A bright, self-sufficient and purposeful woman who “knows everything about fashion” and even more, Russian fashion expert Evelina Khromchenko, in addition to all her diverse qualities, is also a happy, loving mother. Her son Artemiy Shumsky was jokingly called by journalists "an expert on female beauty."
Mommy's joy
One of the most famous fashion observers in Russia, a popular TV presenter and journalist, has achieved success not only moving up the career ladder. Evelina Khromchenko considers three aspects in the upbringing of her only son Artemy to be one of the most important life achievements.
- She protected the child from a lot of problems, "clearly explaining to him at his 7 years old some simple things that some people can not master even at 50".
- She insisted that during his school years, her son mastered the knowledge of several foreign languages, regardless of what profession he chooses in the future.
- She brought up a real man in him, teaching a single lesson. Even before Artemy learned the multiplication table, he learned his mother's admonition: to the woman's question, "How do I look?" in no case can the answer be "normal" or "good." Only "great!" "Amazing!", "Fantastic!"
“My son always evaluates my appearance before going out and makes a verdict. And this is a reason for pride: I understand that my child will have a happy wife,”says the country's chief fashion expert.
The son of stellar fashion parents
According to Evelina, since childhood, Artemy's ideas about a men's suit were sufficiently developed to be calm about all the fresh ideas of men's fashion that a fashionable mother uses in his wardrobe, whether it be cropped trousers, compact jackets or something else. In an interview with Hello! the popular TV presenter of "Fashionable Sentence" said that her son periodically listens to her advice: "When dressing for a public event, Artemy ties his own tie, getting to the right length and making the right knot thickness." Well, and the fact that a stately young man should relentlessly follow a successful socialite along the red carpet and polished parquet is a matter of course for the son of star fashion parents. After all, mom is a domestic “style icon”. Father - President of the National Chamber of Fashion, head of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, owner of the Artefact PR agency, media entrepreneur Alexander Shumsky.
True, the union of the seemingly harmonious and successful couple - a fragile "reinforced concrete" blonde and a strong tall brunette - turned out to be fragile. They met in their student years. After graduating from the faculty, the journalists of Moscow State University got married. Together they ran a business and raised their son, born in 1996, until the age of 15. Publicly, the couple announced their separation in 2014, although the marriage was officially terminated three years ago. For a long time, Khromchenko and Shumsky did not advertise the gap and still appeared together in society. The family no longer existed, but they maintained a relationship that is commonly called “friendly”. The father even continued to take some part in his son's life. Soon, Alexander Yakovlevich married his former colleague in "Artifact", and now - the general director of the IMG Fashion modeling agency Lyudmila Taborskaya. The couple have already had two children.
As for Evelina, she never married again, preferring to be in an open relationship with her lover - the well-known New York expressionist artist of Russian origin Dmitry Semakov, well-known in the narrow circles of the capital. Since 2014, when the couple first appeared in public, until now, there have been no announcements about the wedding. To the journalists' questions “is there an engagement ring on her finger?” The Russian fashion trendsetter replies that among her rings anyone can be an engagement ring. It should be noted that in 2017, in an interview for Tatler, Evelina Khromchenko touched upon the topic of the birth of her 2nd child. Therefore, when Instagram pictures of a TV star appear in loose loose clothing, journalists begin to attribute this to the fact that most likely she is in an interesting position. But while the press condemns, and in new marriages Khromchenko and her ex-spouse are solving the problems of half-brothers and sisters Artemy, a grown-up young man who has already "acquired a beard" own father.
By the way, in the fashion industry, publicity is everything. As soon as the university student Artemy Shumsky appeared with his companion Nina Gracheva - she was immediately equipped to the taste of Evelina Leonidovna and put on the "red carpet" of the 38th film festival.
After graduating from university, Artemy stopped actively participating in public events of his famous mother. Due to the closed nature of his profiles on social networks, the curious have to be content with rare family photos that Evelina Khromchenko publishes on her blogs. The tags with which she accompanies joint pictures with her son may be different, but one is always present - "mother's joy".
It's all about education
The family in which Evelina Khromchenko was born and raised was intelligent, which was highly appreciated in the 70s. Mother is a teacher of Russian language and literature, father is an economist. Grandfather is an engineer, head of the plant, both aunts are aircraft designers. One of the grandmothers was a housewife, the other taught the children the German language. At the age of three, the girl began reading the newspaper Izvestia, which her grandfather studied every day. At school age, she studied flawlessly. Additional programs included classes at an art school, playing the piano, and shooting. Evelina was the only child among adults. Taking into account the received secondary education with in-depth study of the English language, the family "humanities" insisted that the child follow in their footsteps and become a linguist. The "techies" wanted the girl not to enter the Institute of Foreign Languages or the Gnesinka, but to receive the profession of an ecologist, which was fashionable at that time. Evelina herself chose a different path - against the wishes of adults, she devoted herself to journalism. Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University A. V. Lomonosov (department of television and radio broadcasting), she graduates, like school, very successfully - with honors.
The struggle between the adherents of the two spheres of knowledge - humanitarian and natural science - did not end there. When the family of Khromchenko and Shumsky spoke about the education of their son, Evelina insisted that Artemy had good language training. In matters of raising a young man, his mother had her own point of view: she did not check his homework every time and did not ask about his grades, believing that he was independent enough to fix everything. But at the same time, she required knowledge of at least three languages: English, German, Spanish. During his school years, the boy's summer hobbies were windsurfing, tennis, football, roller skates, and a bicycle. In winter - chess, music and karate. As for the choice of profession, Artemy first wanted to study business. Although it was obvious to my mother that he had a chance to become an excellent filmmaker.
Determined at the university, just like Evelina herself at one time, the son acts according to his own plan: at the university he studies the disciplines of his choice - biology and chemistry. Further - postgraduate studies and work at Skoltech. Artemy Shumsky today is a research intern at the Center for Neurobiology and Brain Recovery at the Skolkovo Scientific and Technical Institute.
Looking at the recent family photos of Evelina Khromchenko, you are convinced: the star mother looks very young and fresh, but the young and promising Artemy has a solid, but slightly tired look and seems older than his 24 years. And he doesn't seem to be in a very familiar relationship with fashion either. Users are perplexed: after all, quite recently, this educated guy who speaks several foreign languages seemed to be an elegant daffodil with a sparkle in his eyes. And today a strict scientist, when asked by his mother to shave off his beard, which, according to the prosecutor of "Fashionable Sentence", ages him, and discredits her, laughs it off with a smile: "And you give birth to someone else and leave my beard behind." Apparently, the son learned the lesson of his mother, who, giving fashion advice, with the light hand of one of the fans of the TV personality called "evlenisms", appeals to the audience: "Look for your style and do not give up!"
