Born

Ivanovo, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]

Biography

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev (March 2, 1938 – April 30, 2023) was a Russian fashion designer, painter, graphic artist, and theatrical costume designer. He was considered to be one of the most prominent fashion designers of the Soviet Union, and had been compared to Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.