Why did the author choose the words "native costume"
to describe Kahlo's wedding dress?
Instead of the customary white bridal gown, Frida had
borrowed a native costume from a maid and wore a
special apparatus on her damaged right foot to control
her limp.
-Frida Kahlo,
Hedda Garza
to show that Kahlo did not like traditional white
to show Kahlo's interest in native traditions
to show the style trends of that time
to show that Kahlo often made strange choices