Biba
The Fashion Brand That Defined A Generation
$57.74
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2024
Summary
Biba dominated London fashion from the mid-1960s, defining the dress and outlook of a generation. Celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the opening of the first Biba boutique, this book takes a revealing look at Biba through the words and images of the people who were intimately involved with the company and its phenomenal success.
Established in 1963 as Biba Postal Boutique—a small mail-order company selling inexpensive clothing for women and children—by 1973 Biba was a seven-story…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300279023 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300279027 |
| Author: | Barbara Hulanicki, Martin Pel |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.36kg |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 279mm x 228mm |
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Critics Review
“Biba continues to exert a fascination both among its original customers and today’s young fashion buffs—testament to its lasting appeal.”—Dominic Lutyens, BBC Style“Lavishly illustrated… . This is a volume of celebration, using memory, anecdote and copious illustrations to chart a brand that dominated London fashion in the 1960s and early 70s.”—Christine Boydell, DAS Newsletter“It is joyous to see more of Hulanicki’s beautiful drawings and the occasional newly revealed press clipping … from Hulanicki’s own archives.”—Daniel Milford-Cottam, Costume“Biba was for anyone… . It wasn’t like any other shop I had ever seen. Biba was Barbara Hulanicki, an extraordinary, wonderful woman. I feel very lucky to count her among my friends.”—Dame Twiggy Lawson“In the 1990s I had a Biba dress that I lived in. I love Biba and I wear the pieces I still can from my archive. The others I have passed on to Lila; I get so much joy seeing her in them.”—Kate Moss
About The Author
Barbara Hulanicki
Barbara Hulanicki launched Biba with her husband and business partner, Stephen Fitz-Simon, in 1963. Hulanicki continues to design for numerous companies and across many design disciplines.
Martin Pel is curator of fashion and textiles at the Royal Pavilion & Museums in Brighton. He curated Biba and Beyond: Barbara Hulanicki and cowrote with Hulanicki The Biba Years: 1963–1975.
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