Every product on this page was chosen by a Harper's BAZAAR editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy.The legendary costume designer on using bold colors and Ankara prints in the long-awaited sequel, and her influence as a trailblazer in the industry.Two years ago, when Ruth E. Carter won the Oscar for costume design for her work onboth she and her profession were under a spotlight like never before.
For the costumes, you used a lot of wonderful Ankara fabrics and African prints. Where did you source those? I found a wall hanging in a vintage store [The Way We Wore on La Brea in Los Angeles] that was embroidered with these beautiful shells and beads, and I thought it would make a wonderful trim on the robe. So we bought beads and shells, and took the hanging to a beader, and she matched it perfectly.In one scene, En Vogue appears in these jewel-tone gowns and Salt-N-Pepa are wearing updated versions of their iconic '80s jackets.
I had the fabric for the robe in my office and I kept thinking, How am I going to use this? Every time I tried to, it wasn't quite right. Then Teyana had this moment where she comes into the room and has a grand reveal. The cape originally had a huge collar that fanned out, but her Afro was also so big that the collar was too much. So we turned it down, and it just became this mood for her. For the outfit underneath, I was inspired by a picture I saw on Pinterest.
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