Barbara Hulanicki’s iconic ‘60s label, Biba, may have been revived recently by House of Fraser, but the designer has been working on a new fashion venture of her own.
Former fashion illustrator Hulanicki is set to launch a one-off collection for George at Asda next month. The 14-piece range, priced from a purse friendly £8 to £25, will feature jersey tops, maxi dresses and trousers, and reflect her “favourite silhouettes, prints and signature wardrobe essentials”.
It’s not the first time the Polish-born designer has produced a range for the high street. In April last year she designed a collection for Topshop, which instantly sold out, jam-packed with pretty bustier tops, chiffon blouses, wide leg trousers and power shoulder dresses emblazoned with her drawings of bees, stars and fairy-like figures.
Hulanicki founded the London clothes store Biba in 1964, which became as famous for its starry clientele, including Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger and David Bowie, as much as its affordable clothes. The store closed its doors in 1976 after Hulanicki left the company. The label relaunched in 2006 under the guidance of designer Bella Freud but folded, before House of Fraser snapped it up last year. However, Hulanicki recently dismissed the new Biba collection for the department store as “too expensive” and for failing to reflect the original Biba style.
The Barbara Hulanicki for George at Asda collection hits the shop floor on 14 November 2010.
Picture: Pieces from the Barbara Hulanicki for George at Asda range.
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