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BIBA : The Biba Story, 1964-1975 : how Barbara Hulanicki created a fashion revolution at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum

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      The Fashion and Textile Museum is about to present the first-ever London exhibition of BIBA: The Biba Story: 1964-1975.  This is the only exhibition that looks at the history of Biba, from the first simple shift dresses to the glamorous devoréwraps, sequinned bodices, leopard print coats, trouser suits, floppy hats, and feather … Continue reading



Queerguru goes people watching at Miami Beach Pride 2022

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Most places in the US celebrate PRIDE in June, except for Miami Beach because it is far too hot. And we are talking weather … (and maybe the skimpy clad men that take to the sands to party away). So Pride is in April in this happening city with its significant diverse international LGBTQ+ community. The unique make-up of local residents who call Miami home creates the need to celebrate Pride in a style that reflects both the culture and the joie de vivre of such a dynamic city.

 

This year the theme for Miami Beach Pride was ‘There’s No Place LIke Home’ and the QUEERGURU Team spent the whole afternoon ‘people watching’ and this is what they saw ….

 

Images : Barbara Hulanicki, Steven Bitkower , Richard Bolton and Stubby Lanza

 



The Barbara Hulanicki Salon Exhibit @Sagamore Miami

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  Barbara Hulanicki is one of Miami Beach’s most famous residents.  The legendary designer who single-handedly changed the face of British fashion back in the 1960s and 1970s’ creating the BIBA empire with her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon (known as Fitz) arrived here in the early 1980s. She came to design a nightclub for Ronnie Woods … Continue reading



Barbara Hulanicki “London 1986, Après BIBA”

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  The legendary Designer Barbara Hulanicki was a major force in fashion in London in the 1960’s/1970’s : her seven-floor BIBA Department Store was as big as Harrods and far more important to the country’s youth. Her jam-packed career and unceasing influence on design is the stuff of movies (there had been one so far…) … Continue reading



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