Barbara Hulanicki was born in 1936 in Palestine.
In 1948, Barbara moved to England where she studied at the Brighton Art College in Sussex.
In 1955, Hulanicki won a London Evening Standard competition for beachwear.
From there Hulanicki started her fashion career as a freelance fashion illustrator, doing work for various magazines, including Vogue, Tatler and Women's Wear Daily.
Hulanicki sold her first designs via a mail-order business.
In 1964, Barbara and her husband opened a Boutique in London's Kensington area called, BIBA.
The shop soon became famous and was a hangout for artists, film stars and rock musicians.
The Biba shop closed its doors in 1976 but reopened in the 1990`s.
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