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Fashion illustration

Illustration
21st century
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleFashion illustration (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Felt tip, pencil and correcting fluid on tracing paper
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Barbara Hulanicki depicting Sarah Burton design for Alexander McQueen, commissioned for an exhibition
Physical description
Felt tip and pencil fashion illustration depicting a stylised female figure wearing a dress that has full shoulders and a full skirt, both of which resemble feathering. Just beneath is some writing in pencil, some of which says 'Sarah Burton'. There are also some tip-ex corrections on a small section of the dress.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.6cm
  • Width: 28.2cm
Comprised of 2 irregularly cut pieces of tracing paper stuck together
Style
Production typeDesign
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.374-2012

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Record createdJune 25, 2012
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