our team

Walé Oyéjidé, Esq.
designer + writer
+ director.

A multi-disciplinary artist, Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. is a designer, writer, filmmaker, photographer, musician and lawyer that combats bias with creative storytelling. As the founder of Ikiré Jones, he employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.

In addition to his role as the brand's creative director, he conceptualizes Ikiré Jones's scarves and serves as the company's writer.

Collectives
Mr. Oyéjidé is a TED Fellow and he gave a TED Talk at TED Global in Tanzania. He is an Open Society Foundations Moving Walls Fellow. He is a National Geographic Explorer. And he is a MAPS Images Creative.

Motion Pictures
His apparel design can be seen in the films "Black Panther" and “Coming 2 America”.

Museums
His work was part of the "Making Africa" contemporary design exhibit, which was at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany, the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, and the HIGH Museum of Art in Atlanta. He was also featured in the "Creative Africa" exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited at the Centraal Museum, Grassi Museum, House of European History, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Penn Museum, and the Fowler Museum, UCLA.

Talks
As a speaker, he has lectured about his work in Brazil, Ecuador, France, Tanzania, and the United Kingdom. In venues like Harvard Museums of Art, the TED main stage and the UNESCO headquarters, to name a few.

Presentations
His designs were presented as part of the "Generation Africa" fashion show at Pitti Uomo 89 in Florence, Italy. 

Mr. Oyéjidé is one of the co-writers of the anthology, “The Good Immigrant” (Little, Brown and Company, 2019). His other work include screenwriting and freelance creative copywriting.

He is a recording artist/producer that has collaborated with J-Dilla and MF Doom, among others. And for what it's worth, Esquire Magazine noted Mr. Oyéjidé as one of the best dressed men in the United States of America.

Samuel Hubler
head tailor + Designer

Sam Hubler individually attends to each of the garments that Ikiré Jones produces.
He is an acclaimed tailor with extensive training in pattern drafting and garment construction.