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Relaxed Fit, Mid Blue Wash With Scarab Beetle Beaded $ 540.00
Relaxed Fit, Mid Blue Wash With Scarab Beetle Beaded
Get hold of our mid blue wash denim, expertly hand-beaded with traditional craftsmanship. Curated and upcycled to give these jeans a new life, they blend timeless style with sustainability. -
Sage Green Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Rica Lewis Denim $ 315.00
A sourced Rica Lewis denim in sage green, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Across the front, four Akire beetles are worked by hand, two on either side of the denim.
Clear and black beads create a deliberate contrast: one catches and reflects the surrounding light, while the other brings a darker, more defined presence against the muted sage ground.
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Skinny Fit, Light Wash Blue With Scarab Beetle Beadwork $ 510.00
Skinny Fit, Light Wash Blue With Scarab Beetle Beadwork
Revive your style with our Upcycled denim, hand-beaded by Maasai and Turkana women. Each piece is a unique blend of tradition and modern flair, given a new life for your wardrobe.
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Steel Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, L.L.Bean Denim $ 525.00
A sourced L.L.Bean denim in steel blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and classic fit, then transformed through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Eight beetles form the composition across the front;four worked along each side of the denim.
Green and black dominate the beadwork, with subtle touches of white appearing within individual forms.
Against the depth of steel blue, the colours give each beetle its own variation while allowing the repeated motif to read as one considered work.
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Turmeric Yellow Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 425.00
An individually sourced Speed Control denim in turmeric yellow, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through Akire beadwork.
Six beetles are worked by hand across the front, three on either side ;in orange, black, yellow, light green, brown and gold.
Turmeric Yellow Denim
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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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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.
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White Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, HUGO BOSS Denim $ 325.00
The beetle moves from Akire’s signature into the denim.
A sourced BOSS – HUGO BOSS denim in white, selected for its 100% cotton composition and regular silhouette, becomes the ground for one of Akire’s recurring symbols from nature.
Five beetles are worked by hand in light-pink beads. Four inhabit the front of the denim,two positioned on either side while a fifth appears at the back pocket.
Against the clarity of white denim, the restrained use of a single colour allows the form of each beetle to remain distinct.
