Bogolan mudcloth Couture Nightie Collection — Zipper Vibe
Nightie Collection · Bogolan mudcloth Edition
Seven views. Seven colourways. One house mark.
Heavyweight linen and bazin riche, cut against hand-dyed Bogolan mudcloth, with the gold diamond Z set at the top-left of every chest. Tap any card to bring it to the centre, or light it to see how it is built inside.
Sand × Bogolan mudcloth
Bazin riche given a Bogolan mudcloth cuff and hem so the sheen and the mud dye argue politely.
Bazin riche · Bogolan mudcloth cuff · Satin touch lining · Priya — Mumbai
Navy × Indigo Bogolan mudcloth
Night navy with an indigo Bogolan mudcloth sleeve run and a contrast ivory chest band.
Premium cotton blend · Indigo Bogolan mudcloth sleeve · Lena — São Paulo
Black × Ember Bogolan mudcloth
Ember mudcloth lines the whole inside — the jacket is loudest when it is open.
Cotton blend · Suede chest block · Ember mudcloth · Nia — Atlanta
Ivory × Black Bogolan mudcloth
The house look: heavyweight linen ground, Bogolan mudcloth running the placket and side panels, gold diamond Z embroidered top-left.
Heavyweight linen · Bogolan mudcloth panels · Gold lux trim · Amara — Accra
Mist Linen × Gold
The quietest cut in the run: gold piping only, Bogolan mudcloth hidden inside the facing.
Linen cotton blend · Gold lux trim · Bogolan mudcloth facing · Sofia — Milan
Stone × White Placket
Mandarin collar, hidden zipper placket, gold diamond Z at the top-left chest.
Cotton linen blend · Bogolan mudcloth trim · Gold piping · Kaito — Tokyo
Sahara · Royal Bazin · Congo
The same construction scaled down for girls: Bogolan mudcloth cross detail, bazin riche neckline.
Bogolan mudcloth × Lein · Bazin riche × embroidery · Pagne · Cast of six — Dakar to Detroit
- Ivory · West African
- Sand · South Asian
- Clay Pink · Latin American
- Emerald · East African
- Royal Blue · East Asian
- Charcoal · Middle Eastern
- Black · Afro-European
Fabric library · Bogolan mudcloth
Seven mudcloths beneath the seven views.
Bogolan mudcloth is hand-loomed cotton strip cloth dyed with fermented river mud, one motif at a time. These are the seven cloths the edition is built from, including the linen fusion cut in-house.
Bogolan mudcloth Classic Black
- Origin
- Mali · Bamana strip-weave
- Weave
- Hand-loomed cotton strips, hand-stitched into panels
- Weight
- 260 gsm
- Finish
- Fermented river-mud dye over n'gallama leaf mordant
- Care
- Hand wash cold separately for the first three washes
The base pattern: ivory motifs held out of a mud-black ground.
Cast for Amara — Accra
Bogolan mudcloth Indigo
- Origin
- Mali · Ségou / Guinea indigo pits
- Weave
- Strip-woven cotton, indigo vat before mud resist
- Weight
- 270 gsm
- Finish
- Double indigo dip, mud-resisted motif
- Care
- Cold hand wash, expect deliberate crocking in year one
Sleeve runs and chest bands on the night-navy cuts.
Cast for Lena — São Paulo
Bogolan mudcloth Ember
- Origin
- Mali · Kolokani
- Weave
- Strip-woven cotton, wide-motif blocking
- Weight
- 280 gsm
- Finish
- Iron-rich mud with bark-tannin overdye
- Care
- Hand wash cold, dry in shade to hold the rust tone
Lines the whole inside of the Ember Black jacket — loudest when it is open.
Cast for Nia — Atlanta
Bogolan mudcloth Sand Reverse
- Origin
- Burkina Faso border weavers
- Weave
- Strip-woven cotton, reversed resist
- Weight
- 250 gsm
- Finish
- Bleach-discharge motif on mud ground
- Care
- Hand wash cold, no bleach ever again
Reversed values: dark motif on a sand field, cut for cuffs and hems.
Cast for Priya — Mumbai
Bogolan mudcloth Clay Pink
- Origin
- Mali · Djenné clay beds
- Weave
- Fine strip-weave, narrow 14cm bands
- Weight
- 240 gsm
- Finish
- Single mud pass for a soft, dusty tone
- Care
- Hand wash cold, dry flat
The girls' run: cross detail and neckline facings.
Cast for Cast of six — Dakar to Detroit
Bogolan mudcloth Charcoal Grid
- Origin
- Mali · Bamako ateliers
- Weave
- Strip-weave with grid stitch alignment
- Weight
- 275 gsm
- Finish
- Triple mud pass, hard-set motif
- Care
- Dry clean, or cold hand wash with no agitation
The men's stone-linen cuts take this as placket and side trim.
Cast for Kaito — Tokyo
Bogolan mudcloth × Heavyweight Linen
- Origin
- European linen ground, Malian Bogolan mudcloth panels
- Weave
- Heavyweight washed linen, Bogolan mudcloth strip inserts
- Weight
- 310 gsm (linen) · 260 gsm (Bogolan mudcloth)
- Finish
- Stone-washed linen, raw-edge Bogolan mudcloth inserts topstitched flat
- Care
- Machine wash cold gentle, tumble low, press damp
The house fusion: linen breathability with mudcloth panels running the front, gold diamond Z top-left.
Cast for Kwame — Kumasi