The Dresses of Frida Kahlo

 

"Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The Dresses of Frida Kahlo" is an exhibition sponsored by Vogue.

It will be on view until January 31, 2014 at La Casa Azul, the painter's family home in Coyoacán.

 

The exhibition opens with a display of Frida Kahlo's prosthetics. The painter was dramatically injured in a bus accident as a young girl, resulting in multiple fractures and a lifelong struggle with disability.

 

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A plaster cast handpainted by Kahlo

 

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A sample of Frida Kahlo's collection of Tehuana dresses

 

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Detail of an embroidered huipil blouse

 

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Frida Kahlo gives Vivienne Westwood a run for her money with these fabulous platform shoes.

 

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A close-up on Kahlo's signature hair accessories

 

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The artist's influence on contemporary designers is felt through a display of couture dresses by Jean Paul Gaultier (left) and Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy (right).

 

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