Record

RepositoryLondon College of Fashion Archives
Reference NumberBIB
TitleBiba Childrenswear Collection
DescriptionThis collection contains jersey children's clothing purchased at the Biba shop on Kensington High Street, along with two Biba plastic carrier bags, between 1967 - 1974. The clothing was purchased at the time by Jenny Gowing for her daughter Laura Gowing and her two sisters.
Datec.1967 - 1974
CreatorJenny Gowing (nee Wallis)
Individual or organisational biographyBiba was a London fashion store, prominent in the 1960s and 1970s. It began as a postal boutique by Barbara Hulanicki in the early 1960s, which then exponentially grew from a boutique store, to a department store in Kensington Church Street, and then 'Big Biba' on Kensington High Street. Big Biba sold everything from clothing and beauty, to homewares and food, and attracted up to a million customers a week.
Extent19 garments
LevelFonds
Access ConditionsTo access to this material please email archives@fashion.arts.ac.uk to arrange an appointment.

Address: LCF Archives, London College of Fashion
105 Carpenter's Road
London E20 2AR
Custodial HistoryGiven to the LCF Archives by Laura Gowing
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