What is urban performance wear?
The fabrics have almost a bionic quality to them. One fabric is called Technical Gabardine. Believe it or not, it’s got a really nice feel and weight to it. And yet it’s totally washable. So, first of all, you have a washable suit. A lot of people, including myself, don’t like to wear things that are dry-cleaned because of the chemical process. You can smell the chemicals on the clothes. But Technical Gabardine — Patricia flew back from Paris all night and slept in a Technical Gabardine suit. She had to get off the plane and speak at a conference within an hour and a half of landing. She pulled up in the taxi and you’d never know that she slept in her clothes all night. The suit resisted wrinkles. She came home and threw it in the washing machine. Took it out and didn’t have to iron it. And it really is a beautiful suit. Armani makes a suit using fabric that s very similar to Technical Gabardine but it costs three times as much. There’s an example, I think, of what ZoZa really stands
