From A to Biba The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki (New ed) - The Autobiography of Barbara Hulanicki

Informationen zum Autor Born in Poland, raised in England and now a resident of Miami, Barbara Hulanicki OBE is a British fashion icon. Hulanicki began her fashion career in the early 1960s working as a freelance fashion illustrator for the major publications of the day including Women¿s Wear Daily, British Vogue, The Times, The Observer and the Sunday Times. In 1964 she founded, with her late husband, Stephen Fitz-Simon, the boutique BIBA, beginning as a small mail-order business and rising to be the brand synonymous with `60s British fashion.     Klappentext The story of Biba, the woman and the store at the heart of Swinging 60s London that changed the face of the fashion industry forever. Zusammenfassung Barbara Hulanicki tells the story of the rise and fall of the tiny, chaotic boutique that grew into a vast emporium and epitomised Swinging London.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Hulanicki
• Publisher: Victoria and Albert Museum
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781851779635
• ISBN: 978-1-85177-963-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 401 g
• Series: V&A Fashion Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Autobiography: general, Fashion and textile design