House · Z-Vibe Statement Tees™
Washed charcoal tee with a chalk Bogolan centre column and cuff tape — African roots, a modern and brighter tomorrow. Campaign design plate. Wash cool inside out, tumble low and press on the reverse so the Bogolan column keeps its depth. Registered from the approved campaign board. Front, back, left, right, flat-lay, detail and fabric frames are laid out on one plate, so the board opens full-screen as a single design board rather than an interactive 360 set.
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Commission the film →Washed charcoal tee with a chalk Bogolan centre column and cuff tape — African roots, a modern and brighter tomorrow. Campaign design plate. Wash cool inside out, tumble low and press on the reverse so the Bogolan column keeps its depth. Registered from the approved campaign board. Front, back, left, right, flat-lay, detail and fabric frames are laid out on one plate, so the board opens full-screen as a single design board rather than an interactive 360 set.
Made up in Washed premium cotton, chalk Bogolan centre column, cuff tape.
Registered in 7 colourways: Charcoal Black, Sand Beige, Olive Green, Midnight Navy, Burnt Red, Steel Grey, Deep Plum.
Sized XS–3XL across the run.
Filed under Men · Z-Vibe Statement Tee Boards™ as Men t-shirts, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Statement Tees™ line.
Designed by the World. Inspired by Heritage.
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7 colourways
SKU ZV-MEN-STATEMENT-TEE-BOARDS-STATEMENT-CHARCOAL-COLUMN-TEE
Mudcloth in ivory & black — light tape on deep cloth.
24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion
Folded square echoing the placket tape.
Story behind the design
Bamana star mudcloth in ivory & black, worked into the crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.
ivory & black
ZB-BAMA-IVO-636
Bogolanfini begins as hand-woven cotton strip cloth, joined selvedge to selvedge before it ever meets the dye. It is dyed with a n'tjankara leaf mordant followed by a slow black-mud pass — 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 washed premium cotton.
The tape carries eight-point stars set in a measured grid. In the Bamana reading, Bamana star is orientation after dark — guidance and clear intent. 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.
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.
Each length is cut on the straight grain, mitred at the corners and felled by hand so no raw edge is left inside. 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.
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.
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™ Tee Cut (ZG-7811) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, banded terrace steps rising from forefoot to heel, squared architectural last with a chiselled toe box, stack 30 mm heel / 20 mm forefoot, 10 mm drop, laced in round braided Bogolan cord over a waxed core, aged-gold aglets, 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.
Cut in Washed premium cotton with chalk Bogolan centre column, cuff tape. 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.
Elevate every entrance.
Bogolan SignatureIn 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
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