PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Ruth E. Carter is a trailblazer, a history maker, and a two-time Oscar-winning creative force in cinematic costuming.

The exhibition of her work opens Saturday, November 1, at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

From "Black Panther" to "Coming 2 America" to "Sinners" and "Selma," we got a first look at her groundbreaking collection.

"You'll see my journey as a young girl with a sewing machine in her bedroom all the way up to the Oscar," says Carter, who has two Oscars in her collection. First, for her 2019 win for Marvel's "Black Panther." In 2023, she won again for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

Her award-winning costumes are now on display in a celebration of her cinematic masterpieces at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

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