Biba in the mid-1990s with Monica Zipper as head designer. Barbara Hulanicki has not been involved with any of these relaunches, and due to the use of Biba's logo and similar labels, these garments are easy to pass off as original vintage pieces. The Biba label was relaunched again in May 2006 under designer Bella Freud. Again, Biba's founder, Barbara Hulanicki, was not contacted for the relaunch and said it was 'very, very painful', believing that the new Biba would 'betray its heritage.' Freud's first collection Spring/Summer 2007 was unveiled at London Fashion Week in September 2006, and was criticised for
King Biba King Biba Edward Yousif (1945 – November 27, 1995), mostly known by his stage name as King Biba, was an Assyrian singer and entertainer renowned for his vibrant voice and theatrical stage presence. His career spanned 30 years, starting from the early 1960s – making him one of the first prominent Assyrian singers to produce records and sing onstage, alongside Evin Agassi – up until the late 1980s. He innovated a new style of Assyrian music, which was a blend of keyboard instruments, guitars and drums. Edward Yousif started to sing in both Assyrian and Iraqi gatherings from the age