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Centre-Zip Court · Porcelain

Porcelain leather court with a centre gold zip, obsidian toe cap and Bogolan mudcloth heel panel. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

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Centre-Zip Court · Porcelain — Front view

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Seven views

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

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Z-Sole Architecture™

Z-Grip™ Porcelain Cutunit ZG-8676

Cut for this style alone — no other shoe in the house carries this sole.

Chassis: Z-Grip™ lugged rubber — deep wet-weather bite on stone and trail
Tread cut: interlocking arrowhead cleats angled outward for lateral bite
Last: low-slung court last with a flattened tread plane
Stack: 34 mm heel / 22 mm forefoot, 12 mm drop
Laces: twin-tone Bogolan flat tape, obsidian on ivory, aged-gold aglets
Side signature: Diamond Z medallion, aged gold, set into the lateral wall. Z-VIBE wordmark, tonal debossed, along the medial wall.

Reference specification for design review — not a manufacturing document.

House notes

Full description

Porcelain leather court with a centre gold zip, obsidian toe cap and Bogolan mudcloth heel panel. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

Made up in Porcelain leather, Bogolan mudcloth heel panel, aged-gold Z-Closure™ zip, blocked Z-Sole™.

Registered in 4 colourways: Porcelain, Obsidian, Saddle, Deep Emerald.

Sized 7–13 across the run.

Filed under Footwear · Centre-Zip Court™ as Men suits, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Footwear Atelier™ · Zipcode™ line.

Fabric

Porcelain leather, Bogolan mudcloth heel panel, aged-gold Z-Closure™ zip, blocked Z-Sole™

Wearer & garment

Men · Suits

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Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-FOOTWEAR-CENTRE-ZIP-COURT-CENTRE-ZIP-COURT-PORCELAIN

Materials: Porcelain leather
Stretch: Provided by seller
Care: Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker: Provided by seller
Sizes: 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13
Availability: Provided by seller
Fulfilment: Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-SAPP-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in sapphire & chalk — light tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

crop neck band
left cuff
front placket

Matching cloth & accessory

Tape wrapping the heel counter seam.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Bamana star mudcloth in sapphire & chalk, worked into the crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.

sapphire & chalk

ZB-BAMA-SAP-000

crop neck band
left cuff
front placket

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'tjankara leaf mordant followed by a slow black-mud pass — 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 porcelain leather.

The motif — Bamana star

The tape carries eight-point stars set in a measured grid. In the Bamana reading, Bamana star is orientation after dark — guidance and clear intent. 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: crop neck band, left cuff, front placket. 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 bias-cut for the curved runs, hand-basted before the topstitch so the motif never breaks at a seam. 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 · Air the piece after wear and store folded with the tape inside. Steam from the reverse — a hot iron directly on the mudcloth flattens the weave.

Refinement provenance

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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.

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.
Z-Sole Architecture™ assignmentComplete
Sole identity resolved for this style — Z-Grip™ Porcelain Cut (ZG-8423) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, banded terrace steps rising from forefoot to heel, asymmetric anatomical last shaped to the natural toe splay, 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.
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.
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.
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 Porcelain leather with Bogolan mudcloth heel panel, aged-gold Z-Closure™ zip, blocked Z-Sole™. Shaped through the waist, tasteful length, comfortable sleeve rotation.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 crop neck band, left cuff, front placket \u2014 a construction language rather than decoration.

Z zipper pull 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: silk-blend crepe
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, sapphire & chalk
Mudcloth placement: crop neck band
left cuff
front placket
Z hardware: Z zipper pull — 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.

In development

Reference study · not yet for sale

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.
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SKU and variant / colour mappingNo registered SKU for this piece yet.
Approved retail priceNo approved price — nothing is displayed.
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Owner approval to publishAwaiting explicit owner release.