Jezebel: Frida Kahlo

Mexican Beauty On Display In Shanghai

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:54:00 EDT

[Shanghai, October 24: Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico looks at the original self-portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo at the Mexico Pavilion in the Shanghai Expo site. Image via AP.]

The Dramatic Transformation Of A Mexican-American Singer

Sonia Murphy — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Lila Downs is an extraordinary Mixteca/American (Scottish) singer. She has thick Frida Kahlo-like natural brows, a pale olive-tinted complexion, long black braids, and the fashion sense of an old-world, beautiful Mexican woman. Well, she used to have all those things. More »

Chanel Couture Inspires Witty Celebrity Banter

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Jessica Alba was so impressed by the 40-foot-tall lion at the Chanel show that she kept taking pictures of it. Anna Mouglalis said, "I feel like I'm inAlice in Wonderland!" Meanwhile, Beirut is "where it's all happening right now." [WWD]

The Third Eye Guy

Anna Holmes — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:05:00 EDT

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[Berlin, April 29. Image via Getty]

Portrait Of The Artist

Anna Holmes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[London, October 21. Image via Getty]

Kahlo Collection: A Trove Of Fakes?

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Frida Kahlo's estate has filed a claim regarding 1,200 items, including taxidermy animals, drawings, and a diary, that were featured in the book Finding Frida Kahlo. Kahlo's estate says the objects are all forgeries; many art historians agree. More »

Man Accused In Murder Of Neda Soltan • Dude With Woman's Cornea Now Likes Cleaning

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDT

• Pro-government militiaman Abbas Kargar Javid has been accused of murdering Neda Soltan, the young woman from Iran who became an international symbol after her death was shown on YouTube. The regime has yet to take action against Javid. • More »

Searching For The Broads In The Booze Cabinet

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:40:00 EST

Getting liquored up is an equal-opportunity affair, but the most popular brands of booze are associated with men. Mental Floss gives biographies and backgrounds on fellas like Captain Morgan, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniel, Jose Cuervo, Jim Beam, Charles Tanqueray and Gaspare Campari. But what about the ladies of liquor? More »

Calling All Fridas

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EDT

In San Francisco, on August 2, 2008, Rene Yañez held an open audition for Frida Kahlo look-alikes, in pursuit of presenting tableaux vivants of Kahlo’s works. He made a flyer for the casting call: Calling All Fridas. Images of the Frida-wannabes are posted online, and they're beautiful. It's fascinating to see the variety of faces — of lips, noses, eyes, and yes, eyebrows — the women have, while all styled to resemble Frida. More roses, more ribbons and more red lips, after the jump. More »

Frida Kahlo is rolling over in her grave...

Jessica — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:45:00 EST

Frida Kahlo is rolling over in her grave with this one: a NYC-based company has just launched a Frida Kahlo (R) skin care line. Though Kahlo (R) founder Antonio Sciortino claims that Frida was "very much into aromatherapy herself — mixing and creating her own makeup and lotions," her stance on eyebrow plucking makes her a bit of an odd choice for a mainstream beauty line. Also, we're pretty sure we're not going to be seeing Picasso brand guyliner anytime soon. [PR Newswire via the F-Word] More »

How Eyebrows Explain The World

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:47:13 EDT

Dark, bushy brows are back! These things are cyclical, like hemlines and the circumference of pants legs. But just like mini-skirts and elephant bell-bottoms, they don't look good on everyone. Case in point: Miss Sienna Miller! ABCNews asked London's "eyebrow shaper to the stars" for an opinion. "Personally, I think they look hideous," said Vaishaly Patel. "When you've got blond hair the number one rule is not to have black eyebrows. I think they're a lovely shape but just on the wrong person." More »