Ruth E. Carter Explains the Art of Costume Design

All Of It with Alison Stewart | May 19, 2023

Ruth E. Carter has designed some of the most iconic costumes on screen, including looks from Marvel's "Black Panther" which won her an Oscar. Now, she's sharing lessons she learned throughout her three-decade career working with directors such as Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay. She joins us to talk about her new book, The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther, which publishes Tuesday, May 23.

 

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