Walé Oyéjidé: Fashion that celebrates African strength and spirit
ワレ・オイェジデ: アフリカの力強さと魂を称えるファッション
TED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé combats bias with creative storytelling. Full bio
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of history are written by its victors,
語られると言います
to aspire for something greater
of their own glorious pasts?
望むべくもありません
as a mere maker of clothing,
私はただの服飾デザイナーです
and modern textiles,
現代の布地のうちに
見いだしました
of providing representation
追いやられてきた人々を
of our society,
the most vulnerable among us
こう語りかける重要性を見いだしました
to compromise themselves
折り合うために
with an uncompromising majority.
もはやないのだ」と
consider to be trivial,
考えていますが
for dismantling bias
過小評価されている人々が
of underrepresented populations.
強力なツールとなるのです
as a vehicle for social change
変えようと思ったのは
I know how easily the term "African"
「アフリカン」という言葉が
an ordinary geographic descriptor
地理的な意味合いを離れて
知っています
from this beautiful continent,
バックグラウンドを持つ者にとって
文化にインスピレーションを受け
hope for the future.
持ち続けることなのです
the misguided perceptions that many have
アフリカに対する誤ったイメージを
デザインを使います
all throughout the African diaspora.
離散する中での忍耐の物語など
to correct the historical record,
正していきたいと考えています
where any of us is from,
by the complicated histories
異国に行かざるを得なかった家族の
to a foreign land.
心を打たれたことがあるからです
the way we view the world,
世界の見方が作られてしまい
we carry around with us.
数々の偏見が生まれてしまいました
from different parts of the globe
世界各地の美の様式を使い
about the importance
求めて闘うことの
from classic European art
融合させることで
in roles of prominence,
accepted narrative of African inferiority,
アフリカ人は劣っているという言説を覆し
for people of color
優雅さに欠ける」という
themselves depicted without sophistication
警戒するようになった黒人を
very coincidentally wearing right now.
スカーフになったりします
in a structure of European classicism,
枠組みとしながらも
the merits of African empowerment.
地位の向上を大胆に後押しします
become masterworks
かつては抑圧されていた人々を
who were once subservient.
beyond the realm of art
芸術の世界にとどまらず
or world-changing entrepreneurs,
革新を担う起業家であろうと
the freedom to present themselves
十分に生かせる形で
their own unique identities,
表現する自由を手にすると
our true, authentic selves.
表現しているからです
in turn become more educated,
周りの人々も触発されて
of their different points of view.
寛容になれるでしょう
私たちが身に着ける服は
of diplomatic soft power.
なりえるのです
can serve as bridges
見える文化を
before you as a mere maker of clothing.
私はただの服飾デザイナーですが
been about more than fashion.
ファッション以上の意味があります
to rewrite the cultural narratives
再構築することを目標にしています
in a new and nuanced light,
新たに含みのある理解がなされ
アフリカ出身者が
that the stories of history
語られてきましたが
be dictated by a troubled past.
未来へ向かう人々に語りかけます
to tell our own stories
妥協も 遠慮もせずに
できています
for what you are about to hear?
耳を傾ける準備はありますか?
we are coming regardless.
いずれにせよ 私たちは語るのですから
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Walé Oyéjidé - Designer, writer, musician, lawyerTED Fellow Walé Oyéjidé combats bias with creative storytelling.
Why you should listen
As the founder of Ikiré Jones, Walé Oyéjidé, Esq. employs fashion design as a vehicle to celebrate the perspectives of marginalized populations.
In addition to his role as the brand's creative director, Walé Oyéjidé designs Ikiré Jones's textiles/accessories and serves as the company's writer. Oyéjidé is a TED Fellow, and his apparel design can be seen in the upcoming Marvel Studios film "Black Panther."
Oyéjidé's design 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 exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Fowler Museum, UCLA. He has been invited to lecture about his work in Brazil, Ecuador, France and Tanzania. His designs also appeared as part of the "Generation Africa" fashion show at Pitti Uomo 89 in Florence, Italy.
Oyéjidé's writings include freelance creative copywriting for Airbnb. He is also an attorney, public speaker, and a recording artist/producer that has collaborated with J-Dilla and MF Doom, among others. And for what it's worth, Esquire Magazine noted Oyéjidé as one of the best-dressed men in the United States.
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