Ankle boots with badge embossed “To Frida with Love Pita and Olga”
Strips of beading and silk embroidery with dragons
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=357591&CategoryId=13003
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/uncovering-clues-in-frida-kahlos-private-wardrobe/.
The unnatural shine of metal roses attracted my attention while I walked pass it. Flower is one element Frida loved to add to her outfit. It is one traditional México thing, and Frida love to be more Maxicanic and she also lead the fashion of México while everyone else was following French.
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/uncovering-clues-in-frida-kahlos-private-wardrobe/.
As a comparison of her wordordbe and her art, I picked the flower headdness and a self portrait of her from the exhibition called “Self-portrait as Tehuane on Piego on my mind”. I think it is brilliant to put the idea of “someone in my mind” by just painting the portrait on her head. She did the same thing with the headdress: she wanted Mexican culture and history to explore, she put the tradition on herself.
During this exhibition, I learned more about Frida of what a person she really is. I used to know her only as a ikon pop culture fashion designer loved, but I know now she is much more ikonish as herself. In a video recording I watched her dance and laugh, the way she accomplished with the dress she worn is beautiful: she is clear what she needs to do and why she is wearing it. Everything could only runs well with a soul.
