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Light Stone Wash Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Rustler Denim $ 425.00
A sourced Rustler denim in light stone wash, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Four Akire beetles are worked across the front;two on either side in a singular palette of green.
Against the softened, lived character of the stone-washed denim, the colour gives each beetle a clear presence without overwhelming the original garment.
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Light Wash – Suspended Vertical Beadwork, L.O.G.G Denim $ 426.00
A sourced L.O.G.G denim piece in a light washed blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and slim silhouette, then given another life through Akire beadwork.
Unlike our beadwork that is worked directly into the denim, this piece explores a freer construction.
The vertical beadwork is suspended rather than sewn against the surface, allowing the strands to move independently from the denim as the body moves. -
Light Wash Blue – Vertical Beadwork $ 346.00
A sourced Rustler carpenter denim in light wash blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and utilitarian silhouette, then given another life through Akire beadwork.
Vertical beadwork moves across the denim in brown, white, yellow, light blue, purple, red and green.
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Light Wash Blue Denim – Mixed Line Beadwork $ 424.00
An individually sourced Lee denim in light wash blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and relaxed fit, then reworked by Akire through a composition of vertical and horizontal beadwork.
Orange, dark brown and sky-blue beads move between directions, with vertical lines meeting shorter horizontal passages across the denim.
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Light Wash Denim – Abstract Clover Beadwork $ 386.00
An individually sourced Levi Strauss denim in light wash, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked by Akire through an abstract interpretation of the clover leaf.
Across the denim, black beads form simplified clover-inspired shapes.
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Light Wash Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 435.00
Colour moves softly across a field of washed blue.
Six Akire beetles form the front composition, worked in light green and blue;the two colours shifting within the beadwork rather than holding each form to a single tone.
The reverse introduces another palette.
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Medium Blue – Vertical Beadwork $ 323.00
A sourced unbranded denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked through Akire beadwork.
Vertical beadwork in green, black, silver, and blue moves along the denim in a restrained composition.
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Medium Blue – Vertical Beadwork, Lee Denim $ 396.00
A sourced Lee denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked through Akire beadwork.
Vertical lines of gold, green, and light-green beads are worked by hand across the denim.
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Medium Blue – Vertical Beadwork, Levi Strauss Denim $ 426.00
A sourced Levi Strauss denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and regular silhouette, then given another life through Akire beadwork.
Vertical beadwork moves along the denim in a restrained composition of brown, orange, blue, and copper brown.
Levi Strauss Denim
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 386.00
The beetle appears, then breaks from its familiar form.
On this individually sourced Levi’s Engineered Jeans denim, four green beetles form the principal composition across the front.
At the pocket, the motif becomes more abstract: part of the beetle’s head appears on one side, while its lower form continues independently on the other.
Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 386.00
A study in contrast and discovery.
Six black-and-white beetles are worked across the medium blue denim, creating a measured composition at the front.
The reverse holds the change. A single beetle introduces yellow, green, light blue, red and black—colour appearing where it is least expected.
The motif remains the same. Only the palette shifts, revealing another expression of the work as the denim turns.
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork $ 386.00
From the front, the beetle is held entirely in black. Colour belongs to the reverse.
Six black beetles establish a measured rhythm across the medium-blue denim.
Worked individually by hand, each carries small differences in line and placement,details that reveal themselves on closer looking.
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Levi Strauss Signature Denim $ 386.00
A sourced Levi Strauss Signature denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and loose silhouette, then transformed through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Across the front, four Akire beetles are worked by hand in sky-blue beads, two positioned on either side.
The close relationship between the beadwork and the denim creates a tonal composition, allowing the beetles to emerge with subtlety rather than sharp contrast.
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Rivers $ 445.00
The beetle returns through colour, repetition and the hand.
Six beetles move across the medium-blue denim, three on either side.
Within each form, glass green, yellow, red, orange, dark blue and gold are worked together by hand, allowing colour to shift from one beetle to the next.
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Rustler $ 325.00
A familiar blue, marked by the hand.
Five red beetles transform this individually sourced Rustler denim into a singular Akire work.
Four hold the front in a measured arrangement, their red forms distinct against the medium-blue ground.
The fifth is reserved for the reverse, a final encounter with the motif after the denim turns.
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Medium Blue Denim – Akire Beetle Beadwork, Rustler Denim $ 386.00
An individually sourced Rustler denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and regular silhouette, then reworked through Akire’s beetle beadwork.
Across the front, four Akire beetles are rendered entirely in red,two placed on either side.
The singular use of colour gives the composition clarity, allowing the repeated form to hold its presence against the familiar blue of the denim.
At the back, the composition becomes less expected.
A three-quarter interpretation of the beetle emerges across the back pocket, while a second complete beetle appears lower along the denim.
Both are worked in the same red beadwork, extending the motif beyond a conventional placement and allowing the eye to encounter it at different points across the garment.
The beetle remains recognisable, but its placement is allowed to shift.
It is this relationship between repetition and interruption that gives the piece its individual expression. -
Medium Blue Denim – Horizontal Beadwork, Charles Vögele Denim $ 480.00
An individually sourced Charles Vögele denim in medium blue, transformed through Akire’s horizontal beadwork.
Light blue, copper brown, brown and black move across the denim in a measured sequence.
Each horizontal passage is given space before the next begins, allowing colour and line to repeat without becoming continuous.
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Medium Blue Denim – The Single Line, Wrangler Denim $ 480.00
An individually sourced Wrangler denim in medium blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through a singular expression of Akire’s horizontal beadwork.
Unlike the more layered compositions within the series, this piece is defined by one precise horizontal line. Green, yellow, red, orange, blue, white, dark blue, black and glass green are brought together within a single hand-beaded passage across the denim.
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Medium Blue Denim – Vertical Beadwork, Levi Strauss Authentics Signature Denim $ 540.00
An individually sourced Levi Strauss Authentics Signature denim in blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and regular fit, then reworked by Akire through vertical beadwork.
Brown, orange, blue and copper-brown beads travel in vertical lines along the denim.
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Medium Blue Denim – Wavy Beadwork $ 540.00
An individually sourced Chamacco denim in medium blue, reworked through a single-line wavy beadwork expression.
Copper brown, green and dark brown beads are mixed along the same continuous line, allowing colour to change as the beadwork moves across the denim.
