Barbara Hulanicki was one of the people who changed the face of high street fashion in the Sixties. With her business partner and husband, Stephen Fitz-Simon (known simply as ‘Fitz’), she established the legendary Biba, selling trendy, affordable clothes via mail order and her shops in Kensington. The business eventually moved into the former [...]
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Brian Auger’s Memories, Part 5
5 April, 2009 – 9:04 am
At that time, anything could happen. The ambiance was almost euphoric. Suddenly, it was like all the talented youth in England had gained power - not only the musicians, with clubs opening everywhere up and down England, but the fashion designers like Mary Quant and Biba. Biba had a big store in Kensington High Street [...]