Cashmere is usually associated with sweaters, scarves, and soft layers. GOBI’s CashmereTech takes the material in another direction, bringing cashmere together with technical fabrics, functional construction, and designs made for movement.
The idea is fairly simple: keep the softness and warmth associated with cashmere, while making the clothing more useful for changing weather and everyday movement. The result is a new approach to cashmere outerwear that sits somewhere between traditional knitwear and performance clothing.
What Is CashmereTech?
CashmereTech is GOBI’s performance cashmere line. It combines cashmere with modern materials and technical construction, with different designs developed around temperature needs, movement, breathability, and weather protection.
It is not simply traditional cashmere clothing made in a different shape. Depending on the style, the collection can use technical fabrics, insulation, water-resistant surfaces, thermal construction, or packable elements. GOBI also makes clear that performance features vary by product, so a water-resistant CashmereTech jacket should not automatically be described as waterproof or windproof.
The Evolution of GOBI CashmereTech: From Footwear to Outerwear
2023 — The beginning with cashmere footwear
GOBI introduced CashmereTech Footwear in 2023, creating a new cashmere-blend product category. The focus was on softness, breathability, comfort, and movement rather than traditional winter knitwear alone.
Expansion into technical outerwear
During 2024, CashmereTech expanded beyond footwear into outerwear development. This marked an important shift towards using cashmere alongside performance-focused materials for more functional clothing.
2025 — Collaboration with Naoki Takizawa
Naoki Takizawa joined GOBI's design leadership in 2025, bringing an international design perspective to the relationship between natural cashmere, technology, and contemporary clothing. His work helped set the direction for the technology-led collection that followed.
2026 — CashmereTech by Naoki Takizawa
In 2026, GOBI and Naoki Takizawa introduced CashmereTech by Naoki Takizawa, a dedicated outerwear collection exploring the combination of premium cashmere and advanced technology. It builds on the earlier CashmereTech development rather than starting from scratch.
How Does Technology Enhance Cashmere Outerwear?
Technology becomes useful when it solves a practical problem. With CashmereTech, that can mean making a jacket lighter, easier to move in, or better suited to changing conditions.
Lightweight construction and freedom of movement
Some CashmereTech pieces use lightweight materials and cashmere-blend insulation to reduce bulk. The CashmereTech Light Biker Jacket, for example, uses cashmere-blend insulation beneath a smooth TORAY stretch fabric. This gives the lightweight cashmere jacket a softer insulated feel while keeping the outer layer streamlined.
Water and wind resistance
Weather protection depends on the individual garment. Selected CashmereTech styles use technical materials designed to resist water or wind. Some Warm styles may use Dermizax® to support water resistance, wind resistance, and breathability. That means a waterproof CashmereTech jacket should not be assumed to offer the same protection as every other style in the collection.
Breathability and comfort
Breathability matters when a jacket needs to be worn for more than a short trip outdoors. CashmereTech combines the natural breathability and softness of cashmere with technical materials intended to support comfort during movement.
Adaptable designs for changing conditions
The collection is organised around different temperature needs, from LIGHT for milder conditions to WARM and EXTRAWARM for colder environments. The system spans approximately +30°C to −30°C, although actual comfort depends on the garment, layering, weather, and individual preference.
Meet CashmereTech by Naoki Takizawa
Naoki Takizawa is a Japanese fashion designer and creative director whose career includes work with Issey Miyake, UNIQLO, MUJI, and other major design projects. His work has also included material development and performance-oriented clothing. In 2026, he designed the GOBI × NAOKI TAKIZAWA CashmereTech collection.
For GOBI, his approach brings together Mongolian material knowledge, contemporary design, and modern technology. The result is clothing designed around movement and everyday use rather than treating cashmere as a material reserved only for conventional knitwear.
Inside the Collection: Tal and Nuudel
The 2026 collaboration includes two distinct design directions, Tal and Nuudel, bringing different ideas of movement and function into technical cashmere outerwear.
Tal — Lightweight Outerwear Inspired by the Mongolian Steppe
Tal includes the men's Light Biker Jacket and women's Light Western Jacket. Both use CashmereTech Light, combining cashmere-blend insulation with smooth, water-repellent TORAY stretch fabric. The result is lightweight cashmere outerwear designed around ease of movement and everyday use.
The biker jacket adds practical details such as sleeve zips and zippered pockets, while the Western jacket uses a pointed collar and front pockets for a clean utility-inspired shape.
Nuudel — Convertible Design Inspired by Nomadic Movement
Nuudel takes adaptability further. The collection includes a three-way bomber jacket with a removable inner jacket, allowing it to be worn in three different configurations. Its design combines breathability with protection from water and wind, giving the wearer more flexibility as conditions change.
The convertible approach reflects the broader idea behind CashmereTech: one garment can respond to different needs instead of relying on one fixed construction.
From Mongolia's Climate to Modern Everyday Life
GOBI's relationship with cashmere begins in Mongolia, where the fiber is sourced and developed through a production system rooted in the country. CashmereTech takes that foundation into a different area of clothing.
The point is not to suggest that every cashmere jacket technology feature works for every climate. Instead, GOBI has developed different levels of warmth and protection so customers can choose according to conditions and personal needs.
How CashmereTech Expands the Possibilities of Cashmere
CashmereTech shows that cashmere does not have to remain limited to traditional sweaters, cardigans, or cashmere coats. By combining the fiber with technical materials and functional construction, GOBI has created pieces that address movement, changing weather, and everyday wear.
That is the real idea behind cashmere tech: not technology for its own sake, but using it to make cashmere more adaptable.
Explore GOBI CashmereTech by Naoki Takizawa
Explore the cashmere tech collection to discover GOBI's latest approach to performance cashmere, from lightweight jackets to warmer outerwear developed for different conditions.
CashmereTech FAQs
What is CashmereTech by GOBI?
CashmereTech is GOBI's performance cashmere line, combining cashmere with modern materials, technical construction, and designs for movement and changing weather.
How does CashmereTech combine cashmere with textile technology?
Cashmere is combined with technical fabrics, insulation, and construction methods that vary by garment to provide warmth, movement, breathability, or weather protection.
What makes CashmereTech outerwear different from traditional cashmere clothing?
It combines cashmere's softness and warmth with performance-focused materials and functional construction designed for changing conditions.
Is CashmereTech designed for cold and changing weather conditions?
Yes. GOBI's system includes Light, Warm, and Extra Warm ranges for different temperature needs, from mild weather through colder winter conditions.
What is the difference between CashmereTech Light, Warm, and Extra Warm?
Light is for milder conditions, Warm for changing cold, and Extra Warm for colder conditions. Exact performance varies by garment.
Who is Naoki Takizawa, and what is his role in GOBI CashmereTech?
Naoki Takizawa is a Japanese designer and GOBI's creative director. He designed the 2026 CashmereTech collaboration with GOBI.
Is GOBI CashmereTech available worldwide?
GOBI serves customers internationally, with websites, marketplaces, and stores across multiple countries. Product availability varies by market.
