Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up,

Edited by Claire Wilcox and Circe Henestrosa, V&A Publishing So much has been written about Frida Kahlo – her art, her beliefs, her loves and her suffering when she was impaled by a metal handrail in a road accident, her back shattered. But this book, a companion to a UK exhibition, breaks new ground. Following Frida’s death her possessions were locked away in the Casa Azul, her home in Mexico City. Then 50 years later they were rediscovered and Frida’s clothes, jewellery, cosmetics and personal effects offer a fresh perspective on this extraordinary trailblazer. If you only buy one Frida Kahlo book, make it this one.