Frida Kahlo’s Chinese Skirt and Shawl

The Frida Kahlo exhibiton at the Palais Galliera in Paris reveals this Chinese skirt and shawl that was in her wardrobe. Apparently acquired on her first visit to San Francisco and the city’s Chinatown in 1930-1931. Kahlo wrote back to her father in Mexico City: ‘Imagine, there are 10,000 Chinese here, in their shops they sell beautiful things, clothing, and handmade fabrics of very fine silk.’