Good Morning America: Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter made history last month, receiving her fifth Oscar nomination for best costume design for "Sinners."
Carter is already the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history and has won more awards than any other Black woman in Oscar history, but it's a distinction she says she didn't aim for when she was younger.
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Ruth Carter’s comment about not wanting to be a “Black costume designer” but a “great costume designer” is one that stuck with me while reading the article. So many times we will read about a white person doing something and they are never the “white” version of what they do. I also liked how she talked about costumes and compared design to being a top-tiered athlete. There is a lot of training and research and work that goes into designing shows. I appreciate the advice that she gave her younger self that she extended to other young people. Sometimes it can be hard to remember why I am doing all this and why I am putting in the effort and energy to learn more. I need to remember that I am doing this because I love it and because I am good at it, even though at times it might not feel like it.
Initially, I should say that I completely agree with Emma’s comment. To avoid redundancy, I have some thoughts on her statement from the perspective of a current student: I love stories like this, it is so encouraging to see people like Carter talk about the amount of work it took to get where they are. I’m really in the thick of education now, and while I love what I do I have to constantly remind myself what all of this is for. I appreciate her comment about thanking her younger version of herself. I have much appreciation for her explaining the comparison to a top tier athlete, since a lot of people understand the hard work of an athlete before that of a costume designer. It’s hard to get people who don’t do this as a career to understand the complexities of this kind of role when our world is so globalized that the concept of designing and creating your own clothing is considered unusual. I’m glad Ruth E Carter has gotten so much recognition for the incredible work that she does.
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