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Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

About Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was born on July 6th, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico and her life evolved during a historic time in Mexico when the struggle for social change began to gain significance.

Being the daughter of a talented photographer also added to her artistic vision. Frida’s true talent, skill and ingenuity was her ability to convey her inner world and deepest feelings, emotions and thoughts through her paintings as if she was a photographer.

Little by little, she started to establish her own prestige and fame. Soon she became world renowned for her own work, personality and authenticity. Frida broke the artistic mold and demonstrated her unique expression through hard work and by creating her own peculiar style. She became the first Mexican artist to exhibit her work at the Louvre Museum in Paris. It is undeniable that Frida experienced tremendous physical and emotional pain and that it played a major role in her life; however, it is clear that the principal elements of Frida’s artistic expression are considered to be love, joy, passion and creativity. She showed great perseverance for achieving her dreams and also showed her happiness, love and passion for life despite all the adversities she overcame.

Frida lived life to its fullest in the most passionate ways. Her iconic existence, unique expression and extraordinary artwork have provided humanity with continuing optimism, strength and courage for the future. She died on July 13th, 1954 and left behind a legacy that will forever impact and influence the world regardless of age, gender, nationality and ethnicity.

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The fashion students and design supporters of Frida Kahlo

The briefing and the idea

I paint my own reality - Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter best known for her uncompromising and colorful self-portraits, explored themes of identity, the human body, and death. Although she denied this connection, she is often referred to as a surrealist. Frida Kahlo lived life to the fullest and in the most passionate way. Her ‚iconized‘ life, unique expression, and extraordinary artwork have left a legacy that will forever influence the world, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or ethnicity, and has become a constant desire for commitment.
The Teddy bear is meant to represent all her different facets, her strength and her fragility, her joie de vivre and her courage, the creative interplay of femininity and masculinity and the enthusiasm for cultural traditions.
The Teddy bear encourages one to live life wholeheartedly, to accept life‘s challenges as colorfully as optimistically.

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Ich bin der fertige Bär

The emergence of the bear

  • Cooperation

    Frida Kahlo x Steiff

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  • Idea search

    Ideas

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  • Mexican brodery

    Pattern

    Frida Kahlo Pr 1
  • Jacket designs

    Jacket

    Frida Kahlo Pr 2
  • Planning the jacket

    Jacket

    Frida Kahlo Pr 3
  • Jacket details

    Details

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  • Pants designs

    Trousers

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  • Planning the pants

    Trousers

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  • Finished pants

    Culotte

    Frida Kahlo Pr 7
  • Corset designs

    Corset

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  • Planning the corset

    Corset

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  • Finished corset

    Corset

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  • Headpiece designs

    Headdress

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  • Planning the jewelry

    Jewellery

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  • Other accessories

    Details

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  • Final bear

    Final Look

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I am the finished bear

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