Salma Hayek commented on the appearance of Barbie with the face of Frida Kahlo

By the International Women's Day, the concern Mattel presented a unique series of Barbie dolls designed to motivate girls to achieve their goals. One of the heroines of the series "Inspiring Women" was the artist from Mexico Frida Kahlo.

On Barbie Frida, a storm of criticism struck: the puppet's eyes are too bright, there is no "brand" monobrovi and antennae ...

The actress Salma Hayek, who played the part of her compatriot in the film "Frida", could not remain silent either. The actress agrees that Mrs. Kalo really inspires women, that's just a doll from it to do not worth it. According to Hayek, the toy has nothing to do with the image of the artist and does not reflect her style, values, heritage.

Here's how Salma commented on a photo of the Barbie doll in the image of Frida Kahlo in her microblogging:

"Frida Kahlo is the woman who never tried to imitate anyone. Its distinctive feature was uniqueness in everything. Who allowed them to make Frida Barbie from them? ".

Mara de Anda Romeo, a relative of the artist, echoed Salma Hayek. She said that representatives of the company Mattel did not ask her to obtain the right to use the image of Frida.

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Wardrobe Frida Kahlo can be admired in London

As you can see, the most famous Mexican artist, who worked in the style of surrealism, is now at everyone's ears. The other day it became known that at the beginning of summer an exhibition of personal belongings of Senor Kalo will open in London. For the first time the collection of clothes, accessories and jewelry of the eminent Mexican woman will leave her hometown and go overseas.

The location was chosen very successfully. From mid-June to early November, everyone will be able to view Mrs. Kalo's personal belongings in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The exhibition was named "Frida Kahlo: Creating Yourself".

According to the curator of the forthcoming exhibition, the most striking exhibits will be Kalo jewelry. Many of them she personally created from ancient beads pre-Columbian era, which found in archaeological excavations in Mexico. Here's what Claire Wilcox told the journalists, working on the formation of the exhibition:

"Frida's appearance, her style, is" antimoda "in its pure form. We looked at a lot of pictures of those years and realized that Frida's clothes were very different from how they used to dress in Mexico. She was different, unlike any ordinary Mexican women, or representatives of the bohemian circle. Kahlo has always been herself and clearly understood what kind of face she shows to this world. "
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