After the divorce, Frida decided to renounce the feminine image demanded of her. She cut off her hair, gave up her Tehuana costumes so liked by Diego and wore instead a man's suit. ... This self-portrait was painted during Frida's one year divorce from her husband Diego.
After divorcing her husband Diego Rivera, she vowed to make her own living off her paintings. She cut her hair off in anger after the divorce. She then had an idea to paint a self portrait to portray her hardship and anger.
