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2x Academy Award-Winning American Film Costume Designer. Behind the Costume. “ Creating Wakanda and designing Afrofuturistic looks where people can find their own beauty represented is the greatest gift of my career. — RUTH E CARTER. CONCept art. research. process. Portfolio. View now.
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Ruth E. Carter is the two-time Academy Award winning...
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The exhibition features over 70 of Ruth Carter’s costumes,...
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Feb 14, 2023 · February 14, 202312:02 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Tonya Mosley. 37-Minute Listen. Playlist. Enlarge this image. Costume designer Ruth E. Carter won an Oscar in 2019 for her work on Black...
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Oct 10, 2023 · Afrofuturism in Costume Design. October 10, 2023 - March 31, 2024. This new exhibition features over 60 of the Two-Time Academy Award winning costumer designer’s original designs from iconic films such as Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing, and more. Get Tickets.
- Like Brother, Like Sister
- The Midnight Angel Takes Flight
- Fit For A Queen
- Diving Into Talokan
- A Moving Memorial
You can't have a Black Panther movie without a Black Panther suit. The sequel follows the young princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) as she grapples with the death of her older brother T'Challa (the late Chadwick Boseman), eventually vowing to take up his mantle and serve as Wakanda's protector herself. Shuri is a scientist and engineer who constructs h...
Warrior Okoye (Danai Gurira) spends much of the first Black Panther in her red Dora Milaje armor, but she gets an upgrade at the end of Wakanda Forever. Shuri develops a new armor prototype that she dubs the "Midnight Angel," and Okoye wears the final blue suit into battle. (The name is also painted on the armor, using the Wakandan alphabet.) It's ...
Carter and Angela Bassett have a long history, having worked together on films like Malcolm X, What's Love Got to Do With It, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. For Wakanda Forever, Carter designed a whole closet full of royal looks, but her personal favorite might be the regal purple gown that Bassett wears at the beginning of the film. As Queen ...
Wakanda Forever situates much of its story in the title African nation, but it also introduces the underwater paradise of Talokan, led by the mercurial Namor (Tenoch Huerta). This elaborate civilization has roots in ancient Mayan culture, and Carter met with Mesoamerican historians and experts for insight. The Talokanil people also have a deep conn...
Despite those underwater complications, one of Carter's trickiest scenes actually takes place on dry land. It comes early in the film, as the entire nation of Wakanda gathers to mourn T'Challa, all of them dressed in brilliant white. The lack of color presented a challenge: Wakanda is comprised of several different tribes, each with their own color...
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Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is an American costume designer for film and television. She is best known for her collaborations with Spike Lee, John Singleton, and Ryan Coogler.
Mar 12, 2023 · March 12, 2023 6:42pm. Ruth E. Carter at the 2023 Oscars. Mike Coppola/Getty Images. At the 2023 Oscars, Ruth E. Carter won her second statuette for her imaginative costume work on...
