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Prosthetic Leg

Kahlo’s leg was amputated in 1953. She designed this prosthetic leg with embroidered red lace-up boots and a bell attached.

Final score:

187points

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Cesi Baca 7 years ago

Had no idea she was an amputee. That fact that she was able to design her own prsostethis is amazing.

57points

Classic Cats-Eye Glasses

Final score:

139points

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Rosa Greyhound 7 years ago

I want some

14points

Kahlo’s Outfits

Kahlo’s friends noted that the more pain she felt, and the more incapacitated she became, the more elaborate her outfits were.

Final score:

114points

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Maureen Zappellini 7 years ago

As a chronic pain sufferer, I can confirm that this is a great coping strategy. If I feel like c**p I dress to the nines. It actually helps!

15points

Traditional Tehuana Dress

Kahlo’s right leg was thinner than her left after childhood polio – and it was later fractured in 11 places when she had a horrific bus accident in her 20s. As a result, she wore long, traditional Tehuana dresses that concealed her lower body.

Final score:

112points

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Merilyn Horton 7 years ago

Gorgeous

11points

Kahlo’s Fringed Boots

Final score:

100points

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-- 7 years ago

ah the height of the heels are different

8points

Kahlo’s Knit Swimsuit In Mint Green

Final score:

88points

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Diana CrunChewy Watson 7 years ago

I know that Lycra didn't exist until 1959, but I would think swimming in cotton knit swimwear would be rather uncomfortable.

13points

Frida’s Cast Corset

After her bus accident, Kahlo was in a full body cast for three months, and she remained in pain for the rest of her life. She painted her casts and corsets, turning them from medical equipment into artworks

Final score:

78points

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Apollo 7 years ago

She had a very hard life but instead of being a victim she made her misfortune into art.

24points

A Skirt Of Green Silk And Lace Attached To A Body Corset

Final score:

78points

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Marijana Maxa 7 years ago

Beautiful

6points

#10

Frida’s Cast Corset

Final score:

76points

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Merilyn Horton 7 years ago

Poor woman

23points

#11

Skirt Fabric

Final score:

67points

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Merilyn Horton 7 years ago

Love it

0points

#12

Portable Ashtray

Final score:

63points

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Fabulizz 7 years ago

I have on of these! Found at a vintage store.

13points

#13

Kahlo’s Nail Polish

Final score:

61points

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Cesi Baca 7 years ago

To this day Revlon makes some of the most unique and vibrant nail polish colors. I can see why she wore this brand. The polish left in the red bottle is still bright and beautiful.

16points

#14

Kahlo’s Gloves

Final score:

55points

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#15

A Comb Still Covered With Strands Of The Artist’s Hair

Final score:

54points

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Rebecca Cook 7 years ago

It's a brush.

36points

#16

Tehuana Lacy Headdress

Final score:

52points

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get in 7 years ago

A headdress with arms??????????????????????????????????

4points

#17

Kahlo’s Scarf

Final score:

51points

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Reina Jippie 7 years ago

Technically it's not a scarf it's called rebozo it is more similar to a chal.... a traditional piece of clothing made by artisans in a loom (can be a blackstrap loom or a colonial loom)

1point

#18

Kahlo’s Outfits

Final score:

49points

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-- 7 years ago

It's hard to find good broad lace nowadays

7points

#19

Kahlo’s Stockings

Final score:

41points

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Pixie O'Dell 7 years ago

I love how they were darned a bit. Such different material.

1point

#20

Bottle Of Perfume

Final score:

39points

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-- 7 years ago

I wonder what it smells like.

27points

Kahlo’s Vest

Final score:

38points

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Maureen Zappellini 7 years ago

It probably helped her pain. Constriction can help support and keep the pain from getting too intense. I know from experience

21points

#22

One Of The Corsets Worn By Kahlo

Final score:

37points

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Patti Smith 7 years ago

Brave & beautiful soul

4points

#23

An Old Black T-shirt

Final score:

33points

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Adrienne St Claire 7 years ago

That's not a T-shirt; it's blouse.

76points

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What do you think ?

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Susan Rogers 7 years ago

Somebody needs to make a coffee table book of these items and add in some of her artwork.

10points

Jazzeh Platt 7 years ago

it's 200$ :/

-1point

Flora Polvado 7 years ago

The movie "Frida." Reasonably accurate, and it seemed to capture her spirit. My fashion sense was inspired by that movie.

5points

Ana T. 7 years ago

frida khalo niece said that salma hayek never contact the family to know how frida khalo was or how really frida and her husband be come to live in twin houses in mexico city. the movie is fiction .

