Plectrum Live Edition

Wednesday 30th September 2009 Doors 7.30pm In Conversation/Screening begins 8pm Entrance £9/£7.50 concs To reserve tickets in advance email: guy@theculturalpick.com Each ticket includes a copy of Plectrum issue 3 Beyond Biba posters signed by Barbara Hulanicki, and artwork and books by Daisy de Villeneuve, will also be for sale on the night Plectrum presents a special screening of Beyond Biba Introduced by the film's director Louis Price PLUS Pre-screening Model Jan de Villeneuve & artist and illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve in conversation with editor of Plectrum Guy Sangster Adams, telling Biba tales and discussing Biba's continuing influence. Beyond Biba (2009, November Films, 55 mins, director Louis Price) Featuring Barbara Hulanicki, Molly Parkin, Gerald Posner, Twiggy, Ronnie Wood Barbara Hulanicki will always be remembered for Biba, the shop that changed the face of fashion in the 1960s and 1970s. A phenomenon in the truest sense of the word, Biba would leave an indelible mark on the minds and the wardrobes of those who ventured through its doors. Just as Barbara was a key ingredient in the cultural explosion that occurred in London in the 1960s, she also found herself at the birth of the incredible cultural regeneration of Miami Beach in the late 1980s and 1990s. This is where she still resides, and continues to work as highly influential interior designer. The film provides an invaluable glimpse into Barbara Hulanicki today. A rare insight into the woman herself, her memories of her father's murder, the impossible glamour of Biba, the impact of her husband Fitz on her life, her thoughts on modern America, and her refusal to give up and live in the shadow of the past. Jan de Villeneuve Moving to London from the USA in the 1960s, model Jan de Villeneuve very quickly became an habituée of Biba. Through her husband to be, the photographer Justin de Villeneuve, she met and became close friends with Barbara Hulanicki and her husband Fitz. Daisy de Villeneuve Artist and illustrator Daisy de Villeneuve has been referred to as 'The Last Biba Baby'; born when Big Biba, the last incarnation of the store, was closing down her mum and Barbara Hulanicki surrounded her not only with Biba clothes, but also furniture, objects, and fittings from the shop, even down to her cot, bedclothes and pram. Immersed in Biba colours and style from the word go, Biba as remained a key influence on her personal style and her work. www.daisydevilleneuve.com Plectrum Magazine Plectrum - The Cultural Pick is a multi-platform arts magazine edited by Guy Sangster Adams, with a bi-monthly print edition, filmed interviews, profiles, and performances available on the Plectrum Broadcast Player at www.theculturalpick.com which is also home to the Plectrum Webzine, and regular Plectrum Live Edition events mixing spoken word, live music, screenings, author readings, fashion shows, art and more. www.theculturalpick.com Plectrum Live Editions put their best foot forward in shoes and boots from www.jeffery-west.co.uk