Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is giving back to the community and those that wish to follow in her footsteps by opening her own studio in partnership with Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design in Detroit, the country’s only design-focused HBCU. The Apparel Creation Stu/Deo by Adidas launched celebrated its launch on Thursday with a ribbon cutting attended by the costume designer amid the sixth annual Black Footwear Forum , which unfolded at the school from Thursday to Sunday.

Carter, an HBCU graduate herself, served as a champion of the collaboration with the aim of empowering aspiring designers. Attesting to the educational opportunities available at the school, PLC Detroit students Angel Buckens and Rodney Banks helped to design the studio in collaboration w

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