“I’ve never wanted to be a fashion designer, because I felt like I was a storyteller,” says famed costume designer…

You ever leave a movie feeling all warm inside due to the bubbling laughter in your tummy and pure joy in reaction…

She’s been a force in the field of costume design for over three decades, but Ruth E. Carter is very much in her…

What best befits a celebration of iconic artistry? Being recognized by icons in the making. On Thursday, April 11 at…

It started with a ball gown. It may not have been an unusual choice for the red carpet of the Academy Awards, but…

Black History Month 2019 has been one for the garbage books, amirite? Amongst our crew here at The Root, we’ve been…

It’s one of the smaller ceremonies of awards season, but there was big talent recognized on Tuesday night at the…

What makes an icon? Is it longevity? Passion? An impressive and unmatched body of work? If so, Ruth E. Carter…

Members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) all…

The BAFTAs may have turned a blind eye to the brilliance of legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter, but a jury of…

I don’t know about you, but I found the costumes in the blockbuster film Black Panther as enthralling as the action…

Call it a win-win: As Rihanna staged the successful debut of her Savage x Fenty Fall-Winter ‘18 collection at New…

Another weekend, another box-office record broken by Marvel’s Black Panther, which scored another $108 million…

Jewelry designer and metalsmith Douriean Fletcher—who designs and retails simply as Douriean—is having the kind of…

Ruth E. Carter’s résumé reads like a list of iconic favorites from contemporary black cinema. In the 30 years since…

In the 50th year since his assassination in 1968, much has and will be said about Martin Luther King Jr., the civil…