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HARDtalk: Barbara Hulanicki

03/09/2015 GMT

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Barbara Hulanicki

Zeinab Badawi speaks to fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki, creator of Biba. 

Zeinab Badawi speaks to fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki, creator of Biba. Has she helped bring about a throwaway culture that expects cheap and fashionable clothing?

The fashion world today is full of numerous brands and designers - but one stands out as a pioneer of women's high street fashion: Biba created by design icon Barbara Hulanicki. Born in Poland but raised in Britain her shops were a hangout for some of the most famous names in swinging sixties London. The rise and fall of Biba was a personal tragedy for her. But Barbara Hulanicki's legacy is intact: she made fashion affordable for the masses. But has she helped bring about a throwaway culture that expects cheap and fashionable clothing?

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