Name: Black Panther's Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Breaks Down Her Iconic Costumes | Vanity Fair
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is that, in many ways, you're also a psychologist,

you're in the background and you're in the foreground.

becomes very difficult and challenging at times.

My name is Ruth Carter and I'm a costume designer.

from getting a person dressed for the set,

But a lot of times it's, "Don't look at me."

and a constant understanding of the bigger picture,

And I have to consistently be aware of the intent

and let all of the parts come together and have synergy.

and I didn't make the role that I was going after.

And the instructor who was actually directing the play

asked me if I wanted to do the costumes instead.

And it was kind of like the constellation prize.

And I have worked on everything from School Daze,

to B.A.P.S, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues,

When I first started as a costume designer,

I was very much focused on doing the illustrations

And then as we traveled through the years,

costume design has evolved to be illustration process,

I was, you know, working on one sheet of paper

We are creating costumes with 3D printing.

really see 3D renderings of what we're creating.

from all angles before we begin the build process.

to costume design still is alive and well.

than a sketch done on a piece of art paper.

to reverse things that we don't like much easier

When I was first asked to do Black Panther,

I had never done a superhero film before.

you know, doors mysteriously slammed behind you.

And I walked into a room with Ryan Coogler and Nate Moore.

And, you know, I found myself welcomed to the team.

about Malcolm X and other films that I had done.

And I felt like I had been designing superheroes already,

There was a Wakandan Bible that gave us some direction

for creating the looks for many of the tribes.

When you're building a world, you can't take for granted

that it's gonna be a one dimensional kind of a thing.

And as we delved into each individual costume,

We didn't want a cheerleader skirt and a bikini top.

We wanted these women to be taken seriously in a uniform,

who felt like they should be flat on the ground,

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