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Casa Azul

August 12, 2015 by Jami Jaye in Plus Size Fashion

This weekend my neighbor invited me to go to the Bronx Botanical Garden to check out the Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, & Life exhibit. The exhibition was based off of Kahlo's home garden in Mexico City called Casa Azul. If you ever seen Kahlo's work it was not only self-portraiture (to me she was the first selfie queen), but tied to nature and her Mexican heritage. I have been a fan of her work since high school. I was schooled on all things Kahlo from my photography teacher. So when I saw the ad on the 22 bus for this exhibit, I knew I had to see it. The Bronx Botanical Garden used photo's as well as the real Casa Azul (it's one of Mexico City's biggest attractions) to create a replica of her garden she created with her husband Diego Rivera. I took tons of pictures which you can check out below. There were cacti, jasmine, tuberose, fruit salad plants and so much more. There was also a desk set up similar to Kahlo's art studio that was created in conjunction with the garden for inspiration. In addition to the garden, there was a showcase of some of her work. There was so much to see, we spent at least 2 hours just admiring the garden as well as the adjoining attractions. I also visited the Rose Garden, the Rain-forest, Desert (which included tons of Cacao trees- it smelled soo good), and we also went on a mini tour of the entire grounds. The exhibit is up until November. Great place to go on a chill Saturday afternoon. 

Great weather mixed with lots of walking calls for a great pair of sneakers. I went with my oh so comfortable Nike Air Rift's. Rifts are in my top 10 favorite sneakers of all time (alongside Air Max 95's, Jordan 11's and Air Force 1's). I love the fun punchy color, and these are great for walking because it was originally designed as a running shoe. With my wonderful kicks I wore Eloquii's Rose & Stripes Crop Top. I love this top and was able to score it during Eloquii's warehouse sale when tops were on sale for $15!  My crop jeans are from Harper + Liv. I wore these in my post Feeling Blue (In A Good Way). These crop jeans are great, they come up high on my waist so even though I was wearing a crop top I was covered. I must reiterate how much I love these jeans. I have had these all summer and they have yet to stretch out. Great fit! Click on the link asap because these are now on sale. I wore my favorite sunnies from Ray Ban, and of course my Dooney & Bourke satchel. If there are any cool exhibits that are worth seeing, definitely let me know. I am all for a little roaming. Later lovers!

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August 12, 2015 /Jami Jaye
Eloquii, Harper + Liv, Nike Rift
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