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  • Seven views

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  • Bogolan signature

    Placements: waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe.

  • Colourways

    12 colourway(s) registered.

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House · Z-Mars Woman™ Second Skin

Z-Ares Legging

Full-length legging with a Bogolan side stripe. Concept register. Wipe leather and coated shells with a soft cloth, wash knits cool, and keep the hand-printed Bogolan trim away from bleach so the clay tones stay true.

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Seven views

  • Z-Ares Legging — 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.
  • Z-Ares Legging — 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.
  • Z-Ares Legging — 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.
  • Z-Ares Legging — 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.
  • Z-Ares Legging — Women, 05 Interior (view 5 of 7). Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.05 Interior
    Interior: lining, facings and the concealed closure.
  • Z-Ares Legging — 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.
  • Z-Ares Legging — 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

Full-length legging with a Bogolan side stripe. Concept register. Wipe leather and coated shells with a soft cloth, wash knits cool, and keep the hand-printed Bogolan trim away from bleach so the clay tones stay true.

Made up in Technical jersey, ribbed knit and washed linen, Bogolan mudcloth binding, gold diamond Z tab.

Registered in 4 colourways: Onyx Black, Deep Forest, Rust Clay, Bone Ivory.

Sized XS–3XL across the run.

Filed under Z-Mars Woman™ · Second Skin & Habitat as Women performance, carried on the House · Z-Mars Woman™ Second Skin line.

Fabric
Technical jersey, ribbed knit and washed linen, Bogolan mudcloth binding, gold diamond Z tab
Wearer & garment
Women · Performance

Second skin, first signature.

Color

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12 colourways

SKU ZV-Z-MARS-WOMAN-SECOND-SKIN-Z-ARES-LEGGING

Materials
Technical jersey
Stretch
Provided by seller
Care
Specialist dry clean; cool iron on the reverse.
Maker
Provided by seller
Sizes
XS · M · L · XL · 2XL · 3XL
Availability
Provided by seller
Fulfilment
Provided by seller

Sizes

Bogolan detailing

ZB-PLUM-COR-HOUS

Mudcloth in plum & creamlight tape on deep cloth.

24mm tape · 56mm motif repeat · house proportion

  • waistband tape
  • pocket edge
  • side seam stripe

Matching cloth & accessory

Hand-rolled edges, motif matched to the collar facing.

Story behind the design

The Bogolan story

Fila-ni mudcloth in plum & cream, worked into the waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe.

plum & cream

ZB-FILA-PLU-386

  • 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 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 technical jersey.

The motif — Fila-ni

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 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™ Legging Cut (ZG-1964) 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 40 mm heel / 26 mm forefoot, 14 mm drop, laced in twin-tone Bogolan flat tape, obsidian on ivory, 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 Technical jersey with ribbed knit and washed linen, Bogolan mudcloth binding, gold diamond Z tab. Stay-put ergonomic panels, high-rise support, breathable zones, functional pockets.

Bogolan is placed with intention \u2014 waistband tape, pocket edge, side seam stripe \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.

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House treatment

Empowered by design.

Bogolan Signature
Main cloth
four-way technical stretch
Bogolan signature
woven Bogolan mudcloth tape with a dry, fibrous artisanal hand, arrow and chevron geometry, worked into the waistband facing, belt / sash, side seam insert, with interior facing visible at the fold.
Heritage palette
Bogolan mudcloth, plum & cream
Mudcloth placement
  • waistband tape
  • pocket edge
  • side seam stripe
Z hardware
Z zipper pull — discreet, functional, never a chest logo.
Fit
Stay-put ergonomic panels, high-rise support, breathable zones, functional pockets.
Editorial
Worn by our Black house model, straight-on, arms relaxed.

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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