Did you spot JJ Valaya’s designs in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’?

By Praachi Raniwala
24 November, 2022

Did you spot JJ Valaya’s designs in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’?

By Praachi Raniwala
24 November, 2022

The New Delhi-based couturier talks about working on costumes for Queen Ramonda’s character in the iconic film franchise

When I was watching Black Panther: Wakanda Forever mere days after its release earlier this month, I remember thinking how fitting it would be for an Indian designer to create Queen Ramonda’s elaborate costumes. Cut to this Sunday when noted Indian couturier JJ Valaya took to his Instagram to announce his association not just with the film but specifically for the costumes he designed for the character played by Angela Bassett. 

A majority of Queen Ramonda’s ensembles for the movie were made in JJ Valaya’s New Delhi atelier

JJ Valaya’s team worked with costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s studio in Los Angeles for over eight months

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