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Kabila · Royal Bazin Riche

Royal blue bazin set with a silver embroidered crest and mudcloth cuff run. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

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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 blue bazin set with a silver embroidered crest and mudcloth cuff run. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

Made up in Bazin riche, Bogolan mudcloth cuff run.

Registered in a single colourway, Royal Blue.

Sized XS–XXL across the run.

Filed under Men · Z-Vibe Ceremonial Maison™ as Men suits, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Maison™ · Men line.

Fabric

Bazin riche, Bogolan mudcloth cuff run

Wearer & garment

Men · Suits

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Color

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10 colourways

SKU ZV-MEN-COLLECTION-III-KABILA-ROYAL-BAZIN-RICHE

Materials: Bazin riche
Stretch: Provided by seller
Care: Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker: Provided by seller
Sizes: XS · S · M · L · XL · XXL
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

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

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

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

sapphire & chalk

ZB-KERE-SAP-477

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 n'gallama leaf bath, then river-mud fermentation over three passes — 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 bazin riche.

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: 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 · 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™ Riche Cut (ZG-4406) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, woven-cord relief echoing a Bogolan warp, rounded volume last with a deep instep for thick socks, stack 34 mm heel / 22 mm forefoot, 12 mm drop, laced in heavy Bogolan rope lace, brass-crimped tips, 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 Bazin riche with Bogolan mudcloth cuff run. Stay-put ergonomic panels, high-rise support, breathable zones, functional pockets.

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 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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Bogolan Signature

Main cloth: sculpting compression jersey
Bogolan signature: hand-blocked woven cotton Bogolan mudcloth, matte and tactile, zigzag river geometry, worked into the asymmetric front panel, peplum panel, slit facing, with interior facing visible at the fold.
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: Stay-put ergonomic panels, high-rise support, breathable zones, functional pockets.
Editorial: Worn by our White house model, seated, shoulders squared.

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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