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Celebrate Biba

On Saturday 23 March Brighton Museum celebrates Barbara Hulanicki’s iconic Biba store and label, which transformed the high street shopping experience in the 1960s and 70s.

Drop in to Biba Believers from 11am-4pm with your favourite Biba and Barbara Hulanicki designs and share your memories and stories. Barbara Hulanicki will make a guest appearance and will be available for book signings from 2-3pm.

Steven Thomas, creative director of design firm Whitmore-Thomas, introduces Welcome to Big Biba from 12-1pm. Steven talks about his involvement in creating one of the unique lifestyle brands in retail, Big Biba.

Finally, join Delisia and Chris Price for Biba and I from 3-4pm. Authors of In Biba, Delisia and Chris offer a unique insight into the world of Biba with music, poems and images.

If you haven’t visited already the exhibition Biba and Beyond: Barbara Hulanicki continues until 14 April at Brighton Museum.

To book tickets for Welcome to Big Biba and Biba and I call 03000 290902 (Mon-Fri), email visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk or buy in person at any Brighton Museum venue.

Biba and Beyond

BIBA AND BEYOND: BARBARA HULANICKI

Exhibition continues at Brighton Museum until 14 April 2013

With its cutting-edge yet affordable fashion, Barbara Hulanicki’s iconic Biba store and label transformed the High Street shopping experience in the 1960s / 70s. Young working women shopped alongside models and celebrities, including Sonny and Cher, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, Princess Anne, Mia Farrow, Twiggy and Brigitte Bardot. Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Victoriana and Hollywood glamour were all combined to create striking, romantic and sensual designs. Following an early success with her fashion designs for mail order, Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Fitz created and established the Biba brand. Detail,Bibamailordercatalogue,1968-9,copyrightBarbaraHulanicki
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