Ruth Carter - costume designer for Black Panther, Malcom X and Dolemite Is My Name

In our premiere episode, Marilyn is joined by the amazingly talented Ruth Carter. Ruth has designed costumes for iconic films such as 'Black Panther' 'Malcom X' ' Dolemite Is My Name' and 'Amistad', just to name a few. Ruth shares her story about how she went from being a 'typical high-school drama kid' to gravitating into a career in costume design, eventually getting to work with legendary directors like Spike Lee and Keenen Ivory Wayans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices