R.I.P. Barbara Mullen, top 50s model, June 3, 1927 - September 12, 2023

                     A lovely tribute by John Michael O'Sullivan:

https://unbound.com/books/the-replacement-girl/updates/an-ending

 

Barbara Mullen in slim wrapped coat in grape tweed with a deep shawl collar by Monte Sano & Pruzan, alligator bag by Koret, calfskin shoes by Laird Schober, photo by Richard Rutledge, Vogue September 15, 1952

 

Barbara Mullen in pretty dress of white piqué stripes alternating with pink crinkle stripes, the drawstring bodice tied with velvet ribbon from Vogue Design, No.8476, photo by Wilhela Cushman, Ladies' Home Journal, December 1955

 

Barbara Mullen in scarlet wool suit with special sleeve and front closing and pleated skirt from Vogue Design No. 723, photo by Maria Martel, Ladies' Home Journal, February 1953

 

Barbara Mullen in late-day dress of imported silk faille with a decorative woven design from Vogue Design No.7924, spray pin from A. A. Sutain, photo by Maria Martel, Ladies' Home Journal, February 1953

 

Barbara Mullen in black late-day wool sheath that's cut to a deep V in back, but bloused so that it seems caped from the front, white fez is of white glazed petals, by Givenchy, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, May 1, 1956

 

Barbara Mullen in Glenara, a man-made pile fabric, coat by Lassie, photo by Richard Avedon in Paris, Vogue, August 1, 1956

 

Ghislaine Arsac is wearing strapless silk floral print dress with vibrant red organdy cape by Grès, photo by Philippe Pottier, L'Officiel, 1958

 

Ghislaine Arsac at Carlton Hotel, Cannes, photo by Georges Dambier, 1957

 

Ghislaine Arsac, jewelry by Creations "G", photo by Philippe Pottier, 1955

 

Ghislaine Arsac in polka-dotted wool mousseline dress with blouson top sashed and bowed at the waist by Lucille Manguin, shoes by Charles Jourdan, photo by Philippe Pottier, L'Officiel 1958

 

Ghislaine Arsac in white broadtail lamb jacket by Mendel for Maggy Rouff, satin cap by Janette, photo by Guy Arsac, 1955

 

Ghislaine in elegant green and white houndstooth with very short collarless jacket by Pierre Cardin, hat by Bernard Devaux, handbag by Model, photo by Guy Arsac, 1958

 

Evelyn Tripp and Mary Jane Russell in evening dresses of beaded tulle and silks inspired by Goya and designed by Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, shoes by Roger Vivier, photo by William Klein, Vogue, Sept. 1, 1958

 

Ghislaine Arsac in stunning metallic chiffon evening gown, shirred and draped, trailing a floating panel in the back, by Jean Dessès, photo by Guy Arsac, 1955