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Upcycled Classic Blue Denim $ 510.00
Upcycled Classic Blue Denim
Discover our Upcycled classic blue denim, intricately beaded by Maasai and Turkana women, blending tradition with modern style. Embrace sustainability through fashion that supports social, environmental, and economic empowerment—every pair tells a story of craftsmanship and purpose. -
Upcycled Denim Jackets With Scarab Beetle Beadwork $ 540.00
Upcycled Denim Jackets With Scarab Beetle Beadwork
Upgrade your wardrobe with our hand-beaded denim, crafted in collaboration with Maasai and Turkana women. Each pair embodies a new life through traditional artistry and sustainable fashion.
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Upcycled Denim: Light Wash Denim by BRX $ 520.00
Light Wash Denim by BRX
Upcycled light wash denim built for everyday wear. You get broken in comfort from day one. The wash gives a clean, worn tone that pairs fast with your closet.
Green beadwork adds sharp contrast. Each detail brings texture you can see and feel. The design draws the eye without loud prints.
Made from 100% cotton. The fabric feels breathable and strong. It softens with use and keeps its structure through repeated wear.
Designed by BRX. The piece reflects reuse with purpose. You wear denim with lower waste and a clear identity.
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Upcycled Denim: Modern Bead Denim $ 380.00
Discover our upcycled denim, lovingly transformed by Maasai and Turkana women.
This unique fusion of traditional beading and modern denim celebrates cultural artistry and embraces a holistic approach to sustainability—addressing social, environmental, and economic dimensions.
Experience fashion that honours tradition and supports a better future.
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Upcycled George Brand $ 516.00
Upcycled George Brand
Shop Upcycled George brand, blue washed straight-fit jeans with authentic Maasai hand-beading.
African map drawn inwardly, beaded with golden copper colour and valentine pink on the outside . Hand-beaded by the Maasai woman, the detailed African map pattern, which elevates classic George jeans into a contemporary cultural piece.
Sustainable denim crafted with African heritage and modern luxury.
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Upcycled Hand-Beaded Straight Fit $ 586.00
Upcycled Hand-Beaded Straight Fit
A classic reimagined through culture, craftsmanship, and community.
This straight-fit denim has been thoughtfully upcycled and transformed by a young Maasai artisan, whose hand-beaded work brings heritage and contemporary style into one piece.
Each vertical bead line is applied by hand, turning a timeless silhouette into a wearable cultural narrative.
The beadwork features a refined palette of copper brown, green, and orange — colours that echo earth, strength, and warmth.
The result is a piece that carries both the spirit of denim’s durability and the beauty of traditional craftsmanship.
Our Upcycled denim represents more than sustainability; it is a dialogue between global fashion and local artistry.
Every piece carries a distinctive character shaped by the hands and stories behind it.
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Upcycled Jack Wills $ 540.00
Upcycled Jack Wills
This upcycled denim piece embodies the meeting point of heritage, craft, and conscious fashion. Reimagined through the hands of a Maasai woman artisan, the trousers carry a quiet yet powerful narrative—where tradition is not referenced, but lived.
Hand-beaded vertically on the denim, the beadwork introduces a rhythmic dialogue of copper brown, black, and burnt orange, tones deeply rooted in Maasai visual culture.
Each bead is placed with intention, transforming a classic silhouette into a wearable cultural canvas.
The cream-toned denim offers a soft, understated base, allowing the beadwork to stand with elegance rather than excess.
This piece reflects Akire’s ongoing vision of upcycling—not as reuse alone, but as cultural infusion, where garments become vessels of story, skill, and identity. -
Upcycled Lee Brand $ 486.00
Upcycled Lee Brand
Brand: Lee
This upcycled denim piece embodies the meeting point of heritage, craft, and conscious fashion.
Reimagined through the hands of a young Maasai woman artisan, the trousers carry a quiet yet powerful narrative—where tradition is not referenced, but lived.
Hand-beaded horizontally across the denim, the beadwork introduces a rhythmic dialogue of copper brown, black, blue, and burnt orange, tones deeply rooted in Maasai visual culture. Each bead is placed with intention, transforming a classic silhouette into a wearable cultural canvas.
This piece reflects Akire’s ongoing vision of upcycling—not as reuse alone, but as cultural infusion, where garments become vessels of story, skill, and identity.
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Upcycled Levi’s Brand $ 610.00
Upcycled Levi’s Brand
Discover Upcycled Levi’s brand blue-washed straight-fit jeans with authentic Maasai hand-beading.
Hand-beaded by the Maasai woman, the multi coloured and lots of vertical bead work pattern, which elevates the jeans into a contemporary cultural piece.
