House · Intime Héritage

Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set

Navy silk-satin balconette with embroidered Bogolan mudcloth side panels, high-waist brief cut to match and a gold Z zip charm at centre front. Photographed flat, garment only.

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  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 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.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 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.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 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.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 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.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — 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.
  • Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — Women, 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.

Saphir Bogolan Balconette Intimate Set — the seven studio views

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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

Navy silk-satin balconette with embroidered Bogolan mudcloth side panels, high-waist brief cut to match and a gold Z zip charm at centre front. Photographed flat, garment only.

Made up in 19mm silk satin with hand-embroidered mudcloth panels, finished with a hairline Bogolan mudcloth trim.

Registered in 7 colourways: Saphir Noir, Noir Total, Ivoire Or, Cocoa Or, Bordeaux Vin, Emeraude Profond, Indigo Nuit.

Sized XS–3XL across the run.

Filed under House · Z-Vibe Intime Héritage as Women intimates, carried on the House · Intime Héritage line.

Fabric
19mm silk satin with hand-embroidered mudcloth panels, finished with a hairline Bogolan mudcloth trim
Wearer & garment
Women · Intimates

Radiance, finished by hand.

Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-HOUSE-ZVIBE-INTIME-HERITAGE-SAPHIR-BOGOLAN-BALCONETTE-INTIMATE-SET

Materials
19mm silk satin with hand-embroidered mudcloth panels
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
XS · M · L · XL · 2XL · 3XL
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-MOSS-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in moss & ochrelight tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • hood & chest band
  • left cuff
  • leg seam stripe

Matching cloth & accessory

Woven tape belt cut from the same run as the garment trim.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Kere mudcloth in moss & ochre, worked into the hood & chest band, left cuff, leg seam stripe.

moss & ochre

ZB-KERE-MOS-293

  • hood & chest band
  • left cuff
  • leg seam stripe

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 19mm silk satin with hand-embroidered mudcloth panels.

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: hood & chest band, left cuff, leg seam stripe. 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 · Spot-clean the mudcloth with cool water and a soft cloth. Dry-clean the body of the piece; the tape is colour-set but not bleach-safe.

Refinement provenance

Approved design board · studio capture pending

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™ Set Cut (ZG-7166) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, woven-cord relief echoing a Bogolan warp, high-walled bootie last with a wrapped ankle cradle, stack 40 mm heel / 26 mm forefoot, 14 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 passNot yet run

    No refinement output released yet — this page reads the approved board unretouched.

  5. Seven-view studio captureNot yet run

    No angle has been shot yet; all 7 views read the design board.

The Story Behind the Design

Cut in 19mm silk satin with hand-embroidered mudcloth panels with finished with a hairline Bogolan mudcloth trim. Coordinated top and bottom cut as one designed system, curve-friendly through the waist.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 hood & chest band, left cuff, leg seam stripe \u2014 a construction language rather than decoration.

Z zipper pull 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

Radiance, finished by hand.

Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
fine merino knit
Bogolan signature
hand-blocked woven cotton Bogolan mudcloth, matte and tactile, cross-hatch field geometry, worked into the collar edge and under-collar, front placket, hem tape, with inner waistband tape.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, moss & ochre
Mudcloth placement
  • hood & chest band
  • left cuff
  • leg seam stripe
Z hardware
Z zipper pull — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit
Coordinated top and bottom cut as one designed system, curve-friendly through the waist.
Editorial
Worn by our White house model, profile, chin lifted.

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)0 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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