The fashion of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Shuri, among others, wore a couture gown by Iris Van Herpen

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is perhaps the most beloved film of Marvel's Phase 4 so far. The necessity of rewriting the film due to the tragic death of lead actor Chadwick Boseman, as well as the cultural weight that the first Black Panther film had at the time of its release, created tremendous anticipation around its sequel. The result was more than satisfactory, with a film considered among the high points of Marvel Studios production in terms of script, direction, acting, and world-building. The costumes are an integral part of this world-building, with their Afrofuturist style telling as much about African cultural heritage as about Wakanda's technological advancement. But while much of the costumes seen on the film's protagonists are original creations by Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who took up and studied the decorative motifs and costumes of African tribes such as the Maasai and the Ndebele - many of the other costumes were created by collaborating as much with adidas as with a range of designers such as Mugler, Hervé Léger, and especially couturier Iris Van Herpen.

Back on the mainland, however, the characters' everyday outfits become simpler, but no less elevated. Beating everyone in terms of wardrobe is the character of Okoye, the warrior played by Danai Gurira, who for her trip to America wears a square-shouldered jacket by Mugler and a pair of black glasses by Louis Vuitton (raising the question of what the Dora Milaje's salary is) while Shuri, who accompanies Okoye, wears a tailored tracksuit by adidas with sleeves that extend during a high-speed motorcycle chase resembling a cape. For the scenes in Wakanda, however, when she is in her workshop with the new character Riri, Shuri wears a gray suit by Hervé Léger - while Riri wears an orange set with metallic elements.