Biba: The Fashion Brand That Defined A Generation

Arts & Photography

Hulanicki, Barbara

Pel, Martin

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Yale University Press

Used book in good condition, due to its age it could contain normal signs of use

Disgrace

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Pan/Macmillan

From A to Biba

Graphic Design

Tyne & Wear Museums

Barbara Hulanicki is a legend in the fashion and design world. Her label Biba, and the shop of the same name, are inseparable from late 60s and early 70s glamour. 'Seamless from Biba' is a sumptuous pictorial celebration of every aspect of Barbara Hulanicki's work.

Seamless from Biba

Price, Chris

Price, Delisia

Black Spring

Barbara Hulanicki tells the story of the rise and fall of the tiny, energetic boutique that grow into a vast emporium and epitomised Swinging London. The Biba store was to become an icon of hip 60s and 70s London and a hangout for artists, film stars and rock musicians, including the, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Twiggy, Brigitte Bardot and Marianne Faithful. But in the early 1970s Hulanicki and her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon lost control after a series of bitter boardroom struggles and for Barbara, Biba was lost. This autobiography evokes the adventurous spirit of the 1960s and describes an extraordinary life.

From A to Biba: The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki

V&A Publishing

A revealing look at the fashion revolution of the 1960s and ’70s through the groundbreaking, hip, and now-legendary London emporium Biba, this book looks at “the most beautiful store in the world.” Biba, founded in 1963 by designer Barbara Hulanicki, quickly gained cult status and outgrew several locations before the five-story “Big Biba” opened in 1973. More than a store, it was a haven of cool for artists, movie stars, and rock musicians. This book tells the story of the Biba decade, and how the label revolutionized retail and fashion culture. With a wealth of previously unpublished material, including full-color facsimiles of the six luxurious Biba catalogs and archival photographs, The Biba Decade looks at the first retailer to bring affordable fashion to young consumers. Stunning new photography documents the unique Biba look, and the designer and her contemporaries offer their personal insights.

The Biba Years: 1963-1975

Victoria & Albert Museum

Barbara Hulanicki’s BIBA Shop grew from one room to a five-story department store as it became an icon of hip ’60s and ’70s London and a hangout for artists, movie stars, and rock musicians, including David Bowie, Twiggy, and Marianne Faithfull. BIBA’s black-and-gold Deco-style logo is still a familiar symbol of Swinging London’s heyday as a world capital of fashion, music, and the arts, but in the early 1970s Hulanicki and her husband, Stephen Fitz-Simon, lost control of their business and for Barbara, BIBA was gone. This lively autobiography evokes the adventurous spirit of the 1960s and describes an extraordinary life with clarity and wit.

From A to Biba: The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki (V&A Fashion Perspectives)

The heart of Swingin’ London in the 1960s was fashion—and at the heart of that fashion scene was Barbara Hulanicki’s BIBA label. The day she opened her first store, in Kensington, she sold her entire stock within an hour, and the excitement only built from there. By 1973, BIBA had a whole department store, and its tights cuts, skinny sleeves, and earth tones were the essence of fashionable women’s wear. This book harks back to Hulanicki’s beginnings as a fashion illustrator, offering readers a chance to draw on her ideas and images to make their own fashion creations. Whether it’s coloring a dress outline, designing a hat from scratch, or assembling a BIBA-style print, the activities on offer in this workbook are sure to inspire any budding fashion designer or nostalgic fan of the Swingin’ Sixties.

Barbara Hulanicki's Fashion Illustration Workbook

Unicorn Publishing Group

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