with filmmakers. For example, Roberto Enrico invited the master to create costumes for the film “And War Comes.” Other directors from different countries also ordered costumes from him for their films.
Return to Homeland
Did Vasiliev miss his homeland, being abroad for so long and basking in the rays of glory? Most likely yes. Because after the collapse of the Soviet Union, he returned back, leaving hospitable Paris. He will always remember France with gratitude, but his heart was drawn to where he was born and spent his childhood and youth.
Maybe he returned earlier, but then he would have faced service in Afghanistan. Therefore, the consul advised the young man to stay in Paris as long as possible. Vasiliev missed his parents. They often corresponded and sent parcels to each other. His mother visited her son in Paris several times.
In Russia, Vasiliev continues his active professional activities. In 2000, Alexander Alexandrovich opened a festival of fashion and theatrical costumes in Samara. It was called “The Volga Seasons of Alexander Vasiliev.”
Then, in 2002, the famous fashion historian appears on the Kultura television channel. There he organizes and hosts the “Blow of the Century” program.
Next year, the design studio “Interiors of Alexander Vasiliev” will open in the capital. What did the author want to show in this project? He decided to present the rich Russian traditions in French chic. The combination of these two diametrically different traditions was unusual and very interesting.
Vasiliev also does not give up teaching. He lectures at Moscow State University, as well as in many cities of Russia. Everyone listened with interest to the famous fashion historian, enjoying his refined manners and amazing wealth of knowledge.
Alexander Vasiliev host of the “Fashionable Sentence” program
Soon, through his efforts, the country's first Museum of Fashion History was opened in Chelyabinsk. Vasiliev also often appears on television and takes part in various programs.
In 2009, Vasilyev’s acquaintance, the famous fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, asked to replace him as the host of the TV show “Fashionable Sentence”. He had to leave the country for for a long time, and the state of health already left much to be desired. Alexander agreed. This participation in a popular television show brought the fashion historian enormous fame among the common population of the country.
All viewers quickly fell in love with the new presenter for his insightful mind, secular manners, gentleness of character, subtle humor and unusually polite attitude towards the participants of the show.
Since 2012, Vasiliev has been hosting very interesting programs from the series “Portraits of Great Fashionistas” on the Mayak radio station.
In 2011, his personal award “Lilies of Alexander Vasiliev” was established. It can be awarded to the best designer interior designs. These could be cafes, galleries, train stations.
Alexander Vasiliev is the author of many books on the history of fashion and the style of Russian emigrants. He also plans to publish the memoirs of T. Leskova, the great-granddaughter of the famous Russian writer Leskov. Vasiliev's works are published on different languages in various cities around the world.
Vasiliev’s collections are a special topic. He collects historical costumes. Among them are the outfits of Maya Plisetskaya, Countess de Bogurdon, Princess Shcherbatova, as well as Soviet actresses: Lyudmila Gurchenko, Klara Luchko, Lyubov Orlova and others.
In 2011, Alexander Vasiliev became an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Personal life of Alexander Vasiliev
The TV presenter of the “Fashionable Sentence” program, Alexander Vasiliev, was liked by many viewers. They immediately became interested in his personal life.
After his marriage to a French woman (in which there were no children), Vasiliev, according to some sources, was married again. He married an Icelandic woman, Stefania. But this marriage also quickly fell apart.
According to Vasiliev, he maintains friendly relations with both his first wife and his first lover, Masha. She often visits him.
His first wife later married her former lover and gave birth to children from him. Masha also married a Frenchman and has two children.
After this he was not married again. Once, TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev said in an interview about his personal life that he was dating several women at the same time. Because polygamy is inherent in his nature.
But I wouldn’t refuse marriage either. His chosen one should be smart, well-read, not hysterical, according to Vasiliev himself. Must come from a decent family and have good manners. He still believes that he will find his only permanent life partner.
