Fashion Designer Barbara Bui-Indelibles.com

Barbara Bui was born in Paris in the early 1960s from a French mother and a Vietnamese father. She recieved a Master's degree in English literature and her background is mostly known to be theatrical. She married actor William Halimi and in the mid 1980s opened a boutique which they called "Kubuki". This boutique was known to have been quite successful. They sold clothes designed by Barbara Bui as well as other designers and it quickly became a very well-stocked fashion resource.

By 1988, Barbara was designing mens and womens collections. She is known for her clean lines and an off-beat femininity that combines cultural as well as ethnic influences. Barbara Bui's empire now consists of the BB line which came out in 1998, and her Barbara Bui line which is more relaxed. In 2000, she unveiled the Barbara Bui shoe line, with a large range of footwear designs.

She presents 4 collections each season, her Main Line, the BB line, her Menswear line and her Shoe line. She has her own shops in Paris, New York and Milan and also owns a cafe in Paris which opened in 1999. Her New York boutique in Soho opened in 1998.

In 2001, Barbara launched her first US advertisement campaign.

Barbara Bui and her husband (who is also President of her Company) are hoping that her rock-and-roll attitude clothes will become as popular in the United States as they continue to be in Europe.

In May 2003, the Federation Francaise de la Couture, the Haute Couture governing body in Paris, announced Barbara Bui had been included as their member.