When a tenner bought you Biba and a shared bedroom

A glimpse inside The Biba Story exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Photograph: Dave Benett/Getty

I was that secretary who earned £10 a week (Microminis, Twiggy and flamingos: the ‘fabulous’ story of Biba, 22 March). I bought those £3 dresses and had just enough to pay my rent in a shared bedroom in, at that time, unfashionable Notting Hill Gate. The material was often thick and the armholes tight, so you could only wear the dresses a few times before buying another one. Dry cleaning was too expensive. I still have a few Biba pieces.
Lynn Wiseman
Lewes, East Sussex

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