[2][3] Both Zieglers worked at San Francisco Chronicle -- Patricia an illustrator and Mel a reporter.
"[2] The brand grew quickly, propelled by the popular 1981 move Raiders of the Lost Ark.
[2][3] Their eldest son, Zio Ziegler, is a large-scale metal sculptor, painter, and street artist.
[4] The couple published a 2012 memoir titled Wild Company, The Untold Story of Banana Republic.
The Zieglers moved to the foothills of Mount Tamalpais above Mill Valley and renovated a 1929 house in a project that cost an estimated $2 million.