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Barbara Hulanicki, founder of Biba

Barbara Hulanicki, founder of Biba

The Interview vor 11 Jahren

Barbara Hulanicki’s legacy is intact: she made fashion affordable for the masses.

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The fashion world today is full of numerous brands and designers
- but one stands out as a pioneer of women’s high street fashion:
Biba created by design icon Barbara Hulanicki. Born in Poland but
raised in Britain her shops were a hangout for some of the most
famous names in swinging sixties London. The rise and fall of
Biba was a personal tragedy for her. But Barbara Hulanicki’s
legacy is intact: she made fashion affordable for the masses. But
has she helped bring about a throwaway culture that expects cheap
and fashionable clothing?

Picture shows: Designer Barbara Hulanicki at Milan Fashion Week
Menswear in 2009. Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images