From a to Biba : the autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki / Barbara Hulanicki
By: Hulanicki, Barbara [author.].
Contributor(s): V&A Publishing.
Series: V&A fashion perspectives: Publisher: London : V&A Publishing, ©2018Edition: Paperback edition.Description: 198 pages ; 20 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781851779635.Subject(s): Hulanicki, Barbara | Biba (Firm) | Fashion designers -- Great Britain -- Biography | Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: Autobiographies. | Biography. | History. | Autobiographies. | Print books.Summary: Barbara Hulanicki tells the story of the rise and fall of the tiny, energetic boutique that grew 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 lively autobiography evokes the adventurous spirit of the 1960s and describes an extraordinary life with clarity and wit| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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First published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1983
Includes index
Barbara Hulanicki tells the story of the rise and fall of the tiny, energetic boutique that grew 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 lively autobiography evokes the adventurous spirit of the 1960s and describes an extraordinary life with clarity and wit