NYFW: The Talks with Jackson Wiederhoeft, Kim Shui, Henry Zankov

NYFW: The Talks will return with designers Henry Zankov, Jackson Wiederhoeft, and Kim Shui who will discuss their personal journeys from their beginnings in the industry to how they got to where they are now in Fashion Beginnings.

Shop styles from ZANKOV and Kim Shui in our exclusive pop-up shop. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Altadena Preservation Fund.

About The Designers
Henry Zankov is a Russian-born, American designer working in New York City. After holding design positions at several brands under LVMH as well as consulting for different emerging and well-established designers in New York and in Europe, he launched his brand ZANKOV in 2020 to inject a sense of playfulness, color, freshness and ease into men’s and women’s knitwear. With a strong emphasis on color, shape and pattern, ZANKOV builds an adventurous graphic lexicon, going beyond the realms of clothing. Forward-looking, ZANKOV will explore multiple areas of expression in relation to clothing, textiles, ceramics, home and collaborations. Zankov was named CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year in 2024.

Jackson Wiederhoeft is an artist, storyteller, and designer. They studied fashion design at Parsons, winning “Women’s Designer of the Year” for their thesis collection in 2016. For the following three years, Jackson designed for Thom Browne, working on the women’s runway collections. Jackson launched Wiederhoeft’s debut collection, “Spooky Couture,” in October 2019. In 2022, Jackson was named a finalist of the Vogue / CFDA Fashion Fund and Wiederhoeft presented their first runway show. Over the following seasons, the brand has cemented its place in New York Fashion Week, crafting a variety of runway-show-meets-performance narrative presentations that inspire audiences. The intricately crafted garments empower the wearer with a fantastical sense of self – worn by iconic musicians like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Sabrina Carpenter, to comedic stars like Chloe Fineman, Rachel Sennott, and Ziwe.

Kim Shui was born in the US, and grew up in Rome, Italy. She graduated from Duke University with a double major in Economics and French before going on to pursue fashion design. Her eponymous New York-based womenswear label has since dressed the likes of Kylie Jenner, Katy Perry, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, Solange Knowles, Cardi B, Gigi Hadid, Mary J Blige, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. Kim Shui was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, is a 2023 CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Finalist and Time Magazine Next Generation Leader

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