Italian artist Emanuela Di Filippo uses oil pastels to create sinuous images of women wearing bold outfits in the style of Biba, the swinging 60s fashion store set up by Barbara Hulanicki. Influenced by the vibrant colours of artist Sonia Delaunay and the slender portraits of Modigliani, Di Filippo trained in fine art in Rome before moving to the UK. “I was inspired by abstract, minimal, contemporary artists. But then I came back to my first loves: art and fashion,” she says. Biba’s designs are reminiscent of the classic Italian fashion Di Filippo grew up with: “They have a simplicity of shape, and I loved the colours.” Hulanicki referred to these as “auntie colours”, such as olive, rust, and “bruised purple”. For Di Filippo, Biba’s 60s style remains timeless. “It’s like Coco Chanel’s little black dress. It will never get old.”• Biba Inspiration is at the Vestibules, Bristol City Hall, 12-16 February Continue reading…
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