Daria Shapovalova

Co-Founder of DressX and Founder of More Dash

Daria Shapovalova

Daria Shapovalova is the co-founder of DressX, a pioneering fashion tech company that offers digital-only clothes, NFT fashion items, and AR looks. She is also the founder of the fashion showroom More Dash.

Key Facts about Daria Shapovalova:

Born in 1987 in Ukraine
Founded and led Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days from 2010-2017, putting Ukraine on the global fashion map3
Founded the Kyiv Fashion Institute, a leading fashion education center in Ukraine, from 2015-20193
Founded the fashion news website FW-daily.com, which was later sold to another media group3
Received an MBA from Hult International Business School in 20183
Established DressX in Los Angeles in 2020 with co-founders Natalia Modenova and Julie Krasnienko1 3
DressX was selected as a finalist for the LVMH Innovation Award 20222
Recognized as one of America's greatest disruptors in 2021 by Newsweek2

Shapovalova is a visionary leader in the digital fashion space, advocating for more sustainable and accessible fashion through DressX. She has been at the forefront of bridging fashion and technology, hosting the first fashion-tech forum in 2016 and introducing digital fashion as a solution to reduce waste and pollution in the industry.1 2

Highlights

May 14 · The Business of Fashion

Daria Shapovalova | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry - The Business of Fashion

Jan 26 · createcultivate.com

Daria Shapovalova on Digital Fashion's Impact - Create & Cultivate

Dec 1 · Forbes

What DRESSX’s New Desktop Camera Means For Brands & Video Conferencing - Forbes

Jul 4 · fhcm.paris

A Feel For Fashion : Daria Shapovalova & Natalia Modenova, Dress X

Aug 11 · techukraine.org

Daria Shapovalova & Natalia Modenova, DRESSX - TechUkraine

Jun 28 · shoutoutcolorado.com

Meet Daria Shapovalova | - SHOUTOUT COLORADO

Dec 1 · glossy.co

Glossy 50 2021: Natalia Modenova and Daria Shapovalova, co ...

Experience

Co-Founder at DressX (July 2020 - Present)

Founder of More Dash (August 2014 - Present), Founder of FW-daily.com (March 2008 - August 2019), Founder of Kiev Fashion Institute (December 2015 - January 2019), Co-founder, Creative Director of Mercedes-Benz Kiev Fashion Days (October 2010 - September 2017), Founder, Author, Host of TV program 'Fashion Week with Daria Shapovalova' (November 2007 - September 2012), Summer MBA Intern at Walmart eCommerce (June 2018 - August 2018)

Education

Kiev University or National Taras Shevchenko University - Journalism, PR and Marketing (2004 - 2008), Hult International Business School - MBA, International Business (2017 - 2018), Stanford Continuing Studies - Certificate in Data Analytics (2017), University of the Arts London - Trends Forecasting, PR in fashion, Fashion Magazines