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  • Bogolan signature

    Placements: crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.

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    12 colourway(s) registered.

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House · Z-Vibe Season Atelier™ · Girls

Ribbed Motion Tee

Spring. Rose-clay ribbed tee with mudcloth neckline binding. Child-safe by construction: no neck cords, fixed hardware only, rounded trims. Wash cool, dry flat, keep the mudcloth trim away from bleach.

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Seven views

  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 01 Front (view 1 of 7). Straight-on front: collar or lapel line, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.01 Front
    Straight-on front: collar or lapel line, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 02 Left (view 2 of 7). Left profile: shoulder line, sleeve fall and the outer seam trim.02 Left
    Left profile: shoulder line, sleeve fall and the outer seam trim.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 03 Right (view 3 of 7). Right profile: waist shaping, pocket line and the house Z mark.03 Right
    Right profile: waist shaping, pocket line and the house Z mark.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 04 Back (view 4 of 7). Back view: yoke, centre seam and the hem finish.04 Back
    Back view: yoke, centre seam and the hem finish.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 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.
  • Ribbed Motion Tee — Girls, 07 Fabric detail (view 7 of 7). Fabric detail: close study of the cloth, hand-printed mudcloth motif and stitching.07 Fabric detail
    Fabric detail: close study of the cloth, hand-printed mudcloth motif and stitching.

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Full description

Spring. Rose-clay ribbed tee with mudcloth neckline binding. Child-safe by construction: no neck cords, fixed hardware only, rounded trims. Wash cool, dry flat, keep the mudcloth trim away from bleach.

Made up in Rose-clay ribbed cotton, Bogolan mudcloth neck binding.

Registered in 4 colourways: Rose Clay, Pearl Ivory, Lilac, Sage.

Sized 3-4Y–13-14Y across the run.

Filed under Girls · Z-Vibe Tee Atelier™ as Girls t-shirts, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Season Atelier™ · Girls line.

Fabric
Rose-clay ribbed cotton, Bogolan mudcloth neck binding
Wearer & garment
Girls · T-shirts

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Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-GIRLS-TEES-RIBBED-MOTION-TEE

Materials
Rose-clay ribbed cotton
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
3-4Y · 7-8Y · 9-10Y · 11-12Y · 13-14Y
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Format

Bogolan detailing

ZB-CREA-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in cream & indigolight tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • crop neck band
  • left cuff
  • front placket

Matching cloth & accessory

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

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Kanaga mudcloth in cream & indigo, worked into the crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.

cream & indigo

ZB-KANA-CRE-516

  • crop neck band
  • left cuff
  • front placket

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 wolo bark tannin with iron-rich mud drawn from the Niger banks — 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 rose-clay ribbed cotton.

The motif — Kanaga

The tape carries twin arms above a bar, repeated along the tape. In the Bamana reading, Kanaga is the sign of the crossing — passage between worlds, carried by travellers. 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: 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 hand-turned and pick-stitched in silk thread, then pressed over a ham so the tape sits flat, not glued. 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™ Tee Cut (ZG-5747) 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 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.

  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 Rose-clay ribbed cotton with Bogolan mudcloth neck binding. Curve-friendly darted tailoring, modest coverage, clean shoulder line.

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

Z-signature buttons 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

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Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
matte silk-blend twill
Bogolan signature
woven Bogolan mudcloth tape with a dry, fibrous artisanal hand, ladder-and-dot geometry, worked into the collar edge and under-collar, front placket, hem tape, with inner waistband tape.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, cream & indigo
Mudcloth placement
  • crop neck band
  • left cuff
  • front placket
Z hardware
Z-signature buttons — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit
Curve-friendly darted tailoring, modest coverage, clean shoulder line.
Editorial
Worn by our Black house model, walking stride, full length.

In development

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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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