I Dream Of Biba

I can actually thank( you'll notice I like to use the word actually alot) my obession with everything Biba for getting me interested in blogging. I've always loved fashion, espeacially styles that came out of the 1970's. For me it's just something about 70's styles that I can't get over no matter what new trends come out the 70's will live forever with me. There is just a mix of sophistication and casualness about 70's style that I adore. I really think women knew how to dress and you also had such iconic designers like Halston, Bob Mackie, just to name a few, it was in essence accessible glamour. I actually found out about Biba about five or six years ago. I was going through a Kevin Aucoin book, and one of his make up looks was Kate Moss done up in the style of a Biba girl. I couldn't take my eyes off the photo and I just had to find out what the Biba girl look was all about. Barbara Hulanicki who created Biba incorporated 1920's glamour with the rock'n roll vibe and pyschadelic styles of the 60's and 70's. All I can say about Biba is that it was very new, very hip and very art deco. If I could time travel I would go to Swinging London ,go to Biba and make Barbara Hulanicki give me a job and become a Biba girl.

The Biba Logo

Kate Moss as a Biba girl, I wish you could see the whole picture.

The Biba look consisted of big eyes , red lips and curly hair very soft very feminine.

 

cute drawings about Biba, The Biba bedroom, and Biba Lounge(shiny)

curtesy of http://www.malcolm-bird.co.uk/

Barbara Hulanicki

I have no idea when this photo was taken, but she's in her 70's and looks awsome, and although Biba no longer exist, she is still designing, she's done some things for Top Shop and she also does interior decorating.  Barbara was also one of the very first to create makeup for women of color. (she tried, yall got to give her some credit)There is a movie out called Beyond Biba which I'm dying to see, and there are a couple of Coffee table books one Called the Biba Experience and the other I think is called Big Biba, try amazon if you're interested.

Here is a video from youtube by Cosmocorps2000, he has the most interesting fashion videos from the 60's and 70's some pretty awsome stuff here is the one and only he has of Biba.