BEHIND THE SEAMS - The Art of Costume Design

Follow two-time Academy Award Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter in this behind the scenes journey into her world of creativity that built an acclaimed filmmaking career and experience her explore the costume design process.

	Hosted and narrated by the central character, Ruth E. Carter, two-time Academy Award winning costume designer. Best known for turning the Black Panther superhero into an African King, Carter makes history as the first Black person to win the costume design category and earns Marvel Studios their first Oscar recognition. For the second Oscar win, she became the most winning Black woman in Academy history, cementing her legacy as a preeminent voice and expert on period genres and Afro aesthetics.

	On this YouTube channel, get to know the Costume Design Extraordinaire whose career spans over three decades in film. Carter’s costumes based on real and imaginative characters provide an arc to the narratives of African Americans.