Among the images glimpsed in Marvel’s first Black Panther trailer was a tribal elder in an emerald suit with a matching ... Alongside them were women in red beaded war garb – the Dora Milaje ...

Carter considered the costumes of spiritual leader Zuri (played by Forest Whitaker) and the Dora Milaje — the elite force of women warriors ... about that costume." In "Black Panther ...

I'm so proud of this." Ruth Carter became the first Black woman to take home the costume design trophy for Black Panther in 2019. She won again in 2023 for her work on the sequel, Wakanda Forever.