The interior of Biba has been described by the biographer of British 20th century designer Laura Ashley as having an atmosphere that "reeked of sex … [It] was designed to look like a bordello with its scarlet, black and gold plush fitments, but, interestingly, it implied an old-fashioned, Edwardian style of forbidden sex with feathered boas, potted palms, bentwood coat racks and dark lighting" MacCarthy observed also that "the androgynous appearance of Burne-Jones's male figures reflected the sexually ambivalent feeling" of the late 1960s.
The interior of Biba was described as having a sensual atmosphere, resembling a bordello with its plush furnishings in scarlet, black, and gold.  However, it also evoked an old-fashioned Edwardian style of forbidden sex, featuring feathered boas, potted palms, bentwood coat racks, and dim lighting. MacCarthy noted that the androgynous figures of Burne-Jones reflected the sexually ambiguous feelings prevalent in the late 1960s.