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Biba dominated London fashion from the mid-1960sand, for over a decade, it defined 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-storey department store on London's Kensington High Street. Customers could fill their wardrobes and furnish their home with Biba products; Biba had become the world's first lifestyle label. Visitors to the store could buy a tin of Biba baked beans, take tea on Europe's largest roof garden or watch live music from The New York Dolls', Iggy Pop or Liberace in the 500-seat Rainbow Room. Created by Barbara Hulanicki and her husband, Fitz, Biba was made in the image of its staff and cust

Biba

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Biba dominated London fashion from the mid-1960sand, for over a decade, it defined the dress and outlook of a generation.... Read more

    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 9/10/2024
    ISBN13: 9780300279023, 978-0300279023
    ISBN10: 0300279027

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

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    Biba dominated London fashion from the mid-1960sand, for over a decade, it defined 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-storey department store on London's Kensington High Street. Customers could fill their wardrobes and furnish their home with Biba products; Biba had become the world's first lifestyle label. Visitors to the store could buy a tin of Biba baked beans, take tea on Europe's largest roof garden or watch live music from The New York Dolls', Iggy Pop or Liberace in the 500-seat Rainbow Room. Created by Barbara Hulanicki and her husband, Fitz, Biba was made in the image of its staff and cust

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