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Book SynopsisUnseen illustrations show the genius of Biba's Barbara Hulanicki in pictures... The Guardian
This reissued book is a photographic love letter to its dark, decadent glamour.The Lady Magazine
... This book is a testament to creative freedom, writes the now 87-year-old Hulanicki in the foreword, reflecting on her legacy. You can do it all as long as you learn to wear a suit. Of course, your secret will be that the suit is lined in gold lamé.CNN
Big Biba was the final flowering of the near-mythical Biba retail brand. A shop like no other, all seven storeys stocked own-brand products packaged in the distinctive Biba style. Customers were immersed in a sensory smorgasbord the complete shopping experience. A committed Bibaphile could buy a satin skirt, a leopard-print suitcase and a new bathroom, then spend the afternoon sipping cocktails among the flamingos in the roof garden, while the legendary
