9781851777990: The Biba Years 1963-1975 – AbeBooks
Started as a boutique mail-purchase support in 1963, Biba – the brainchild of designer Barbara Hulanicki – rapidly gained cult status, and outgrew a number of London premises right before landing at 99 – 117 Kensington Substantial Road in 1973 as ‘Big Biba’, ‘the most gorgeous retailer in the world’. This ebook tells the tale of the Biba years, from the first ensembles, by way of the 4 legendary London retailers, to the eventual flourishing of a lifestyle brand name that revolutionized British retail and fashion society. That includes a wealth of earlier unpublished materials, such as early trend illustrations by Hulanicki and comprehensive-colour facsimiles of the 6 lavish Biba catalogues, The Biba A long time investigates the progressive ethos of the corporation – the 1st retailer to convey inexpensive manner to the young customers of the 1960s and ’70s. Substantial garment photography documents the special Biba ‘look’, while archival photos offer a glimpse into the glamorous surrounds of the massively well-known London outlets. An great companion to A to Biba: The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki (V&A, 2007), this wonderful guide incorporates numerous private insights from the designer and her contemporaries at Biba, and consists of new illustrations by Hulanicki established specially for the publication. The Biba Several years provides the past term on a fashion phenomenon, whose in depth impact on the trend sector can however be felt these days.
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“A tribute to the late, lamented ‘most wonderful retail store in the world.'”–ELLE Journal
“This eye-popping reserve focuses on the label’s enduring fashion legacy, and is packed with lovely images. . . . It paperwork the vibrancy of the swingin’ ’60s and the result of a person woman’s eyesight on the way we dress now.”–BUST magazine
From the Author:
Barbara Hulanicki OBE, co-founder of Biba, is a photographer, illustrator and designer whose profession in vogue has spanned 5 many years. She holds honorary doctorates from the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and the College of Brighton, and her Excellent Contribution to Trend was honoured at the 2011 Global Fashion Awards. Martin Pel analyzed art historical past at the College of Manchester and the Courtauld Institute of Artwork, London. He is Curator of Costume & Textiles at Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, wherever he curated Biba and Further than: Barbara Hulanicki (2012).
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