Frequently listed on Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List, Nigerian-born Ike Ude is a style icon and an acclaimed artist who lives and works in New York City. To view his portfolio, visit ikeude.com.
Sibylle Eschapasse: Describe your style?
Ike Ude: Harmony in juxtaposition of varied sartorial elements—past and present; a Janus-like attitude and sympathy.
Ms. Eschapasse: How did your style evolve since you were a teenager?
Mr. Ude: My older brother was rather popular in school and dressed very smart, and so was my father and maternal grandfather; and of course my boarding school uniform, which was chiefly British.
Ms. Eschapasse: What is the wildest thing you ever wore?
Mr. Ude: I don’t wear anything that I'll consider wild. Perhaps, some of my sartorial compositions may appear wild to untrained eyes, but absolutely not to those with a discerning sartorial sensibility.
