CDG Master Class with Ruth E. Carter

Ruth E. Carter is one of only two costume designers to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a momentous honor, 61 years after the first was awarded to the legendary Edith Head. This award is a testimony to Carter's incredible talent and the power of costume design. In a career that spans more than three decades, Carter has designed over 60 film and television projects, many of them culturally and historically significant. A rich and nuanced visual storyteller with a deep understanding of character, she is dedicated to research and serious about great clothes. Her keen sense of color and texture has become her aesthetic trademark. Carter has received over a dozen achievement awards, including Academy Award nominations for Malcom X and Amistad and, most notably, an Oscar in 2019 for Black Panther. Carter took home the best costume design award for the Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2023, and became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Carter has broken barriers and proven herself to be a costume force extraordinaire. The CDG Master Class panel event was moderated by the ever so talented, Phillip Boutté.