House · Z-VIBE LINEN EMBROIDERY MAISON™

Ladder Placket Linen Shirt

Chalk ivory linen grandad-collar shirt with a centre-front ladder of parallel embroidered rails carrying three inset Bogolan mudcloth tiles. Fit: clean through the chest, sleeve to the wrist bone. Care: cool gentle wash, line dry in shade, warm iron on the reverse, never bleach the mudcloth.

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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

Made up in Premium washed European linen, hand-guided rail embroidery, three black-and-cream Bogolan mudcloth tiles, gold-tone Z on the inner label.

Registered in 5 colourways: Chalk Ivory, Onyx Black, Desert Sand, Midnight Navy, Deep Olive.

Sized S–3XL across the run.

Filed under Men · Z-Vibe Linen Embroidery Maison™ — Shirts as Men shirts, carried on the House · Z-VIBE LINEN EMBROIDERY MAISON™ line.

Fabric

Premium washed European linen, hand-guided rail embroidery, three black-and-cream Bogolan mudcloth tiles, gold-tone Z on the inner label

Wearer & garment

Men · Shirts

A ladder of rails, climbed by three tiles.

Color

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11 colourways

SKU ZV-MENS-LINEN-EMBROIDERY-SHIRTS-LADDER-PLACKET-LINEN-SHIRT

Materials: Premium washed European linen
Stretch: Provided by seller
Care: cool gentle wash, line dry in shade, warm iron on the reverse, never bleach the mudcloth.
Maker: Provided by seller
Sizes: S · M · L · XL · XXL · 3XL
Availability: Provided by seller
Fulfilment: Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-INDI-COR-HOUS

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

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

crop neck band
left cuff
front placket

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 indigo & ivory, worked into the crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.

indigo & ivory

ZB-KERE-IND-184

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 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 premium washed european linen.

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 · 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

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™ Shirt Cut (ZG-2960) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, split-diamond Z lugs stepped in three depths, low-slung court last with a flattened tread plane, 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 Premium washed European linen with hand-guided rail embroidery, three black-and-cream Bogolan mudcloth tiles, gold-tone Z on the inner label. Curve-friendly darted tailoring, modest coverage, clean shoulder line.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 crop neck band, left cuff, front placket \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

Courage, cut clean.

Main cloth: fluid crepe de chine
Bogolan signature: Special edition — registered without the Bogolan signature.
Heritage palette: Bogolan mudcloth, indigo & ivory
Mudcloth placement: crop neck band
left cuff
front placket
Z hardware: Z-signature buttons — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit: Curve-friendly darted tailoring, modest coverage, clean shoulder line.
Editorial: Worn by our Asian house model, three-quarter turn, hand at the waist.

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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SKU and variant / colour mappingNo registered SKU for this piece yet.
Approved retail priceNo approved price — nothing is displayed.
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Fulfilment and return policyFulfilment and returns not attached yet.
Owner approval to publishAwaiting explicit owner release.