What Frida Kahlo’s style choices mean to a fashion historian

Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña examines Frida Kahlo’s 1940 “Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair“ and how Kahlo used her knowledge of fashion to express grief over her divorce from artist Diego Rivera. In MoMA’s ArtSpeaks program, we invite staff members, artists, and special guests to share personal impressions of an artwork in the galleries. Explore our collection work by work as we release a new video each month. Watch the videos and then come visit the works in person at MoMA! You can also hear more about this work with MoMA audio. Subscribe for our latest videos, and invitations to live events: Explore our collection online: Plan your visit in-person: Commit to art and ideas. Support MoMA by becoming a member today: The comments and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker alone, and do not represent the views of The Museum of Modern Art, its personnel, or any artist.  #art #museumofmodernart #moma #museum #modernart #fridakahlo #fashionhistory #selfportraits