Seven Artists Who Shaped Fashion: From Kahlo's Tehuana Dresses to Warhol's Silver Wig
The Collector explores the contributions of seven artists who have shaped the history of fashion. Frida Kahlo expressed her Mexican heritage through traditional Tehuana attire, modifying her clothing due to her disability, which included a prosthetic leg following an amputation in 1953. At 87, David Hockney combines athletic wear with tailored garments and continues to create using an iPad. Jean-Michel Basquiat evolved from wearing painted t-shirts to donning high-end suits, notably featuring Yohji Yamamoto in shows during 1986 and 1987. Georgia O'Keeffe's minimalist style is preserved in her museum. Robert Mapplethorpe's signature all-leather look inspired posthumous collections after his death in 1989. Pablo Picasso was known for his Breton shirt and tailored outfits, while Andy Warhol's identity was marked by his uniform and cosmetic procedures.
Key facts
- Frida Kahlo wore Tehuana dresses to manifest identity and protest colonial rules, and refused to remove facial hair.
- Kahlo wore shoes with differing heel heights and cut off toes due to disabilities from polio and a bus accident.
- Kahlo's prosthetic leg, worn after a 1953 amputation, was decorated with red leather and Chinese embroidery.
- David Hockney, 87, dyed his hair bright yellow blonde in the 1960s and continues to work on an iPad.
- Jean-Michel Basquiat walked for Rei Kawakubo's COMME des GARÇONS in 1986 and 1987 New York and Paris shows.
- Georgia O'Keeffe's wardrobe, preserved by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, included Japanese haori jackets and Peruvian brooches.
- After Robert Mapplethorpe's 1989 death, Carolina Herrera created a tribute collection of velvet motorcycle jackets with gold studs.
- Pablo Picasso employed Italian tailor Michel Sapone for almost two decades and designed costumes for Ballets Russes.
Entities
Artists
- Frida Kahlo
- David Hockney
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Pablo Picasso
- Andy Warhol
- Rei Kawakubo
- Yohji Yamamoto
- Issey Miyake
- Carolina Herrera
- Raf Simons
- Michel Sapone
- Sergei Diaghilev
- Gustave Courbet
- Brassai
Institutions
- COMME des GARÇONS
- Giorgio Armani
- Christian Dior
- Versace
- Prada
- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
- Ballets Russes
- Savile Row
- The Collector
- Kimball Art Center
- San Francisco MoMA
- Holden Luntz Gallery
- New Yorker
Locations
- Mexico
- New York
- Paris
- New Mexico
- Park City
- United States
- France