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Board art present
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Seven views
7/7 view slots resolve · 1 real photograph(s), rest derived from the plate sheet.
Bogolan signature
Placements: crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.
Colourways
4 colourway(s) registered.
Owner marked art final
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House · Z-Vibe Luxury Slippers™
The signature construction: thick hand-woven Bogolan mudcloth cords, twisted dreadlock-style in indigo, ivory and black, anchored through a sculpted leather footbed on a matte anti-slip sole. Each cord is woven and knotted by hand, so no two pairs read identically. Care: brush the Bogolan mudcloth gently with a soft dry brush, spot clean with cold water and mild soap, never soak or machine wash, air dry flat away from direct heat.
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Visual experience—color and fit may vary.
Seven views
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Commission the film →The signature construction: thick hand-woven Bogolan mudcloth cords, twisted dreadlock-style in indigo, ivory and black, anchored through a sculpted leather footbed on a matte anti-slip sole. Each cord is woven and knotted by hand, so no two pairs read identically. Care: brush the Bogolan mudcloth gently with a soft dry brush, spot clean with cold water and mild soap, never soak or machine wash, air dry flat away from direct heat.
Made up in Hand-woven twisted Bogolan mudcloth cord straps, sculpted leather footbed, matte anti-slip sole, gold Z hardware.
Registered in 4 colourways: Indigo / Ivory Cord, Onyx / Chalk Cord, Earth Brown / Ivory Cord, Rust / Sand Cord.
Sized EU 36–EU 46 across the run.
Filed under Unisex · Z-Vibe Slipper Register™ as Women footwear, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Luxury Slippers™ line.
Woven by hand. Worn by choice.
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4 colourways
SKU ZV-UNISEX-LUXURY-SLIPPERS-ASCEND-BOGOLAN-CORD-SLIDE
Mudcloth in olive & cream — light tape on deep cloth.
24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion
Flat woven mudcloth laces with gold Z aglets.
Story behind the design
Fila-ni mudcloth in olive & cream, worked into the crop neck band, left cuff, front placket.
olive & cream
ZB-FILA-OLI-305
Bogolanfini begins as cotton mudcloth backed with a fine leather skiver so it can take a lace and a lasting pull. 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 hand-woven twisted bogolan mudcloth cord straps.
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 shoe.
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 block-matched panel to panel — the atelier discards any length where the repeat cannot be aligned. 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 · 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.
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™ Slide Cut (ZG-6923) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, banded terrace steps rising from forefoot to heel, asymmetric anatomical last shaped to the natural toe splay, stack 22 mm heel / 18 mm forefoot, 4 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.
Cut in Hand-woven twisted Bogolan mudcloth cord straps with sculpted leather footbed, matte anti-slip sole, gold Z hardware. Shaped through the waist, tasteful length, comfortable sleeve rotation.
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 Z zip pull at the heel counter and a micro-Z at the tongue, finished under Global Heritage Fusion\u2122: African heritage in dialogue with global tailoring and future design.
Momentum, tailored.
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 · 2 of 8 complete
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