Costume Designer Ruth Carter discusses her inspiration of designing the wardrobe for the highly anticipated ‘Black Panther’ film: “Winnie Mandela’s colorful style, high fashion designer Issey Miyake and African artifacts — from actual Maasai, Tuareg and Ndebele dress — informed the garb that took “an army” to create. Ruth Carter has created costumes for some […]
‘Atlanta’ Costume Designer Kairo Courts on Bringing Authentic Characters to Life
‘Atlanta’ Costume Designer Kairo Courts on Bringing Authentic Characters to Life
Get an inside look at the vision behind the style of the hit FX show “Atlanta,” and the mastermind behind it all: “Everybody was caught off guard. Upon first announcement of FX’s original show Atlanta, audiences were skeptical. Debates in ATL barber shops and hair salons centered around reckoned curiosities; exactly which aspects of the […]
Ruth E. Carter Talks Styling the Kings and Queens of Black Panther
Ruth E. Carter Talks Styling the Kings and Queens of Black Panther
Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter discussed all that went into forming the various looks in the highly anticipated ‘Black Panther’ film: ““I feel like I’ve been designing superheroes my whole life. Malcom X was a superhero. Tina Turner was a superhero. Martin Luther King was a superhero.” Ruth E. Carter’s list of design credits on […]