Jacket

Barbara Hulanicki produced her designs for a particular type of girl. She explained that 'Biba was like a fantasy. I didn't like the way I looked, but the classic Biba dolly had all the attributes I lacked. She was very pretty and young. She had an upturned nose, rosy cheeks, and a skinny body with long asparagus legs and tiny feet. She was square shouldered and quite flat chested. Her head was perched on a long, swanlike neck. Her face was a perfect oval, her lids were heavy with long, spiky lashes.' (From A to Biba by Barbara Hulanicki.)

It is easy to imagine Hulanicki's fantasy 'Biba dolly' dressed in this cropped jacket in muted pink and cream satin, printed with a swirling abstract design.