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]
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]
Oyejide studied law and went to law school. [1]
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]
Oyejide left music for law school. [9] He practiced law for some years before delving into fashion. [10] [11]
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]
Oyejide has appeared on the public television series Articulate in 2015. [16]
Oyejide is married and has a daughter. [4]