Wale Oyejide
Walé Oyéjidé is a Nigerian-American lawyer, musician and fashion designer. He is the founder and Creative Director of the fashion company Ikire Jones.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
Oyéjide was born in 1981, in Ibadan, Nigeria. In the 1990s, he moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with his mother before moving to Alabama, U.S., in his teenage years.[4][5]
Education[edit]
Oyejide studied law and went to law school.[1]
Careers[edit]
Musical career[edit]
Oyejide has released four musical albums, including one day everything changed (2004),[6] Broken Jazz 101 (2004), and Africahot! The Afrofuture Sessions (2006).[7][8]
Law career[edit]
Oyejide left music for law school.[9] He practiced law for some years before delving into fashion.[10][11]
Fashion career[edit]
Oyejide started his fashion company, Ikire Jones, in 2014 after quitting his job as a lawyer.[12] Ikire Jones, as described by Oyejide during his interview with Okayafrica, is a combination of Neapolitan tailoring and African aesthetics.[13] Ikire Jones designed some outfits for the Marvel movie Black Panther.[14][15]
Media[edit]
Oyejide has appeared on the public television series Articulate in 2015.[16]
Personal life[edit]
Oyejide is married and has a daughter.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Lo, Andrea (2018-03-19). "How 'Black Panther' scarf designer got his big break". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Ikiré Jones - Our Team". Ikirejones.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Discussing costume design with Nigerian designer Walé Oyéjidé - Fashion" (in German). Pulse.ng. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ a b "Meet the Nigerian designer weaving African textiles with Renaissance art—including some of Black…". Fellowsblog.ted.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Wale Oyejide: The musician, attorney and fashion designer". Dailytrust.com.ng. 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Wale Oyejide. "Wale Oyejide | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "The Afrofuture Sessions « Global Soul Events, Music, News". Fusicology.com. 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Hopper, Justin (2006-09-30). "Wale Oyejide Africa Hot! The Afrofuture Sessions". XLR8R. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Best Dressed Finalists - Esquire's Best Dressed Real Man Finalists 2010". Esquire.com. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Articulate — Walé Oyéjidé". Articulateshow.org. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Meet Wale Oyejide – The Renaissance Man That Juggles Music, Law And Fashion". Konbini.com. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Marvel Takes New York Fashionistas to Black Panther's Wakanda". Voanews.com. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "PrĂŞt-Ă€-Poundo: IkirĂŠ Jones for The Western African & International Dandy". OkayAfrica. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ AFP (2018-02-13). "Black Panther Fever Hits New York Fashion Week — Guardian Life — The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News". M.guardian.ng. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "Marvel Studios brings 'Black Panther' to New York Fashion Week". NY Daily News. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ Articulate Season 1
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