Ruth E. Carter on Spike Lee and Black Panther

In the lead-up to the Oscars, a conversation with the nominated costume designer on her prolific work.

Ruth E. Carter is nominated for an Academy Award for the masterly screen wardrobe she conceived for Black Panther. Here, she tells A Different Tweed why for her big night, Duro Oluwu is designing her Oscar dress. She also reveals the mashup of influences – from Afro-Futurism to Gareth Pugh, Winnie Mandela and the Wakandan Bible – which went into conceiving her look for Ryan Coogler’s Oscar nominated Marvel blockbuster.