House · Z-Vibe Signature Collection

Azélia Wrap Dress

Wrap silhouette with flutter ruffle sleeves, concealed back zipper and a tulip wrap hem, edged in Bogolan mudcloth trim with signature gold-tone Z buttons.

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  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 01 Front (view 1 of 7). Straight-on front: collar or lapel line, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.01 Front
    Straight-on front: collar or lapel line, closure and the placement of the Bogolan mudcloth panel.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 02 Left (view 2 of 7). Left profile: shoulder line, sleeve fall and the outer seam trim.02 Left
    Left profile: shoulder line, sleeve fall and the outer seam trim.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 03 Right (view 3 of 7). Right profile: waist shaping, pocket line and the house Z mark.03 Right
    Right profile: waist shaping, pocket line and the house Z mark.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 04 Back (view 4 of 7). Back view: yoke, centre seam and the hem finish.04 Back
    Back view: yoke, centre seam and the hem finish.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 06 Inner tags (view 6 of 7). Inner tags: size scale, atelier reference and care instructions.06 Inner tags
    Inner tags: size scale, atelier reference and care instructions.
  • Azélia Wrap Dress — Women, 07 Fabric detail (view 7 of 7). Fabric detail: close study of the cloth, hand-printed mudcloth motif and stitching.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

Wrap silhouette with flutter ruffle sleeves, concealed back zipper and a tulip wrap hem, edged in Bogolan mudcloth trim with signature gold-tone Z buttons.

Made up in Soft breathable stretch crepe, fade-resistant dye, woven Bogolan mudcloth trim tape.

Registered in 6 colourways: Taupe Beige, Emerald Green, Navy Blue, Wine Burgundy, Black, Cocoa Brown.

Sized XS–XXL across the run.

Filed under Women · Z-Vibe Signature Corporate as Women dresses, carried on the House · Z-Vibe Signature Collection line.

Fabric
Soft breathable stretch crepe, fade-resistant dye, woven Bogolan mudcloth trim tape
Wearer & garment
Women · Dresses

Unstoppable, and elegant with it.

Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-WOMEN-SIGNATURE-CORPORATE-AZ-LIA-WRAP-DRESS

Materials
Soft breathable stretch crepe
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
XS · S · M · XXL
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-CAME-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in camel & espressolight tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • neckline facing
  • left sleeve edge
  • hem tape

Matching cloth & accessory

Folded square echoing the placket tape.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Kere mudcloth in camel & espresso, worked into the neckline facing, left sleeve edge, hem tape.

camel & espresso

ZB-KERE-CAM-560

  • neckline facing
  • left sleeve edge
  • hem tape

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 soft breathable stretch crepe.

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: neckline facing, left sleeve edge, hem tape. 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 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.

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 · Cold hand-wash or specialist clean only. Mud dye deepens with age; never bleach, and dry flat away from direct sun.

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™ Dress Cut (ZG-2981) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, hexagonal mudcloth-lattice lugs mirroring the Bogolan grid, sculpted almond last with a lifted toe spring, stack 30 mm heel / 20 mm forefoot, 10 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 Soft breathable stretch crepe with fade-resistant dye, woven Bogolan mudcloth trim tape. Curve-friendly darted tailoring, modest coverage, clean shoulder line.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 neckline facing, left sleeve edge, hem tape \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

Unstoppable, and elegant with it.

Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
fluid crepe de chine
Bogolan signature
hand-blocked woven cotton Bogolan mudcloth, matte and tactile, zigzag river geometry, worked into the shoulder inset panel, sleeve panel, back yoke, with interior facing visible at the fold.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, camel & espresso
Mudcloth placement
  • neckline facing
  • left sleeve edge
  • hem tape
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 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.
  • 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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