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  • Bogolan signature

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House · Z-Vibe Maison™ · Baby

Z-Vibe Soft Shoes

Non-slip soft-sole first steps laced in woven Bogolan mudcloth tape. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

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Seven views

  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 01 Front (view 1 of 7). Straight-on front: toe shape, lace path and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.01 Front
    Straight-on front: toe shape, lace path and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 02 Left (view 2 of 7). Left profile: sole stack height, midsole line and the medial side panel.02 Left
    Left profile: sole stack height, midsole line and the medial side panel.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 03 Right (view 3 of 7). Right profile: outer quarter panel, heel counter and the house diamond mark.03 Right
    Right profile: outer quarter panel, heel counter and the house diamond mark.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 04 Back (view 4 of 7). Back view: heel tab, counter stitching and the rear pull loop.04 Back
    Back view: heel tab, counter stitching and the rear pull loop.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: footbed, lining texture and the padded collar.05 Interior
    Interior: footbed, lining texture and the padded collar.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 06 Inner tags (view 6 of 7). Inner tags: size scale, atelier reference and care instructions.06 Inner tags
    Inner tags: size scale, atelier reference and care instructions.
  • Z-Vibe Soft Shoes — Women, 07 Fabric detail (view 7 of 7). Fabric detail: close study of the material, lace weave and hand-painted motif.07 Fabric detail
    Fabric detail: close study of the material, lace weave and hand-painted motif.

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Full description

Non-slip soft-sole first steps laced in woven Bogolan mudcloth tape. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

Made up in Soft leather upper, woven Bogolan mudcloth laces.

Registered in 2 colourways: Onyx Black, Ivory.

Sized One size–One size across the run.

Filed under Z-Vibe Baby & Maternity Collection™ as Women footwear, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Maison™ · Baby line.

Fabric
Soft leather upper, woven Bogolan mudcloth laces
Wearer & garment
Women · Footwear

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Color

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11 colourways

SKU ZV-BABY-MATERNITY-COLLECTION-Z-VIBE-SOFT-SHOES

Materials
Soft leather upper
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
Provided by seller
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-BLAC-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in black & ivory — light tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • signature band

Matching cloth & accessory

Flat woven mudcloth laces with gold Z aglets.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Ntomi mudcloth in black & ivory, worked into the signature band.

black & ivory

ZB-NTOM-BLA-074

  • signature band

The cloth

Bogolanfini begins as cotton mudcloth backed with a fine leather skiver so it can take a lace and a lasting pull. It is dyed with a n'gallama leaf bath, then river-mud fermentation over three passes — the pattern is not printed on, it is drawn in mud and then the ground around it is lifted away. On this piece the mudcloth meets soft leather upper.

The motif — Ntomi

The tape carries fanned chevrons opening from a spine. In the Bamana reading, Ntomi is the shade tree — gathering, welcome, shelter for others. Z-Vibe keeps the motif at heritage scale rather than shrinking it into a logo pattern, so the hand of the maker stays legible on the finished shoe.

Why it sits where it sits

Mudcloth is placed on construction points, never scattered as decoration: signature band. These are the lines the eye already follows on this silhouette, so the cloth reads as structure — an edge, a facing, a seam — and holds its meaning at three metres and at arm's length alike.

The hand-work

Each length is block-matched panel to panel — the atelier discards any length where the repeat cannot be aligned. Tape width and motif repeat are cut to the size band, so a petite run and an extended run carry the same proportion rather than the same measurement.

Global Heritage Fusion™

African heritage, global luxury, future design: the mudcloth is set against European finishing and the aged-gold Z-Closure™ mark. Nothing is erased on either side — the meeting is the design. Different Roots. One Human Story.

Care · Cold hand-wash or specialist clean only. Mud dye deepens with age; never bleach, and dry flat away from direct sun.

Refinement provenance

Z-Studio refined · 1/7 views shot

Each step below reflects work that actually exists for this piece. Refinement is a design process — it does not imply the piece is production-released.

  1. Owner-approved design board intakeComplete

    The signed design board was registered as the source of truth; silhouette, Bogolan placement and hardware were locked from it.

  2. Z-Sole Architecture™ assignmentComplete

    Sole identity resolved for this style — Z-Grip™ Shoes Cut (ZG-8627) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, banded terrace steps rising from forefoot to heel, sculpted almond last with a lifted toe spring, stack 34 mm heel / 22 mm forefoot, 12 mm drop, laced in flat woven Bogolan mudcloth tape, aged-gold aglets, diamond Z at the lateral wall, Z-VIBE at the medial wall. Tread, last and stack height were made unique to the shoe rather than shared across the register.

  3. Bogolan signature verificationComplete

    Mudcloth was confirmed as a construction detail (laces, panel, tongue or heel band) and not surface print, and the aged-gold Z-Closure™ mark was placed.

  4. Z-Studio 4K refinement passComplete

    Studio refinement rebuilt the shoe at 4K: cleaner last geometry, corrected proportions and true material rendering on the released angles.

  5. Seven-view studio captureIn progress

    1 of 7 angles are distinct photographs; 02 Left, 03 Right, 04 Back, 05 Interior, 06 Inner tags, 07 Fabric detail still read the design board.

The Story Behind the Design

Cut in Soft leather upper with woven Bogolan mudcloth laces. Shaped through the waist, tasteful length, comfortable sleeve rotation.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 signature band \u2014 a construction language rather than decoration.

Z-signature buttons at the Z zip pull at the heel counter and a micro-Z at the tongue, finished under Global Heritage Fusion\u2122: African heritage in dialogue with global tailoring and future design.

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House treatment

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Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
structured cotton poplin
Bogolan signature
woven Bogolan mudcloth tape with a dry, fibrous artisanal hand, arrow and chevron geometry, worked into the ankle collar, lace loops, Bogolan dreadlock-style laces, with footbed / sock liner print.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, black & ivory
Mudcloth placement
  • signature band
Z hardware
Z-signature buttons — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit
Shaped through the waist, tasteful length, comfortable sleeve rotation.
Editorial
Worn by our Black house model, straight-on, arms relaxed.

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This piece is documented from an atelier design board. It is shown for reference only while the house completes its photography, sizing and release. Purchase, pricing and availability appear here once the owner approves the finished piece.

Readiness · 1 of 8 complete

  • Seven approved image views (01 Front, 02 Left, 03 Right, 04 Back, 05 Interior, 06 Inner tags, 07 Fabric detail)1 of 7 angles shot. The rest are read from the design board.
  • Approved primary assetDesign board in use — reference only, awaiting owner approval.
  • Product name and descriptionName and description written.
  • SKU and variant / colour mappingNo registered SKU for this piece yet.
  • Approved retail priceNo approved price — nothing is displayed.
  • Real inventoryNo connected stock feed — quantities are not shown.
  • Fulfilment and return policyFulfilment and returns not attached yet.
  • Owner approval to publishAwaiting explicit owner release.
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