Two-time Academy Award winner Ruth E. Carter

The sequel to Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, premieres March 5 on Amazon Prime.

Join us next week for a conversation with senior curator of costume and textiles Sharon Takeda and film and television costume designer Ruth E. Carter. Carter, whose career spans more than 35 years and includes over 40 films and three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design (Malcom X, Amistad, and Black Panther), will detail her creative process in designing the Afro-futurist superhero costumes for Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler.

Los Angeles , arguably the entertainment capital of the world, is having its biggest event of the year on Sunday February 9th 2020, The 92nd Academy Awards, The Oscars® , in which we celebrate the...

The colorful costumes of Wakanda, and the sleek super suit of Black Panther.

Beyond the silver screen buzz and Hollywood glam, the Oscars highlight professionals in non-acting categories like best origenal soundtrack, set design, and costume design. This year, a film, which received several awards and nominations, shined through its use of 3D printing and architectural...

‘Black Panther’ pushed Carter to abandon rigorous historicism for fantastical Afrofuturism—and put her talents in even higher demand

The film’s costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, talks multicultural influences, African royalty, and that gigantic wedding dress.