In addition to being an artist and activist , Frida Kahlo — with her girdle , hand - embroidered silk skirts , and flower - adorned hair — was also afashionista . Now , more than 60 year after the 47 - class - old Mexican Felis concolor ’s end in 1954,The Telegraphreports that theVictoria & Albert Museumin London is project an exhibition dedicate to Kahlo ’s eclectic sense of style .
CalledFrida Kahlo ’s Wardrobe , the exposition is slate to run in 2018 from June 16 to November 4 . Highlights will include the creative person ’s trademarkTehuanadressas well aspaintings likeMy Dress Hangs There(1933 ) ; and hand - paint plaster corsets , which Kahlo — who wasbadly injuredin a dealings accident when she was 18 — woreto support her step down backbone .
Together , these statement while “ will research the development of Kahlo ’s style as an dental amalgam of traditional Mexican garment , fashion from Europe and beyond , and certify how her wardrobe was expressive of the complex relationship between her Mexican and Western heritage , ” agree to a press passing for the exhibit . The museum call its pairing of her wardrobe andself - portraits"unprecedented . "
In addition to Kahlo ’s garments and accessories , the exhibition will also let in personal items that provide linguistic context for some of the creative person ’s sartorial choices , including orthopaedic equipment and medicines , prosthetics ( Kahlo ’s legwas amputatedshortly before her death due to surgery - induced slough ) , and exposure and letters .
Frida Kahlo ’s Wardrobeis bill as the first expo outside Mexico to sport Kahlo ’s clothing and personal items . After Kahlo ’s death , her husband , the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera , locked awayhis later wife ’s belongings in a bathroom in their Mexico City home , requestingthat it stay sealed until 15 class after his death . Rivera himself passed away three years later , but the elbow room would remain shuttered far longer than his initial petition . The Frida Kahlo Museum did n’t began to catalogue the hundreds of point inside until 2004 . They ’ve since been displayed within Mexico , but this will be their first show internationally .
[ h / tThe Telegraph ]
