Barbara Hulanicki news and archive

French Sole collaborates with Barbara Hulanicki

Footwear label French Sole is collaborating with Barbara Hulanicki, fashion designer and founder of iconic 1960s Biba brand on an exclusive collection launching later this month. The Barbara Hulanicki for French Sole collection features nine designs featuring the designer’s favourite styles from the brand including the ‘Boardwalker’ sneaker, ‘...

Fashion

Barbara Hulanicki back at Biba after 39 years

Iconic fashion label Biba and its founder, Barbara Hulanicki, are joining forces once again. The Polish-born 78 year old designer has signed a consultancy agreement with House of Fraser, which own the rights to the brand. The Sunday Times reports that Hulanicki, who founded Biba fifty years ago and left the brand eleven years later, is to design...

Fashion

Lulu Kennedy among New Year’s Honours List

The Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list has been unveiled and a number of fashion names have been recognised including Lulu Kennedy, Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki, and shoe designer Emma Hope. Barbara Hulanicki, who founded Biba in the Sixties and recently collaborated with Asda supermarket’s clothing range George, has been made OBE for...

Design

Barbara Hulanicki at Asda

Barbara Hulanicki, Founder of the global fashion phenomenon Biba in the 1960s, has partnered with George at Asda to create a new collection for Autumn/Winter 2010. Staying true to her design philosophy to make high fashion affordable, Hulanicki’s pieces will be on sale from £8. Biba, now owned by House of Fraser, launched under the same premise...