Get the Look: Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe remained locked away until 2002. In November 2012 the Museo Frida Kahlo, in collaboration with Vogue México, opened the very first exhibition of Kahlo’s garments. Frida Kahlo was the daughter of a German father and a Mexican mother, specifically a Mexican from Tehuana. This area of Oaxaca is matriarchal, and Kahlo chose to dress in her native region’s style to portray power, as well as hide her disabilities. Kahlo in 1946 - photo by Nickolas Muray 1939 photo by Nickolas Muray Kahlo was stricken with polio at the the age of six, and her right leg was significantly shorter than her left. At the age of 18, she was nearly killed in a bus accident, and her body deteriorated from that point on, while her formidable art came to life. Women’s dress from Tehuana consists of three parts, with flowers and ribbons or a headpiece emphasizing the face, a shortened blouse and a long skirt. There is a concentration upwards, with dramatic jewelry. For Frida, this was a way of distracting from what made her weak, and putting the emphasis on her feminine power, her uniquely beautiful face, her socialist beliefs and the pride she felt in her heritage. Las Dos Fridas, Frida Kahlo While she wore European items as well (as in the white outfit she wears in her painting Las Dos Fridas), the same basic formula remained the decorations in the hair, the strong jewelry, the shorter blouse and the long skirt. Her colorful clothing often featured embroidery and lace. Recently Frida Kahlo was pictured on the cover of Vogue México, looking as unique and original as the day the photo was taken, ca. 1937. Designers and women of style have been inspired by Kahlo in specific and general ways ever since: A Gaultier corset dress from 1994 specifically references Kahlo’s plaster body supports; a woman who dresses as a statement of her true self can look to Frida Kahlo as a fearless example. Vogue México, November 2012, with iconic late 1930s photo of Kahlo by Nikolas Muray
Perpetually inspiring, Frida! Mexican Embroidered Tunic Dress XS to S https://www.etsy.com/listing/107749490/70s-mexican-boho-dress-embroidered?ref=shop_home_feat
Vintage 70s Mexican Embroidered Denim Jacket S Vintage 60s Hand Painted Circle Skirt Butterflies Flowers M Vintage 50s Mexican Circle Skirt Hand Painted Senoritas M
Mexican sterling clamp bracelet Sterling Aztec Theme medallion Vintage Mexican Silver Charm Bracelet Vintage Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver P Lugo Artistica Abalone Shell Brooch - Pin - Pendant Vintage Mexican Sterling Silver & Turquoise Clamp Bracelet By Gerardo Martinez Valladares
Wonderful biography, and a great theme! Photos below are clickable links: Hand-painted, full-circle, cotton skirt: Sterling Mexican Opal Pre-Eagle Bracelet: 50s Black and Pink Mexican Patio Set (Blouse and Full-Circle Skirt):
I really enjoyed this one...wrote a blog too: http://denisebrain.blogspot.com/2013/06/style-icon-frida-kahlo.html Hand-embroidered sheer rayon blouse 70s long black lamé brocade skirt Large hand-embroidered bag, made in Portugal Mexican silver earrings; the necklace is handmade pewter and glass Silk organza embroidered blouse
Vintage 1960s Mexican Cotton Blouse with Bird Embroidery Vintage 1960s Blue Cotton Mexican Dress Vintage 1960s Mexican Embroidered Blouse - Nahua Embroidery on Cotton Hidalgo Mexico Vintage 1940s Poppy Flower Hat Vintage 1960s Embroidered Mexican Skirt with Birds & Flowers
So fabulous! Wish I had more Mexican things at the moment, being close and all. Really wonderful offerings.
Amazing vintage everyone- I have no hope with this theme being in Australia, but am loving seeing all of these!!
