Издания и произведения

As a teenager in the late 1960s I thought Biba was the last word in fashion. The really surprising thing is that, nearly 40 years later, I can see I was right. How often can we say that about our teenage opinions? The legendary Barbara Hulanicki, with her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon (always known as Fitz), founded the company as a mail order business in 1964 although it quickly opened its own shop, such was its popularity. Although many of the people who bought its clothes and other products wouldn't know Art Nouveau or Art Deco from a hole in the ground, Biba's fusing of these styles with contemporary design combined with a dash of…