I don't own one thing from Mulberry. I will never carry one of their bags, or I don't think I would (I'd much rather spend that cash on a bigger brand that's been around much longer). But I do like the brand and how tight they keep it together. I also like some of the clothes and some of the styling. I love the girly-ness, if you will. I really liked this show. I don't understand the leather track suit trend everyone is jumping on. First of all, leather is hard to wear, even if you're stick thin. But a leather track suit? It looks like a defect or a giant condom. I don't understand it at all. Other than that, I like a lot of the show pieces and like I said, the hair and makeup. And girl factor. I also love all those cherry-blossom style prints. The dogs which are always featured in the collections. And I love black and navy. One of my favorite combo of colors ever. ♡
nice color. but even if you're a stick, you're going to look strange in a leather track suit. very odd.
i love that sweater (is that a sweater?). love that.
Oh, Giles...you are so fantastic. Isn't he a fantastic designer? He's a superstar and I'll do my post on his amazing show tomorrow. But, for today's Makeup Monday I had to showcase his uber modern but still very early 90s look with the massive eyebrows (a la Brooke Shields) and minimal face paired with a screaming pop color lip. LOVE IT! I think the key to this look, unfortunately, is that you have to have pretty good skin. But it sure looks pretty in a show with those clothes and that hair.
I'll get all the info about the makeup and hair once they post it up...♡
magdalena!
so androgynous...looks so much like richie nichols!
THE SHOW PICTURES FROM GILES TOMORROW! I'm excited, too, because I didn't look at the looks or watch the show!
This video shows Biba founder/designer Barbara Hulanicki as she returns to Brighton for the BIBA AND BEYOND EXHIBIT. I cannot wait to have an opportunity to work with her. I love Biba (of course you already know that if you are a regular reader of my blog), but I especially love and want that Hulanicki Mascara that was apparently made for the show. Can you imagine if there was a Hulanicki cosmetics counter?! Below are some of the pieces in the exhibit. Love her. Genius. Geeeeenius!
This fake fur coat was made in numerous other fabrics including printed striped fabrics and plain cottons. Fake fur was a popular choice for Biba coats and jackets in the late 1960s and early 1970s and most prominently used as a fake leopard skin.
coat c. 1970
A brushed cotton fabric has been printed in an art deco print for this dress. Art Deco would influence the later part of Barbara Hulanicki's designs for Biba. This would also appear in the refurbishment of the art deco department store "Derry & Toms" on Kensington High Street which would become the final Biba shop.
dress c. 1970
The print of this dress is known as the banana print. It first featured on Biba wallpapers which was sold in the Kensington High Street shop (1969-1973). The print has since become a Barbara Hulanicki classic and was featured in 2006 on wallpaper for Habitat.
dress c. 1970
Trouser suits were designed and sold throughout the life of Barbara Hulanicki's Biba label. They were sold in 1964 when the label was still a postal boutique company (mail order catalog) right through to last Biba shop, BIG BIBA.
trouser suit c. 1971
To complement Barbara Hulanicki's own clothing name label in the 1980s, she produced a make-up range. This was sold in her shops and nationwide through small, independent shops and outlets. (Look at that packaging! Hulanicki is truly a master of design.)
Hulanicki makeup c. 1985 (I was alive!!! I could have bought these if I was older then!! Bummer!)
This style of dress was modeled by 14-year-old Judi Bowker, featured in the TheTelegraph in 1969. This cotton lace dress was bought by Margaret Howe and worn as her wedding dress.
dress c. 1969
This jacket with its sharply defined shoulders is a typical Biba silhouette for the period around 1973. This jacket was worn with a skirt, reminiscent of women's suits of the 1940s, an era Barbara Hulanicki was particularly fond of.
jacket c. 1973
Why doesn't anyone back a new Hulanicki line and reproduce these amazing pieces? Where are the venture capitalist or makeup moguls to re-introduce that amazing Hulanicki cosmetic range? These are the questions that keep me up at night. :) I would kill for these dresses and jackets. ♡
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