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  • Bogolan signature

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

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    11 colourway(s) registered.

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House · Z-Vibe Maison™ · Men

Sport Cap

Lightweight training cap with a mudcloth brim underside. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

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Seven views

  • Sport Cap — Men, 01 Front (view 1 of 7). Straight-on front: silhouette, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.01 Front
    Straight-on front: silhouette, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 02 Left (view 2 of 7). Left side: gusset depth, strap anchor and the edge finish.02 Left
    Left side: gusset depth, strap anchor and the edge finish.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 03 Right (view 3 of 7). Right side: opposite panel, hardware placement and the house Z mark.03 Right
    Right side: opposite panel, hardware placement and the house Z mark.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 04 Back (view 4 of 7). Back view: rear panel, stitch lines and any slip pocket.04 Back
    Back view: rear panel, stitch lines and any slip pocket.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, compartments and the internal pocket.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, compartments and the internal pocket.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 06 Inner tags (view 6 of 7). Hardware and label: closure mechanism, atelier reference and care instructions.06 Inner tags
    Hardware and label: closure mechanism, atelier reference and care instructions.
  • Sport Cap — Men, 07 Fabric detail (view 7 of 7). Material detail: close study of the leather or cloth and the hand-printed motif.07 Fabric detail
    Material detail: close study of the leather or cloth and the hand-printed motif.

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House notes

Full description

Lightweight training cap with a mudcloth brim underside. Bogolan mudcloth is hand-dyed: wash cool, dry in shade, never bleach the mudcloth trim.

Made up in Perforated performance twill, Bogolan mudcloth brim underside.

Registered in a single colourway, Onyx Black.

Sized XS–XXL across the run.

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

Fabric
Perforated performance twill, Bogolan mudcloth brim underside
Wearer & garment
Men · Suits

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Color

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11 colourways

SKU ZV-MEN-SPORT-SPORT-CAP

Materials
Perforated performance twill
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
XS · S · M · L · XL
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Size

Bogolan detailing

ZB-IVOR-COR-HOUS

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

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • crop neck band
  • left cuff
  • front placket

Matching cloth & accessory

Protective mudcloth sleeve in the piece palette.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

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

ivory & black

ZB-KERE-IVO-635

  • crop neck band
  • left cuff
  • front placket

The cloth

Bogolanfini begins as hand-woven cotton strips joined into a panel, then bonded to a vegetable-tanned backing. 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 perforated performance twill.

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.

  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™ Cap Cut (ZG-2097) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, longitudinal rail flutes with a scalloped braking heel, low-slung court last with a flattened tread plane, 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 Perforated performance twill with Bogolan mudcloth brim underside. 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 Circular gold Z medallion at the closure, 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
sculpting compression jersey
Bogolan signature
hand-blocked woven cotton Bogolan mudcloth, matte and tactile, zigzag river geometry, worked into the inset panel, strap keeper, hardware surround, with reverse face.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, ivory & black
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

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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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