House · Global Heritage Fusion

SculptLift Shapewear

Hold Your Line. High-waist sculpting short in opaque black power knit, with graduated support zones through the waist and hip and tasteful mesh windows at the thigh. The panel seams follow a Bogolan mudcloth geometry map rather than a printed motif, with a woven mudcloth inner waistband tape and a small gold Z at the back rise. Fit: firm sculpting, modest full-seat coverage, mid-thigh length. Care: cold hand wash, line dry, no fabric softener.

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  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — Women, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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.
  • SculptLift Shapewear — 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

Hold Your Line. High-waist sculpting short in opaque black power knit, with graduated support zones through the waist and hip and tasteful mesh windows at the thigh. The panel seams follow a Bogolan mudcloth geometry map rather than a printed motif, with a woven mudcloth inner waistband tape and a small gold Z at the back rise. Fit: firm sculpting, modest full-seat coverage, mid-thigh length. Care: cold hand wash, line dry, no fabric softener.

Made up in Black bonded power knit with recovery stretch, geometric mesh thigh windows, woven Bogolan mudcloth inner waistband tape, gold-tone Z mark.

Registered in 5 colourways: Black / Ivory, Chocolate / Ivory, Mocha / Black, Navy / Ivory, Cream / Black.

Sized XXS–5X across the run.

Filed under Women · Z-Vibe Signature Heritage Fusion as Women suits, carried on the House · Global Heritage Fusion line.

Fabric
Black bonded power knit with recovery stretch, geometric mesh thigh windows, woven Bogolan mudcloth inner waistband tape, gold-tone Z mark
Wearer & garment
Women · Suits

Momentum, tailored.

Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-WOMEN-SIGNATURE-FUSION-SCULPTLIFT-SHAPEWEAR

Materials
Black bonded power knit with recovery stretch
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
cold hand wash, line dry, no fabric softener.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
XXS · XS · M · L · XL · 1X · 2X · 3X · 4X · 5X
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-SAND-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in sand & charcoallight tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • waistband tape
  • pocket edge
  • side seam stripe

Matching cloth & accessory

Woven tape belt cut from the same run as the garment trim.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Sirablen mudcloth in sand & charcoal, worked into the waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe.

sand & charcoal

ZB-SIRA-SAN-829

  • waistband tape
  • pocket edge
  • side seam stripe

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 n'gallama leaf bath, then river-mud fermentation over three passes — 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 black bonded power knit with recovery stretch.

The motif — Sirablen

The tape carries a broken line stepping across the ground cloth. In the Bamana reading, Sirablen is the road home — steadiness on a long journey. 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: waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe. 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™ Shapewear Cut (ZG-7589) on the Z-Grip™ lugged rubber chassis, hexagonal mudcloth-lattice lugs mirroring the Bogolan grid, sculpted almond last with a lifted toe spring, stack 22 mm heel / 18 mm forefoot, 4 mm drop, laced in flat woven Bogolan mudcloth tape, 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.

  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 Black bonded power knit with recovery stretch with geometric mesh thigh windows, woven Bogolan mudcloth inner waistband tape, gold-tone Z mark. High-waisted, contoured seat, fluid wide leg with a clean break.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe \u2014 a construction language rather than decoration.

Z waist badge 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

Momentum, tailored.

Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
matte technical stretch
Bogolan signature
hand-blocked woven cotton Bogolan mudcloth, matte and tactile, cross-hatch field geometry, worked into the collar edge and under-collar, front placket, hem tape, with inner waistband tape.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, sand & charcoal
Mudcloth placement
  • waistband tape
  • pocket edge
  • side seam stripe
Z hardware
Z waist badge — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit
High-waisted, contoured seat, fluid wide leg with a clean break.
Editorial
Worn by our White house model, profile, chin lifted.

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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