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African men are viewed through mostly negative perspectives across many parts of the world.
Wale oyejide, the creative director and brains behind Philadephia-based African fashion brand, Ikire Jones, is also an Afrobeats musician, writer and attorney.

Without any formal education in fashion, his designs are sometimes inspired by Kanye Wests’ lyrics and the latest collection from Ikire Jones is themed ‘After Immigration’.

The collection seeks to portray African Immigrants as real and employable people with stories like every other human.

‘After Immigration’ also aims to tackle the lack of diversity and black models in high end fashion by proving that men like Abdoulay and his friends can be found in many parts of the world.

This editorial shoot shows the many holes in not only the fashion world but also immigration policies.
