Bárbara Hulanicki
Birthday: 1936-12-08
Place of Birth: Warsaw, Poland
Biography: Bárbara Hulanicki is a Polish fashion-designer, best known as the founder of iconic clothes store Biba. While studying from 1954 to 1956 at the Brighton School of Art, now the University of Brighton Faculty of Arts, she won a London Evening Standard-newspaper competition in 1955 for beachwear. Her career in fashion began as a freelance fashion illustrator for various magazines, including Vogue, Tatler and Women's Wear Daily.
Movies
My Generation
The vivid and inspiring story of British film icon Michael Caine's personal journey through 1960s sw...
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The Pacemakers: Biba
Trendsetter and absolutely fabulous. Biba was a London fashion store of the 1960s and 1970s. Biba wa...
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Beyond Biba: A Portrait of Barbara Hulanicki
Barbara Hulanicki will always be remembered for BIBA, the shop that changed the face of UK fashion i...
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Germaine Bloody Greer
A profile of the Australian author and academic whose 1970 book "The Female Eunuch" became an intern...
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Twiggy
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name ...
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Political Dress
History of a fashion rebellion in communist Poland. The film shares the experiences of those who wer...
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Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion
Lauren Laverne explores the love affair between British music and fashion....
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