Dress
1971 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Barbara Hulanicki and her husband John Fitz Simon set up Biba in 1963 as a mail order boutique. The success of their affordable, youthful designs enabled them to open a small shop in Abingdon Road in Kensington the following year. Many of London’s fashionable new boutiques catered only for well-off customers (Mary Quant’s Bazaar, for example), but Biba attracted glamorous pop stars, bohemian aristocrats and impoverished students alike.
By 1971 the Biba boutique had grown into a large store stocking a wide range of Biba merchandise. There were separate departments for menswear, childrenswear and household accessories. Barbara Hulanicki designed all the clothes and retained control of the colour co-ordination of all other products. This dress, with its swirling paisley design, is typical of the palette used for Biba's 'Granny' prints.
By 1971 the Biba boutique had grown into a large store stocking a wide range of Biba merchandise. There were separate departments for menswear, childrenswear and household accessories. Barbara Hulanicki designed all the clothes and retained control of the colour co-ordination of all other products. This dress, with its swirling paisley design, is typical of the palette used for Biba's 'Granny' prints.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed Viyella |
| Brief description | Paisley dress and pinafore, Biba, Great Britain, 1971. |
| Physical description | Dress and pinafore in paisely-printed Viyella |
| Credit line | Given by Suzanne Pegley |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/1487. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Barbara Hulanicki and her husband John Fitz Simon set up Biba in 1963 as a mail order boutique. The success of their affordable, youthful designs enabled them to open a small shop in Abingdon Road in Kensington the following year. Many of London’s fashionable new boutiques catered only for well-off customers (Mary Quant’s Bazaar, for example), but Biba attracted glamorous pop stars, bohemian aristocrats and impoverished students alike. By 1971 the Biba boutique had grown into a large store stocking a wide range of Biba merchandise. There were separate departments for menswear, childrenswear and household accessories. Barbara Hulanicki designed all the clothes and retained control of the colour co-ordination of all other products. This dress, with its swirling paisley design, is typical of the palette used for Biba's 'Granny' prints. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.472, 473-1993 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2006 |
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