Hispanic Nostalgia

Famed Hispanic icons like Frida Kahlo are being reinvented

Implications - Fashion, photography and other industries are turning to Mexican icon Frida Kahlo as inspiration for aesthetic endeavors. Representing both fierce creativity, innovation, and a slightly subversive attitude toward commercialism, Kahlo's unforgettable appearance and approach to self expression lend an appealingly nostalgic style to these products.

Trend Themes

  1. Feminist Icons — The nostalgia surrounding Hispanic feminist icons like Frida Kahlo is inspiring various products and creative endeavors in the fashion and photography industries.
  2. Cultural Heritage — Products and creative endeavors that pay homage to historical figures like Frida Kahlo are on the rise, inspiring numerous fashion editorials and photo series in the photography and fashion industries.
  3. Mixed Media Collaborations — Collaborations between iconic brands and artists across various mediums, such as the Gucci x Araki Manga series, have helped further express intricate and bubbly designs to captivate audiences in the fashion industry.

Industry Implications

  1. Fashion — Fashion and photography industries have a great opportunity to explore and experiment with various products that pay homage to historical icons like Frida Kahlo.
  2. Art — Artists have the opportunity to pay their regards to various influential figures like Frida Kahlo, by expressing their artistic vision in various forms such as paintings, digital illustrations and mixed media.
  3. Publishing — The use of editorial photography and fashion imagery has increased in books and magazines to help revive the memory and achieve a better understanding of iconic figures in history, like it has for Frida Kahlo.
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7 Featured, 52 Examples:
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May 12 — Jul 13
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Featured Examples

Vintage-Inspired Monobrow Editorials
Vintage-Inspired Monobrow Editorials
Joanna Simeonidis by Marjolein Audrey Banis is Retro
Inspired by famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo de Rivera, who was known as much for her singular look as she was for her art, the photo series starring Joanna Simeonidis by Marjolein Audrey Banis... MORE
Floral Headpiece Editorials
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The Asa Engstrom for DV Mode is Inspired by Mexican Artist Frida
The editorial starring model Asa Engstrom for DV Mode is inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. As vibrant and full of flowers as any Frida-influenced photoshoot, this one is nevertheless loosely... MORE
Haute Anime Collaborations
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The Gucci Araki Manga Series Entices Customers Worldwide
As a creative way to draw attention to the launch of the Gucci 2013 Cruise Collection, the Creative Director of the bran collaborated with world-famous manga artist Hirohiko Araki to create an... MORE
Artist Homage Catalogs
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The Eudon Choi Autumn/Winter 2013/2014 Collection Channels Frida Kahlo
The Eudon Choi Autumn/Winter 2013/2014 collection pays tribute to iconic painter Frida Kahlo. Known for her dark features and Mexican inspired wardrobe, the legendary artist is brought back to life... MORE
Resurrected Painted Photography
Resurrected Painted Photography
The Relieving Frida Image Series Tributes the Iconic Artist
Entitled ‘Relieving Frida’, this striking image series by photographer Omar Chitnis pays tribute to iconic painter Frida Kahlo. Years after her death, the artist is not only gaining... MORE
Haute Painter Tribute Editorials
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The BlackBook Olga Editorial Pays Homage to Artist Frida Kahlo
The BlackBook ‘Olga’ fashion story stars top model and the magazine’s cover star Olga Kurylenko. Captured for the publication’s December 2012/January 2013 issue, the former... MORE
Prodigious Painter Portraits
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'FRIDA' by Atelier Olschinsky Pays Homage to a Celebrated Artist
‘FRIDA’ by Atelier Olschinsky is a respectful nod to the much celebrated Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Beyond the photography, Olschinsky deserves credit for finding a model that bears... MORE

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