Kiki Byrne photographed while concealing her pregnancy. Although Byrne described her clothes as "exclusive clothes – at reasonable prices", Barbara Hulanicki, who went on to launch the original "Biba" boutique, remembered that one of Byrne's black dresses cost 20 guineas, which she thought quite expensive. Hulanicki would later recall how excited she and her friends were to discover Byrne designing the kind of nice, simple, youthful garments that they wanted to wear, but had difficulty finding. Byrne's designs, along with those of Foale & Tuffin, Sonia Rykiel, Quant, and Biba, were worn by the famously trendy Cathy McGowan on her influential music
King Biba the Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmens admired his songs, buying his merchandise. His 1962 live recording of song, "Qurba Al Aynati"' ("Close To My Eyes"), became a hit for its lyrics, fresh melody, and the fact that it was an expression on Biba’s life experience, such as his first love. In a time frame of six months in 1962, Biba sold over 5,600 records in Iraq and 12,000 were subsequently produced and sold in Iran. In present times, his 1960's songs "Mokhibee Sogul" ("Dearly Beloved") and "Saperchewin" ("I'm a Wanderer") are extant in spirit and considered classics, and would remain to