Zankov Spring 2024 Ready-to-Wear collection, runway looks, beauty, models, and reviews.
You don’t need Henry Zankov to tell you that this season he was thinking about “seduction through color.” One look at the slim short sleeve maxi dress in thick stripes of turquoise and tangerine orange is enough to make one weak at the knees. “This season I wanted it to go further; I still wanted to use color to bring you in, but I also wanted to show the body a little bit more through stitches, through new techniques, and also through new silhouettes,” he explained.
“The collection is called ‘Lighten Up,’ so I wanted the color to feel light and to glow from within,” said Zankov. “Through the use of open stitches or light yarns I wanted everything as light as possible.” Zankov has experimented with wovens in previous collections, and this time he really landed on some wonderful shirting pieces.
Zankov also expanded his “womenswear” offerings with dresses that could work for a variety of occasions like an open-weave orange sleeveless tank dress embellished with blue sequins, and a decadent long cream dress with an open weave design and horizontal stripes in yellow, black, green and red. Zankov’s artist collaboration this season was with the British Helen Bullock, whose illustrations of fruits appeared on a number of pieces in the collection, including a tank featuring a cherry and the word “Ripe” written underneath. “It’s kind of a little innuendo without being too obvious,” he said with a sly smile.