She crafted a new vision of Africa through Wakanda, a fictional country that leaves the West in the dust in terms of technological and social advancement.. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”. The outfits of Nakia, T'Challa, and Okoye during the casino scene were specifically chosen to represent the pan-African flag..

Nakia's casino outfit from Black Panther. Costume .... They were tasked with fully realizing the culture of Wakanda, the hyperfuturistic but hidden East African nation from which the Black Panther, ....