The L.A.-based brand founded by Cameroon-born designer Claude Kameni has become a celebrity favorite in recent years, worn by Viola Davis at the 2021 Golden Globes Awards, Amanda Seales as host of the 2020 BET Awards, and Tracee Ellis Ross when she hosted the American Music Awards in 2018. If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Wrote designer Laurel DeWitt on her IG, “Still on cloud nine after seeing my pieces in my first feature film.” Read on for more on the many designers featured in Coming 2 America.
In the days surrounding the film’s release, many of the designers took to Instagram to write about their excitement and pride about working with Carter on the film. “I was all over the world on this project,” Carter told THR. A cast in itself, this array of designers is based everywhere from Nigeria ( House of Deola) and South Africa ( Mantsho, which did a 2019 collaboration with H&M) to India (designer JJ Valaya) and the United States. To create Coming 2 America’s more-than-800 costumes - including the grand pieces for the royal court of the fictional country of Zamunda - Carter created her own pieces and also worked with more than three dozen designers and brands on custom looks. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Carter described the costumes for the film as a mix of “large-scale beautiful African prints” and “gorgeous shapes.”Ĭhris Rock Sought Counseling After Being Slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, Says Leslie Jones The Oscar-winning costume designer ( Black Panther) has created a sumptuous cavalcade of Afro-centric outfits worn by a cast that includes Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, KiKi Layne, Leslie Jones, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Fowler, Nomzamo Mbatha and Garcelle Beauvais.
PICTURE OF EDDIE MURPHY DAUGHTER IN COMING TO AMERICA 2 MOVIE
With Coming 2 America becoming the most streamed movie of the last year during its premiere weekend on Amazon Prime, one of the most talked about aspects of the film is its gorgeous, global parade of costumes by Ruth Carter.
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