Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. is a designer, writer, speaker, filmmaker, musician and lawyer that combats bias with creative storytelling. As the founder of the brand Ikiré Jones, he employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.
Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. is a designer, writer, speaker, filmmaker, musician and lawyer that combats bias with creative storytelling. As the founder of the brand Ikiré Jones, he employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.
He is a:
National Geographic Explorer, TED Fellow, & an Open Society Foundations Moving Walls Fellow.
As a Creative Director, he has a finely honed aesthetic and a history of producing campaigns that marry vivid imagery with compelling storytelling. His work threads the needle between the cultural and the contemporary, and seeks to reflect the authentic experiences of persons that are commonly overlooked in commercial media. At the core of his work is the notion that elegance is not owned by any particular culture, or by any corner of the world.
In motion pictures, his designs have appeared in "Black Panther" (2018) and "Coming 2 America" (2020)
In museums, his designs have been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the V &.A, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, and at the Brussels Center for Fine Art. He has previously exhibited at the Vitra Design Museum and Guggenheim Bilbao, among other places.
Projects
- After Migration: Calabria (Trailer)This short film is a triumphant portrait of a boy who left his home in The Gambia at the age of 15, and a Nigerian single-mother who birthed her child in a refugee camp, as they transcend their difficult histories while integrating into a quiet region of southern Italy. The "After Migration" project employs the mediums of film, photography, writing and fashion design to tell beautiful stories about people who have crossed borders. aftermigration.com
- Balotelli's BurdenNamed for the near-legendary Italian soccer player of Ghanaian descent, our Balotelli pop-over shirt is an homage to the many Africans who have emigrated to Europe in search of opportunity. Whether they be players of The Beautiful Game, or tourists of the beautiful streets, not all of them are welcomed with open arms. This garment is a sober reminder that there are still individuals who face mistreatment because of their hue and heritage. By combining soft-Italian tailoring with prints reminisce
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Work history
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Designer, Writer, DirectorIkire Jones
Philadelphia, United StatesFull Time
Creative Director & Lead Designer at Ikiré Jones
Conceptualized a menswear brand that marries African aesthetics with Neapolitan tailoring.
Skills
- Fashion
- Art Direction
- Copywriting
- Design
- Legal
- Creative Direction
- Fashion Design
- Textile Design
- Creative Direction/marketing/business Administration
- Photography
Education
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LawTemple Beasley School of Law
- Philadelphia, United States
Juris Doctorate