Bondarev Sergey
Born in Yekaterinburg in 1980.
Education
- 1995—1999 — studied at The Yekaterinburg Art College named after Shadr, Department of Graphic Design
- 1999—2004 — studied at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Department of murals and painting
- 2002—2009 — worked as a fashion editor and illustrator at various fashion magazines in Moscow, Istanbul and Yekaterinburg (Marie Claire, Arena, In Style, Elle, Rolling Stones, etc.)
- 2004 — presented his first collection of clothes on the Ural Fashion Week
- 2007 — was appointed the art director and designer of Marmalade brand (Moscow—Istanbul)
- 2007 — founded his own brand Bearded Baby (Moscow—Istanbul) and presented his first menswear collection at the RFW
- Fall 2009 — moved to St. Petersburg to start a new project KultuRRa — an unique venue for creative initiatives of Russian young designers and artists
- Autumn-Winter 2009—2010, Spring-Summer 2011, Autumn-Winter 2011—2012 — worked as an invited designer of Violet brand
- 2010 — founded the brand Sonia Marmeladova, which still successfully operates
- 2010 and 2012 — was nominated for Sobaka.ru magazine Top 50 in the category Fashion — the most famous people of St. Petersburg. Invited editor, columnist and the cover face of Sobaka.ru magazine
- Winter 2011 — founded the brand Bondarev which currently produces 2 seasonal collections per year
- Winter 2013 — opened his own shop of designer clothing Marmeladova-Buketik and a retro beauty studio Buklya in St. Petersburg
- 2014 — first solo art exhibition "Hmm..." at Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, Russia
Fashion shows
- Collection "1" — Autumn-Winter 2012—2013, Aurora Fashion Week Russia (AFWR), International Fashion Week, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
- Collection "3" — Autumn-Winter 2013—2014, Aurora Fashion Week Russia (AFWR), International Fashion Week, Saint-Petersburg, Russia