When you think of Frida Kahlo immediately comes to mind the image of a woman who had a color, feminine and very Mexican wardrobe which is great because she carefully selected the clothes she wore on a daily basis, knowing that these helped him build his image.
For Frida, who was born on July 6, 1907 in Mexico City, his wardrobe was a powerful tool with which she was able to strengthen her position as a woman and an artist in a totally masculine world.
It is important to point out that the artist began to dress long skirts from a young age to be able hide the thinness of her right leg, because in 1913, at the age of 6, he fell ill with poliomyelitis.
This garment acquired greater relevance in Frida's wardrobe after the bus she was traveling in when she was around 18 years old was hit by a tram, because the handrail of this means of transport pierced her pelvis.
In this incident, the young woman also suffered various injuries such as a fracture to her spine, her clavicle, several ribs and one of her legs was broken at eleven different points.
From that moment on, Frida Kahlo had no choice but to learn to live with physical pain and exploit textiles and accessories to create the image of a strong woman full of life.
El dress from Tehuantepec, a region to the southeast of Oaxaca governed by a matriarchal society, was without a doubt his favorite outfit.
The Tehuana costume was ideal for the image that Frida Kahlo always sought to project, since it consists of a huipil, a long skirt with petticoats, and a floral headdress.
This outfit provided Frida Kahlo with everything she needed because it is colorful and female, but it also allowed her to concentrate various accessories, such as earrings and necklaces, on the upper part of her torso in order to distract from your broken body.
Something amazing about this famous artist was that turned his disability into art since he used his corsets as canvases and the prosthesis he had to use, after his right leg was amputated in 1953, he decorated them with Chinese motifs and dragon embroidery.
This inspired creators like Alexander McQueen to feature Paralympic athlete Aimee Mullins on the catwalk where she presented her Spring/Summer 1999 collection with two spectacular carved wood prosthetics.
Frida Kahlo, in addition to being a great painter and giving us her artistic legacy, showed in the best way how an icon is built in the full extent of the word.
