Interview

Costume Designer

Getting Inspired With Black Panther‘s Oscar-Nominated Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter

*In the run-up to this Sunday’s Oscars telecast, we’re sharing some of our favorite interviews with nominees.  Part of Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter‘s many responsibilities included steeping the characters of the fictional world of Wakanda in a wardrobe that spoke to the real Africa, while retaining the mythic quality that the reclusive, technologically advanced nation required. ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 22, 2019

Interview

Costume Designer

Black Panther Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Creating the Iconic Panther Suit

Part of Black Panther costume designer Ruth E. Carter‘s many responsibilities included steeping the characters of the fictional world of Wakanda in a wardrobe that spoke to the real Africa, while retaining the mythic quality that the reclusive, technologically advanced nation required. We saw this in her work on the bald, beautiful and bad ass Dora Milaje, ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 16, 2018

Interview

Costume Designer

Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter on Designing Black Panther‘s Fierce Dora Milaje

Bald, beautiful, and ferocious, Black Panther‘s elite, all-female fighting force the Dora Milaje are quickly becoming some of the most iconic characters in Marvel history. Lead by Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, Danai Gurira’s Okoyoe, and Florence Kasumba’s Ayo, the Dora Milaje are the protectors of the titular Black Panther, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), whose ascendence to the Wakandan throne ...

By Bryan Abrams  |  February 15, 2018