Biba High Street Kensington shop

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Townsend, Philip (artist)

Philip Townsend photographed from 1958 to 1969. His fashion, advertising, news and portrait images were used in newspapers such as the Daily Mail and the Daily Express and in magazines such as Tatler. Townsend photographed many icons of the era including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Yuri Gagarin, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

Biba was an iconic and popular fashion store in the 1960s and 1970s. It was started by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki, with the help of her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon.

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read An introduction to 1960s fashion Marked by sweeping social change, the 1960s is a decade that still holds a special significance, seeing traditional hierarchies begin to dissolve and make way for the birth of the modern age.

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Category	Photographs
Object type	Photograph
Title	Biba High Street Kensington shop (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Vintage print
Brief description	Black and white photograph by Philip Townsend, c.1960. Biba Shop, Kensington High Street.
Credit line	Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund
Summary	Philip Townsend photographed from 1958 to 1969. His fashion, advertising, news and portrait images were used in newspapers such as the Daily Mail and the Daily Express and in magazines such as Tatler. Townsend photographed many icons of the era including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Yuri Gagarin, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Biba was an iconic and popular fashion store in the 1960s and 1970s. It was started by the Polish-born Barbara Hulanicki, with the help of her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3674-2007

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O244124/biba-high-street-kensington-shop-photograph-townsend-philip/

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