Wholesale Welcome to Big Biba by Alwyn W. Turner

[ACC Art Books] Richly illustrated in full colour, this reissue of Welcome to Big Biba is a fitting tribute to the greatest pleasure palace in retail history. "Unseen illustrations show the genius of Biba’s Barbara Hulanicki – in pictures... " — The Guardian "This reissued book is a photographic love letter to its dark, decadent glamour." — The Lady Magazine "... “This book is a testament to creative freedom,” writes the now 87-year-old Hulanicki in the foreword, reflecting on her legacy. “You can do it all as long as you learn to wear a suit. Of course, your secret will be that the suit is lined in gold lamé." — CNN Big Biba was the final flowering of the near-mythical Biba retail brand. A shop like no other, all seven storeys stocked own-brand products packaged in the distinctive Biba style. Customers were immersed in a sensory smorgasbord – the complete shopping experience. A committed Bibaphile could buy a satin skirt, a leopard-print suitcase and a new bath