Ermenegildo Zegna Canada
is pleased to announce they have agreed to outfit the players of Toronto FC, Canada's first Major League Soccer (MLS) team, in Z Zegna. Toronto FC players look sharp and stylish wearing Z Zegna suits off the pitch as the team travels to its 15 away matches during the 2007 MLS season. Their clothing consists of a Z Zegna two button, 100% pure wool mid weight suit, white cotton shirt, red and gray multi stripe silk tie and dark brown leather, cap toe, lace up dress shoe.
Z Zegna, worn by Toronto FC players, is the group's fashion-oriented brand, dedicated to a young, urban man who demands elegance and quality. Z Zegna offers full looks for every occasion, for business or for evenings out, while always focusing on simple clean silhouettes.
Ermenegildo Zegna Canada is also pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement with Toronto FC Head Coach Maurice "Mo" Johnston as his official clothing provider. Since the start of the 2007 Major League Soccer season, Johnston has been wearing Ermenegildo Zegna on the sidelines during Toronto FC matches, as well as off the pitch. For Toronto FC's inaugural home game on Saturday, April 28 at the BMO Field, Johnston sported a charcoal, pure wool trofeo cloth Ermenegildo Zegna suit and white cotton shirt, accented by a red and gray multi stripe silk tie and finished off with a pair of black suede slip on loafers.
"I'm excited to lead Toronto FC and our team of talented young players and to do so wearing Ermenegildo Zegna," said Johnston. "It's a high-quality, luxury clothing line that's known around the world for its attention to style and detail."
The Ermenegildo Zegna Group is the world leader in luxury men's clothing. Founded in 1910 in Trivero, a small town in the Biella Alps by Ermenegildo Zegna. The Group is still a "family business" and is managed by the fourth generation of the family.