The Emerging Label ZANKOV Is a Knitwear Maverick

Knitwear is steeped in tradition, but it only takes one to bring it into a modern light -- and perhaps ZANKOV is the emerging brand ready to do so.Headed up by the St. Petersberg-born Russian designer Henry Zankov, the brand hails from New York and takes knitwear seriously, all while simultaneously having fun. Despite sounding contradictory, it isn't -- his work is crafted in mohair and alpaca wool with polyamide to improve the pieces' elasticity and softness, but takes adventurous approaches wi...