Vladimir teriokhin biography

Born in the Soviet Union, Teriokhin began his artistic journey as a ballet dancer, honing his understanding of movement, form, and aesthetics.

As the knitwear designer behind some of the most iconic pieces by brands including Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler.

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Vladimir Teriokhin, the owner of Astound Knit, and a Bolshoi-trained ballet soloist, emigrated to New York in

After twenty years of being a professional ballet dancer, Vladimir decided to launch a second career as knitwear designer.

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From ballet to the high fashion runway

Vladimir Teriokhin

Astound Knit

Vladimir Teriokhin, the owner of Astound Knit, and a Bolshoi-trained ballet soloist, emigrated to New York in 1989.

While a student at the Bolshoi, Vladimir had learned about knitting, sewing, and embroidery in his History of Theatrical Costumes classes and had created knit costumes for productions ofThe Firebird and MacBeth.

As a result, when he came to New York, he was able to find work as a freelancer, creating knitwear collections for top designers including Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta, Isaac Mizrahi, Prabal Gurung, Carolina Herrera and Helmut Lang.

In 1993 he decided to start his own company, Vlad Knit Wear, now known as Astound Knit.

Growing his company with the help of loans from Accompany Capital – and his unique talent – he produced knit collections for top designers like Ralph Lauren in addition to selling directly through his website.

When many of the design houses he