{"product_id":"welcome-to-big-biba-inside-the-most-beautiful-store-in-the-world-hardcover","title":"Welcome to Big Biba: Inside the Most Beautiful Store in the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlwyn W. Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichly illustrated in full colour, this reissue of Welcome to Big Biba is a fitting tribute to the greatest pleasure palace in retail history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Unseen illustrations show the genius of Biba's Barbara Hulanicki - in pictures... \"\u003c\/i\u003e --\u003cb\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This reissued book is a photographic love letter to its dark, decadent glamour.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eThe Lady Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"... \"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.\" \u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003cb\u003eCNN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBig 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 bathroom, then spend the afternoon sipping cocktails among the flamingos in the roof garden, while the legendary Rainbow Room doubled as a live venue for some of the coolest acts in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the wake of this decadent dreamland's 50th anniversary, and in honor of the 60th anniversary of the very first Biba shop, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Big Biba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is being republished, complete with over 150 photographs of the store and its products and designs. Written by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Biba Experience\u003c\/i\u003e and designed by Steven Thomas - the designer of Big Biba itself - these pages offer readers a genuine slice of the greatest pleasure palace in retail history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Welcome to Big Biba is an exceptional production... a perfectionistic coup'\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePhil Baker, The Art Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 11.8 x 7.95 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53467510112563,"sku":"9781788842617","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/welcome-to-big-biba-inside-the-most-beautiful-store-in-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}