2points

Anilda 7 years ago

Wish there was more to see...she clearly loved swallows, lace and the colour red!

4points

Susan Dukes 7 years ago

You should visit her home/studio in Coyoacan (south Mexico City). It was inspirational to me.

1point

Ged Maybury 7 years ago

This is intense, but only because I am able to empathise. We all are in our own ways - wondering what her perfume smelled like; trying to imagine her pain; celebrating her artistic achievements and dress-sense against what is otherwise a truly horrid human existence (at the bodily level). Yes: an astonishing life. An astonishing woman. She gave to us her indomitable human spirit via paint and fabrics, and we still have it today. I feel tears coming on.

2points

Reina Jippie 7 years ago

#18 is not a scarf it's called rebozo and it's more similar to a chal. Traditional piece of clothing made by artisans in a loom (can be a backstrap loom or a colonial loom). For every region there is diferent tipes of embroidery colors and techniques, all of them really beautiful...

1point

Joseph Wagnon 7 years ago

I am speechless. Just Wow. She was awesome artist. Still is.

1point

Sherri Valenzuela 7 years ago

Loved this but who wrote the titles? The "comb" is a brush. The "old black t-shirt" is a blouse with lace insets. The "green silk skirt with lace" is actually eyelet, not lace. Sorry to be stickler for accuracy.

1point

ispeak catanese 7 years ago

There is a book already, but most of these items aren't in it. Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress, Frida's Wardrobe. ISBN 978-0-8118-6344-5. It's absolutely lovely.

1point

Jazzeh Platt 7 years ago

978-1614282631 this one goes a little deeper into her fashion

0points

Susanna Vesna 7 years ago

Why keep these hidden away in a bathroom? Lucky they did not get absolutely damaged! What museum are they kept in now? Would be nice to visit!

1point

varwenea 7 years ago

I've always loved the floral themes on her work. The gorgeous embroidery on these are lovely.

1point

Cheryl Franco 7 years ago

❤️❤️❤️

0points

Natalie Blenkhorn 7 years ago

Shame the article doesn't contain pictures of her wearing the items.

0points

Reina Jippie 7 years ago

#18 technically that's not a scarf, it's called a rebozo, similar to a chal, a traditional piece of Mexican clothing made by artisans in a loom (can be a back strap loom or a colonial one)

0points

Genevieve Gates 7 years ago

I would love to visit the museum & see the clothes on a mannequin.

0points

get in 7 years ago

I'm not crazy about how these items were labeled as "Kahlo's", should have referenced them as "Frida's." Sounded impersonal to me using her last name only. It also seems a bit invasive showing her personal items. Her art, YES, but her intimate items, NO. I hope no one digs around in my underwear drawer after I'm gone and puts them on display. No limits any more.

-3points

MHilda Perez 7 years ago

She did suffer a lot, but I happen to love her Maiden name. I don't know how she embraced her suffering, but she used to voice that part of her life. Her corsets and her prosthetic leg were a big part of her life following her accident, and I happen to thing that they are beautiful display

0points

Marioara Popescu 7 years ago

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Teija 7 years ago

Haha. But I think she was beautiful ans strong.

0points

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Susan Rogers 7 years ago

Somebody needs to make a coffee table book of these items and add in some of her artwork.

10points

Jazzeh Platt 7 years ago

it's 200$ :/

-1point

Flora Polvado 7 years ago

The movie "Frida." Reasonably accurate, and it seemed to capture her spirit. My fashion sense was inspired by that movie.

5points

Ana T. 7 years ago

frida khalo niece said that salma hayek never contact the family to know how frida khalo was or how really frida and her husband be come to live in twin houses in mexico city. the movie is fiction .

2points

Anilda 7 years ago

Wish there was more to see...she clearly loved swallows, lace and the colour red!

4points

Susan Dukes 7 years ago

You should visit her home/studio in Coyoacan (south Mexico City). It was inspirational to me.

1point

Ged Maybury 7 years ago

2points

Reina Jippie 7 years ago

1point

Joseph Wagnon 7 years ago

I am speechless. Just Wow. She was awesome artist. Still is.

1point

Sherri Valenzuela 7 years ago

1point

ispeak catanese 7 years ago

There is a book already, but most of these items aren't in it. Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress, Frida's Wardrobe. ISBN 978-0-8118-6344-5. It's absolutely lovely.

1point

Jazzeh Platt 7 years ago

978-1614282631 this one goes a little deeper into her fashion

0points