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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.
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Washed Blue Denim – Root Beadwork $ 323.00
An individually sourced Cotton On denim in washed blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and tapered form, then reworked through an Akire beadwork expression inspired by the branching forms of tree roots.
Across the denim, gold, midnight blue, and red beads form an extending network of lines.
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Washed Blue Denim – Vertical Beadwork, Kirkland Denim $ 540.00
An individually sourced Kirkland denim in washed blue, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked by Akire through vertical beadwork.
Brown, red and gold beads travel down the denim in considered vertical lines.
The repetition creates rhythm, while the changing colours interrupt the line just enough for the hand to remain present in the work.
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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.
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White Denim – Horizontal Beadwork, Wrangler Denim $ 480.00
An individually sourced Wrangler denim in white, selected for its 100% cotton composition and transformed through a measured expression of Akire’s horizontal beadwork.
Black and light pink beads are worked across the denim in pairs of horizontal lines, followed by an intentional break before the sequence begins again.
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White Denim – Vertical Beadwork, Vintage Genes Denim $ 540.00
An individually sourced Vintage Genes denim in white, selected for its 100% cotton composition and reworked by Akire through vertical beadwork.
Sky-blue beads travel in vertical lines along the white denim, creating a clear rhythm through line and repetition.
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White Denim, Slim Fit With Mixed Bead Colours $ 520.00
White Denim, Slim Fit With Mixed Bead Colours
Discover our up-cycled white denim, meticulously crafted by Maasai and Turkana women. Each beaded pair blends rich tradition with contemporary style, embodying our commitment to holistic sustainability—social, environmental, and economic. Embrace fashion with a purpose and make a difference with every step you take.
