Margaret Phillips was a fashion model active during the 1950s, known for her elegant presence in photographic portraits and magazine fashion spreads. She worked with respected designers and photographers of the era such as John French, Henry Clarke, Frances McLaughlin helping to shape the visual language of 1950s style.
Like many working models of the period, Phillips represents the countless women who quietly contributed to the evolution of modern fashion through their presence, grace, and professionalism. Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of Margaret Phillips in the 1950s.
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| Margaret Phillips in royal blue taffeta evening dress by Linzi from Harvey Nichols, photo by Robert Randall, Vogue UK, November 1951 |
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| Margaret Phillips in a short dinner dress of black chiffon by Jean Desses, beneath it an underskirt hemmed with pink silk roses that appear whenever the wearer moves about, photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gill, Vogue, October 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in black silk jersey coat, fully lined, by Christian Dior, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, September 1, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in Dior's fine wool dress, that molds to the body with just a touch of white at the neck and a double line of buttons that relieve the stark simplicity, photo by Frances McLaughlin, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in Dior's grey crépe dress from the Profile Collection, with tiny corrugated pleats wrapping and shaping the bodice, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in Dior's highly elaborate dress in black wool crépe, the buttoned yoke forming a tablier, photo by Henry Clarke, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in Givenchy, photo by Henry Clarke, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in narrow ball dress of pearl-gray velvet skirt scattered with rhinestones, a simple white satin top and long stiff satin stole of lime-green and deep satin fascia by Nina Ricci, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in rose net dress by Victor Stiebel, photo by Alan Boyd, Harper's Bazaar UK, January 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in the perfect summer dress, in blue denim with white stitching from Christian Dior Boutique, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, July 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a beautiful white organdy blouse with a shawl collar and full sleeves edged in white piqué and a black full taffeta skirt by Claire Comte, jewelry by Francis Winter, photo by Jacques Boucher, Vogue, Paris, July 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a crisp white piqué halter top and a shaped skirt in pink bubbled percale from the Jacques Griffe Boutique, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, July 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a fine gray tweed dress, the 3/4 sleeves are lined in chartreuse grosgrain by Schiaparelli, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, September 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a straight coat that looks like a long cardigan over a light gray jersey dress by Pierre Balmain, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, Paris, September 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a summer dress in white piqué printed with mauve flowers, it's strapless with a hexagonal neckline and a full skirt by Schiaparelli, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, July 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a yellow terry cloth polo coat over a white piqué shorts ensembel by Jules Crahay for Nina Ricci, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, July 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillps wearing a lime green velvet coif covering every back hair by Givenchy, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, September 1, 1952 |
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| Margaret Phillips in floating gown of Jonquil chiffon overlaying white at the top and melting into it at the skirt, by Jean Dessès, photo by Henry Clarke, Paris, Vogue, April 1, 1953 |
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| Margaret Phillips in needle-narrow suit in brown-and-white tweed flecked with blue and green by John Cavanagh, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, September 1, 1953 |
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| Margaret Phillips in pleated summer dress, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, 1953 |
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| Margaret Phillips in slubbed worsted suit with velvet collar by Selincourt, Vogue UK, March 1953 |
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| Margaret Phillips wearing a corn-colored leghorn straw with wine-dark roses by Otto Lucas, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue, June 1956 |
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| Margaret Phillips in veiled hat with feather, photo by John French, London, 1958 |
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