Ruth E. Carter won the Icon Award at the 2018 L.A. Design Festival in recognition of her incredible body of work designing costumes for films like Black Panther (for which she won the Academy Award), Dolemite is My Name, Malcolm X, Amistad, Selma, Do the Right Thing, and What's Love Got to Do with It. During our interview in 2018, we discussed her career, her background in theater, and her creative process.