16 of Frida Kahlo’s Style Secrets Revealed at New Brooklyn Exhibition

For many of us Latinas, Frida Kahlo’s art, rebellious spirit, and iconic style have always had a large impact on our lives even before she hit mainstream stardom

Frida Kahlo Brooklyn Museum Exhibition HipLatina

Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Photo taken by Johanna Ferreira at the Brooklyn Musem

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

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Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Photo: Courtesy of Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum

Despite her physical limitations and disabilities, Kahlo was still very comfortable with her body and with her sexuality. Sexual expression was a big part of her work and she occasionally posed nude. This collection of photographs is called Frida Kahlo Half Nude Holding Braids, 1938.

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