Vasiliev loves to travel. He drove around three times globe. Lying and sunbathing on the beach is not for him. He loves to work in his garden and grow flowers. He considers a measured stay for the sake of carnal needs unacceptable.
The eminent host of “Fashionable Sentence” surprises his fans with fancy outfits and florid criticism appearance participants of the program. Therefore, interest in the personal life of Alexander Vasiliev, the presence of his wife in it and the silence about the children arouses constant interest among the viewer.
First love and first marriage
The fashion critic experienced an unearthly passion in his early youth - he fell in love at the age of 21. Alexander Vasiliev met his chosen one, Masha Lavrova, while studying at the workers' faculty and by that time only imagined her as a wife and mother of future children. The personal life of the future celebrity at that time was much calmer and less busy with work than it is now.
On the path to happiness, the young couple faced a most difficult obstacle - the girl’s mother married a Frenchman and the family moved permanently to Paris. Now residents of the former CIS can freely travel around the world. The Soviet state did not release its citizens easily and painlessly.
Alexander Vasiliev in his youth
Chance helped - Vasiliev met a French woman who came to Moscow to improve her Russian language. En-Micheline Jean Bodimon was pretty, Vasiliev was young and courteous, so the young people quickly found many common topics for conversation and more. After marriage, Vasiliev managed to obtain permission to leave, and he went to Paris to pursue his dream.
At first, the young decorative artist planned a fictitious relationship with a French woman, but after meeting his Masha in a small cafe on the Champs Elysees, he realized that Anna had become dear to him. Therefore, the girl’s story about her affair with a reporter from a local popular publication and about pregnancy was easy for the future celebrity, without leaving a noticeable wound on her heart.
Alexander Vasiliev was not ready to raise other people’s children, so he decided to leave his relationship with his wife and personal life unchanged. Moreover, Anna turned out to be a rich heiress of a French industrialist, whose factories produced packaging for chocolate products. The position of Vasiliev’s mother-in-law is also impressive - at the time of his move to France, she held the post of senior judge in the city of Bordeaux.
A. Vasiliev at work in France
The family had their own villa on the shores of a prestigious beach in the town of Arcachon, famous for its ancient traditions and clean coastline. Supplier the best varieties Aunt Anna’s husband was the wine for the pious family, so Vasiliev tasted the taste of elite varieties of champagne even then.
Divorce from first wife
The ambitious and outrageous graphic designer could not get used to the measured order of the bourgeois way of life with its obligatory breakfasts, lunches and dinners in full dress. Sasha always wanted to change something, to shake up the family, frozen in its prosperous and measured order. The rebellion began with a change in the bedspread on the marital bed, which everyone, however, perceived as the whim of a young man who had escaped from the Soviet gray everyday life.
Gradually, the family accepted the Russian refugee. His wife’s mother even offered to become a Russian language teacher for him at a local school - by that time the “Iron Curtain” had slightly rusted, and it had become very fashionable to know the language of former ideological enemies in France. In addition, in the homeland of the great revolutionaries and founders of the Paris Commune, it is very prestigious to have a government position, which provides considerable benefits, a stable salary and the opportunity for career growth. Perhaps Alexander would have agreed with his wife’s arguments; only when returning from work in the evening did he see Anna with her lover. Their hugs and kisses left no room for doubt.
Vasiliev in his youth with his first wife
Since Alexander Vasiliev and his wife had no children together, he did not want to become a respectable French employee with branchy horns, the family decides to change their personal life - by mutual agreement they divorce. And the future celebrity has to pay for it himself rented apartment, own food and look for work. Charm, hard work and, naturally, the talent of an artist helped.
Stephanie
Gradually, the talent of the Russian costume designer allowed him to travel around the world in search of ideas for his works and unusual antique works of design art. There was no longer any need to save - paying for costumes for ballet and theater productions and lectures at art schools in Europe provided a solid income for the fashionable genius.
