La Adelita is a Catrina who embodies the elegant satire of death, a central icon of the Day of the Dead.
She wears a white blouse or huipil with colorful floral embroidery (yellow, red, and purple flowers) around the chest; a dark green rebozo or shawl/cape, which, along with the red of the wide skirt, evokes the colors of the Mexican flag and gives her the air of a peasant lady in traditional attire.
The head is a skull with Catrina's signature makeup, with large dark eye sockets and a mocking smile, and her hands are skeletal in a dynamic or dancing pose. She wears a hairstyle of dark braids adorned with red roses and ribbons of the same color.
