
1970s · 1970s · British
Designer
Biba
Production
ready-to-wear
Material
acrylic knit with lurex
Culture
British
Movement
Glam Rock · Disco
Influences
rock star stage wear · disco glamour
A fitted black knit cardigan jacket entirely covered in densely applied gold and black sequins arranged in vertical strips. The garment features a deep V-neckline, long fitted sleeves, and a cropped length that hits at the natural waist. The sequins create a shimmering metallic surface that catches light dramatically. The underlying knit construction provides stretch and body-conscious fit typical of 1970s glam fashion. Button closures run down the center front. The jacket exemplifies Biba's signature approach to accessible glamour, transforming a basic cardigan silhouette into a statement piece through extensive surface embellishment that reflects the era's fascination with theatrical, rock-inspired fashion.
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These two pieces capture disco's twin personalities: the mint chiffon gown channels Studio 54's ethereal glamour with its delicate beadwork that would catch light like water, while the black sequined jacket delivers the era's more aggressive, rock-influenced glitter armor. The distance between them reveals how disco fashion split between flowing, feminine fantasy and sharp, androgynous power dressing—both demanding to be seen under the mirror ball, but the gown whispers where the jacket shouts.
These two pieces pulse with the same glitter-drunk heartbeat of early '70s glam rock, when musicians raided both the wardrobe of 18th-century courtiers and the costume trunk of a Vegas showgirl. The white leather platforms with their silver detailing and the black lurex jacket dense with gold sequins both speak fluent David Bowie — that language of androgynous sparkle that made rock stars look like alien royalty.
Both pieces pulse with the same disco-era hunger for light-catching surfaces, but they reveal how sequined glamour traveled different paths through 1970s fashion. The British jacket deploys its gold sequins in neat vertical channels against black lurex, creating the kind of controlled sparkle that could work from boardroom to dance floor—very Biba meets Studio 54.