House · Z-Vibe Junior

Bordeaux Cord Flare

Royal bordeaux corduroy straight-to-flare with a smooth high-rise waist, adjustable interior band, front shaping seams and a narrow Bogolan-inspired woven detail at the rear yoke and welt pocket.

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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

Royal bordeaux corduroy straight-to-flare with a smooth high-rise waist, adjustable interior band, front shaping seams and a narrow Bogolan-inspired woven detail at the rear yoke and welt pocket.

Made up in Cotton corduroy with woven Bogolan-inspired yoke and pocket trim, aged-gold Z button.

Registered in a single colourway, Royal Bordeaux.

Filed under Z-Vibe Junior · Heritage Trouser Atelier as Girls trousers, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Junior line.

Fabric

Cotton corduroy with woven Bogolan-inspired yoke and pocket trim, aged-gold Z button

Wearer & garment

Girls · Trousers

Designed for movement. Made to express.

Materials: Cotton corduroy with woven Bogolan-inspired yoke and pocket trim
Stretch: Provided by seller
Care: Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker: Provided by seller
Sizes: 6Y · 8Y · 10Y · 12Y · 14Y · 16Y
Availability: Provided by seller
Fulfilment: Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-SAND-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in sand & charcoal — light tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

waistband tape
pocket edge
side seam stripe

Matching cloth & accessory

Folded square echoing the placket tape.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Fila-ni mudcloth in sand & charcoal, worked into the waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe.

sand & charcoal

ZB-FILA-SAN-261

waistband tape
pocket edge
side 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 double n'gallama bath with a lime-brightened reserve for the pale ground — 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 cotton corduroy with woven bogolan-inspired yoke and pocket trim.

The motif — Fila-ni

The tape carries paired diagonals folding into one another. In the Bamana reading, Fila-ni is two paths that meet — the House reading of Different Roots, One Human Story. 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: waistband tape, pocket edge, side 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 · 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

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™ Flare Cut (ZG-1290) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, chevron storm channels cut edge to edge for water clearance, asymmetric anatomical last shaped to the natural toe splay, 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.
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 Cotton corduroy with woven Bogolan-inspired yoke and pocket trim with aged-gold Z button. High-waisted, contoured seat, fluid wide leg with a clean break.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe \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: fluid crepe suiting
Bogolan signature: woven Bogolan mudcloth tape with a dry, fibrous artisanal hand, ladder-and-dot geometry, worked into the asymmetric front panel, peplum panel, slit facing, with inner waistband tape.
Heritage palette: Bogolan mudcloth, sand & charcoal
Mudcloth placement: waistband tape
pocket edge
side seam stripe
Z hardware: Z-signature buttons — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit: High-waisted, contoured seat, fluid wide leg with a clean break.
Editorial: Worn by our Black house model, walking stride, full length.

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.