House · Z-Vibe Leather Collection™

Chocolate Pinafore · Girls

Chocolate soft-leather pinafore dress with a Bogolan mudcloth waistband panel, fine embroidery and rounded bronze buckles. Care: wipe with a soft dry cloth, condition twice a year with a neutral leather balm, never machine wash, dry away from direct heat, store on a shaped hanger in the house dust bag.

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Seven views

01 Front
Straight-on front: collar or lapel line, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.
02 Left
Left profile: shoulder line, sleeve fall and the outer seam trim.
03 Right
Right profile: waist shaping, pocket line and the house Z mark.
04 Back
Back view: yoke, centre seam and the hem finish.
05 Interior
Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
06 Inner tags
Inner tags: size scale, atelier reference and care instructions.
07 Fabric detail
Fabric detail: close study of the cloth, hand-printed mudcloth motif and stitching.

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Slim-cut notes

Trouser

Every style in the register is worn with the very slim tapered trouser with a hairline Bogolan mudcloth seam stripe.

Full description

Made up in Chocolate soft leather, Bogolan mudcloth waistband panel, embroidery, bronze buckles.

Registered in 4 colourways: Chocolate, Olive, Plum, Taupe.

Sized 3Y–12Y across the run.

Filed under Girls · Z-Vibe Leather Collection™ as Girls suits, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Leather Collection™ line.

Fabric

Chocolate soft leather, Bogolan mudcloth waistband panel, embroidery, bronze buckles

Wearer & garment

Girls · Suits

Everyday, elevated.

Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-GIRLS-LEATHER-COLLECTION-CHOCOLATE-PINAFORE-GIRLS

Materials: Chocolate soft leather
Stretch: Provided by seller
Care: wipe with a soft dry cloth, condition twice a year with a neutral leather balm, never machine wash, dry away from direct heat, store on a shaped hanger in the house dust bag.
Maker: Provided by seller
Sizes: 3Y · 4Y · 6Y · 7Y · 8Y · 9Y · 10Y · 11Y · 12Y
Availability: Provided by seller
Fulfilment: Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-EMER-COR-HOUS

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

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

signature band

Matching cloth & accessory

Hand-rolled edges, motif matched to the collar facing.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Kere mudcloth in emerald & ivory, worked into the signature band.

emerald & ivory

ZB-KERE-EME-949

signature band

The cloth

Bogolanfini begins as hand-woven cotton strip cloth, joined selvedge to selvedge before it ever meets the dye. 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 chocolate soft leather.

The motif — Kere

The tape carries tight lattice with hand-dotted corners. In the Bamana reading, Kere is the fence weave — protection of what has been built. 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 piece.

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.

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™ Girls Cut (ZG-7461) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, longitudinal rail flutes with a scalloped braking heel, narrow blade last drawn long through the waist, stack 22 mm heel / 18 mm forefoot, 4 mm drop, laced in narrow Bogolan ribbon lace with a hand-knotted stopper, 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 Chocolate soft leather with Bogolan mudcloth waistband panel, embroidery, bronze buckles. Balanced proportions, hand-finished edges, everyday weight.

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

Z clasp at the Discreet Z at the cuff, waist or closure — never a chest logo, finished under Global Heritage Fusion\u2122: African heritage in dialogue with global tailoring and future design.

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House treatment

Ascend, quietly.

Bogolan Signature

Main cloth: grained calfskin
Bogolan signature: artisanal hand-painted Bogolan mudcloth on handwoven cotton strip cloth, diamond lattice geometry, worked into the front flap section, side gussets, handle wraps, with card slot facings.
Heritage palette: Bogolan mudcloth, emerald & ivory
Mudcloth placement: signature band
Z hardware: Z clasp — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit: Balanced proportions, hand-finished edges, everyday weight.
Editorial: Worn by our Asian house model, back turn over the shoulder.

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.
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.