Vasiliev had a relationship with Icelandic Stefania
During one of these trips, Alexander Vasiliev proposes to the Icelandic Stefania, hoping that the young girl will agree to become his wife and mother for his future children. The personal life of the fashion historian at that time was very eventful - Sasha knew how to please women, so he counted on the consent of his future wife to live with him in Paris. The costume designer’s arrogance let him down – Stefania flatly refused to leave her homeland. Another dream of starting a family suffered from the fashion guru's fascination with the Parisian atmosphere.
The wife must distinguish cable from Babel
Today, Alexander Vasiliev has neither a wife nor children - the entire personal life of the fashion historian is planned literally minute by minute. Although he, like an ordinary mortal, really wants to find a life partner.
At the same time, his requirements for his future wife are very, very solid:
- not younger than 40 years old;
- a celebrity does not have to explain to her how Gogol differs from Hegel, and cable from Babel;
- a woman should take care of herself and not paint over her gray hair with “eggplant” dye;
- have an even, non-hysterical character.
With close friend Evelina Khromchenko
According to the fashion style guru, his chosen one should simply be smart and attractive, and not a crazed fan offering to bear him children. Alexander treats this question very carefully and he does not want to know that his little one is growing up in an unhealthy atmosphere.
At the same time, in numerous interviews, the fashion critic says that he has several beloved women at the same time and how a true gentleman keeps their names secret from the yellow press.
Participation in the “Secret to a Million” program
The format of the TV show is designed for the frankness of the guest star in exchange for a certain amount. Fans of the “Fashionable Sentence” guru enthusiastically listened to Alexander Vasiliev’s revelations about ex-wives and unborn children, wanting to learn at least something new from the personal life of their idol. The intrigue reached its climax when Lera Kudryavtseva proposed declassifying the name of the fashion critic’s illegitimate child. In his usual manner. Vasiliev avoided the question, saying that all fans of his talent would learn about this only from the celebrity’s memoirs.
Thus, the million remained with the organizers of the program. Vasiliev was not very upset, because working in Parisian theaters as a production designer allowed the critic to purchase real estate in different parts of Europe. Today, Alexander has a family nest in Lithuania, apartments in Moscow and the Kaliningrad region, in Paris and Belarus.
With Nadezhda Babkina on the set of the “Fashionable Verdict” program
Vasiliev selects all real estate with an emphasis on antiquity - for example, he restores a mansion in the Kaliningrad region based on a photograph from 1910, seeking permission from the authorities to recreate the former appearance of the house. Modern double-glazed windows and facade insulation of residential buildings infuriate the critic; he devotes all his efforts to preserving historically valuable buildings.
The interior decoration of purchased apartments and mansions is no less important for Alexander - he can travel around several countries in a day in search of an authentic interior detail or a suitable sugar bowl. He is still attracted to flea markets in Europe and the East, where Vasiliev bargains furiously with sellers.
Difficult relationships with children
The critic does not feel lonely, despite the absence of a wife and children in his personal life - according to Alexander Vasiliev, the presence of small heirs does not always make a person happy. As an example, he cites the life of the actor Zeldin, who died at the age of 101 and at the same time left behind the good memory of a happy and charming man in the full bloom of his years.
The critic is very attached to his goddaughters, with one of whom Alexander has a particularly warm relationship. Marfa Milovanova, the daughter of an old friend of Vasiliev, adores her godfather, listens to his advice and is incredibly happy about gifts. In turn, the guru of the fashion world idolizes his goddaughter and speaks about her only in delightful terms. Perhaps this girl will inherit part of the multimillion-dollar fortune of a world-famous artist and costume designer. She took part in the filming of a scandalous TV show, defending her beloved godfather from attacks by the presenter.
Alexander Vasiliev with his beloved pug Kotik
Alexander Vasiliev doesn’t even think about adopted children - without a good wife, they will only become a burden in the professional activities and personal life of the popular stylist. Therefore, the main member of the Vasiliev family at the moment remains the pug Kotik, who does not require special care and attention, is loyal and affectionate.
