Frida Kahlo is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Known for her controversial Mexican folk art and numerous self portaits, Kahlo not only knew how 
to make her art uniquely personal, she chose to fashion her wardrobe around traditional Mexican garments and chunky jewelry at a time when the world was focused on glam, glizty jewelry and Hollywood fashion. I am a huge fan of Friday Kahlo and recently found an online store near Austin that specializes in recreating the types of clothing Kahlo wore–with plenty of Dia del Muerto (Day of the Dead) influence. Here’s one of the tops they currently have for sale–and they have lots of other types of tops, skirt sets, and jewelry with Kahlo’s likeness included. Visit the web site at: www.fridafashions.com.
For more Frida inspiration, check out the photos by Nicholas Muray. A few are below, but visit his site to see loads of great vintage photos: http://www.geh.org/fm/muray/murcol_i…l#71:0053:0093.
3 responses so far ↓
lucy // October 11, 2007 at 5:55 pm |
i love Frida, she is my hero. she sufferd so much, and to hide all that pain from the world..is just wonderful. her artwork also shows her pain and sorrow. she didn’t care about what people said about her and we should all take that advice!
Mary Mclong // October 12, 2007 at 1:38 pm |
How can i being this…Frida was and will be a true mexican icon.
kirstin // April 2, 2008 at 7:51 am |
well ya she was biosexual but she made a great breakthrough when she married that other dude Diego , as lucy said she went through alot especialy that accident when she lost her child to its sad but she was a real fighter