** MY BODY IS AN ALTAR **
Fashion Magick AFFIRMATION:
“When I wear this Frida vest I’m brave.
“BE YOU” says to the world that I am unique. And I choose to differentiate from beauty norms.
I live as me, for me.
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FRIDA KAHLO is a feminist icon because she is BRAVE!
Frida shows ALL herself ~ as she explores herself.
She paints what she sees, the good, the bad and the ugly.
She painted her body deformities.
She showed off her mustache and her unibrow.
She wore men’s clothing in a time when no one did so.
And then she continued to develop her own body altar, based on what she saw as female empowerment.
She never followed the norms.
Frida didn’t care about being liked!
She was about being TRUE to herself.
So, my jacket now says “BE YOU” on it.
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~Yes, I sewed a mustache on her image ~
Most of Frida’s images are mass produced. They show her with a white washed face, with no mustache and a minimized unibrow.
This is everything Frida was against!
When I realized I was showing off one of her mass produced images,
I proudly, sewed a mustache on her. And I emphasized her unibrow.
Unfortunately, the embroidery thread made the mustache TOO pronounced.
And luckily, taking out the thread ~ left a nice, hole punched mustache.
I just want to accurately portray Frida’s statement… the way i understand it.
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FASHION MAGICK AFFIRMATION:
“When I wear this Frida vest I’m BRAVE.
I accept the totally unique parts of myself.
“BE YOU” says to the world that I am beautiful exactly as I am. I live as me, for me.
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