Fashion illustration
Illustration
21st century
21st century
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Barbara Hulanicki is one of the leading figures in the history of British post-war fashion design. She studied at Brighton Art College during the late 1950s, and began her career as a fashion illustrator initially, before opening a mail-order clothing company which evolved into the famous Biba boutique, a key part of the emerging 1960s youth fashion revolution in London.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Fashion illustration (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black felt tip and pencil on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Fashion illustration by Barbara Hulanicki, for a Hulanicki dress design commissioned by Topshop |
| Physical description | A black felt tip fashion illustration of a girl in a spotted dress wearing a low brimmed floppy hat. 'Topshop' is written beneath in pencil. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Credit line | Given by Barbara Hulanicki |
| Summary | Barbara Hulanicki is one of the leading figures in the history of British post-war fashion design. She studied at Brighton Art College during the late 1950s, and began her career as a fashion illustrator initially, before opening a mail-order clothing company which evolved into the famous Biba boutique, a key part of the emerging 1960s youth fashion revolution in London. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.372-2012 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2012 |
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