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]