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Upcycled Light Blue Denim Vertical Beaded Pattern $ 610.00
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Upcycled Limited Jeans $ 512.00
Upcycled Limited Jeans
A timeless straight-fit jean reimagined through craftsmanship and cultural storytelling.
This cream denim piece is transformed by the hands of young Maasai artisans, who delicately hand-beaded the trousers in branch-like patterns using copper, brown, black, and orange beads.
Each bead is placed with intention, infusing the garment with heritage, patience, and the quiet power of handmade detail.
The result is a piece that bridges global denim culture with East African artistry — a signature of our upcycled denim vision
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Upcycled Pull&Bear $ 484.00
Upcycled Pull&Bear
Brand: Pull&Bear
A timeless regular-fit jean, reimagined through the lens of culture, craft, and community.
This faded blue-toned denim is upcycled and hand-beaded by a young Maasai woman, transforming a classic silhouette into a wearable story.
Diamond shaped with outline vector drawing beadwork in grey, blue, red,gold copper and black, with quiet confidence across the piece, echoing the rhythm of Maasai adornment and the enduring beauty of handmade detail.
Each pair carries the signature vision of our upcycled denim journey — where heritage, sustainability, and contemporary style meet.
The result is a garment that feels both familiar and deeply unique, bridging global denim culture with local artistry.
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Upcycled Vintage Genes $ 580.00
Upcycled Vintage Genes
This upcycled denim piece embodies the meeting point of heritage, craft, and conscious fashion. The Maasai man carries the pride of his tradition.
Reimagined through the hands of a Maasai woman artisans, the trousers carry a quiet yet powerful narrative—where tradition is not referenced, but lived.
Hand-beaded vertically across the denim, the beadwork introduces a rhythmic dialogue of beautiful blues.
The cream-toned denim offers a soft, understated base, allowing the beadwork to stand with elegance rather than excess.
This piece reflects Akire’s ongoing vision of upcycling—not as reuse alone, but as cultural infusion, where garments become vessels of story, skill, and identity.
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Wash Blue – Vertical Beadwork, Ridge Denim $ 286.00
A sourced Blue Ridge denim piece, selected for its 100% cotton composition and timeless silhouette, then given another life through Akire beadwork.
The wash-blue denim is worked vertically by hand, creating a continuous rhythm of mixed-colour beads in white, orange, blue, green, yellow, silver, black and brown.
At the back, Akire’s hand-beaded logo completes the piece individually worked in mixed Maasai colours.
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Wash Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 386.00
Gold colour against washed blue.
This individually sourced Wrangler denim takes a quieter approach to the Akire beetle.
Four gold forms are placed across the front, two on either side, allowing the motif to punctuate the denim rather than cover it.A fifth gold beetle appears at the back pocket, continuing the same restrained composition from front to reverse.
The result is considered and uncomplicated the familiarity of a regular-fit denim, interrupted by the glint and texture of beadwork shaped by hand.
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Wash Blue Denim – Akire Vertical Beadwork $ 446.00
Many colours. One gold mark.
Orange, black, yellow, green, brown, blue, red and gold come together against the washed-blue denim.
The mixed palette gives the composition its character. On the reverse, a single gold Akire mark completes the work a quieter detail that belongs specifically to this Hollister pair.
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Washed Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Korea Colour $ 386.00
An individually sourced 100% cotton denim in washed blue, chosen for the details already present within its construction.
Different shades of denim meet along the sides, where the waist is deconstructed and finished with metal rings.
The unfinished hem leaves another trace of the original garment visible details Akire chose to work with rather than remove.
Across the front, four Akire beetles are worked by hand, two on either side, in black and white beads.
Their placement responds to the existing lines of the denim, allowing the original construction and the new beadwork to exist together.
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Washed Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Lee Denim $ 476.00
An individually sourced Lee denim in washed blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked through Akire’s hand-beaded beetle motif.
Six beetles are placed across the front, three on either side, each rendered entirely in green.
Against the softened blue of the original denim, the singular palette gives the composition a sense of continuity, allowing the eye to follow the repetition of form from one side to the other.
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Washed Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Motor Modern Classic Denim $ 515.00
A sourced Motor Modern Classic denim in washed blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Across the front, eight beetles are worked by hand ,four on either side of the denim.
Red and black beads move through the repeated forms, creating a bold contrast against the softened character of the washed-blue ground.The repetition gives the piece its rhythm, while the hand ensures that each beetle retains subtle differences of its own.
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Washed Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Wrangler Denim $ 325.00
The beetle returns in green, held against the faded memory of blue.
Four beetles are worked across the front of this individually sourced Wrangler denim.
Against the softened character of the washed blue, the single-colour beadwork creates a measured rhythm across the cloth.
