Frida started her career as an artist in the 1920's. Her style is influenced by Mexicanidad (romantic nationalism develop after the revolution). In the 1930s her work is more focused on the changes of Mexican society, the effects of the great depression and Mexicans' abandonment of socialism for individualism ethics.

In her paintings, she often include events of her life and the identity of Mexicans: "modern, yet pre-Columbian; young, yet old; anti-Catholic yet Catholic; Western, yet New World; developing, yet underdeveloped; independent, yet colonized; mestizo, yet not Spanish nor Indian."  Her painting often contrast Mexican culture and drab American modernism. She criticised the influenced of American imperialism. The roots of her paintings symbolizes personal growth, tree symbolizes hope and transcend to future generation, and hair symbolizes feminine growth.

Freda is deemed as "one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century" and "one of Mexico's most important twentieth-century figures". Freda is an significant figure with a big impact on Mexican history and can still be seen and appreciated by the rest of the world.

In pre-hispanic eras, only woman with high social status could wear it, but now its only worn in festivals and celebrations.

Huipil are made from at least three different garments join together by using stitching, ribbons or fabric strips.  

Each huipil are carefully designed by decoration, especially the ceremonial huipils which are worn in weddings burial, or high status women.

The top of the dress is a cotton blouse with a higher collar and wide sleeves, the bottom is a wide dress typically used pink, red, yellow or blue as based colors. The dress is decorated with stripes and forms of stars. To compliment the dress, the girls also braid their hair with ribbons