"It Was To Take The Opening Of The Shop Biba In 1964 To Give Everyone The Opportunity To Be "Cool". Biba Was The First Boutique To Enter The Popular Consciousness, And It Changed The Way The Ordinary Girl In The Street Dressed."
--Marnie Fogg, Boutique
Vintage Biba Is One Of The Hardest Things To Find In The Vintage World . . . Girls Loved Their Bibas, And They Loved Wearing Them, For Good Reason. The Clothes Were Hip, Sexy, Affordable, And Made Supremely Well.
Totally Rare Biba Dress To Begin With, Barely-There Bodice Cups Are Best For Smaller Busts . . . Inch-Thick Fabric Loop That Embellishes The Center Of The Bust . . . Little Skinny Halter Ties . . . A Quintessential Babydoll Cut, With A Skirt That Falls Directly From The Bodice. Little Gathers All Around, Front And Back . . . Cups Are Lined In Paler Brown Nylon Taffeta, The Skirt Is Unlined. Back Zipper With A Hook And Eye At The Top . . .
Now Let's Talk Again About The Wondeful Jersey Fabric! One Of The Thinnest We've Ever Encountered, Matte And Super Stretchy And Totally, Totally Liquid; Almost Like A Stocking.
* Has A Few VERY Teeny Pinholes Near The Hem And On the Bodice- One Lentil Sized Hole At The Hems Edge.ALL-Not Visible Unless You Really Look--The Halter Tie Has Some Minimal Fraying, That Is Nothing That A Few Teeny Stitches Couldn't Fix! Other Than This, The Dress Is Minty Biba Deliciousness. * SOLD 'AS IS' AT HALF ITS VALUE
SIZE 2/3
BUST 30/32 BEST FOR AN A CUP OR A SMALL B
LENGTH 57 FROM THE BUST DOWN
BIBA
EXCELLENT / NEAR MINT CONDITION
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