June Duncan was born in the Liverpool suburb of Mossley Hill in 1924 and went on to model clothes for all the major couture houses in London and Paris. In the 1950s, she appeared regularly in the pages of
Vogue,
Harper’s Bazaar,
Vanity Fair and
Tatler.
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| June Duncan in the early 1950s |
Duncan’s modeling career was an exhilarating whirl of fashion shoots, front covers and haute couture. She was photographed by some of the most high-profile photographers of the decade, including John French, Eugène Vernier, Hans Wild and Noel Mayne, which captured the refined grace of the 1950s.
Duncan died, aged 90, in 2014. Take a look at these glamorous photos to see fashion portraits of young June Duncan in the early 1950s.
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| June Duncan in long full-fronted evening coat of red grosgrain that surprisingly opens down the back by Frederick Starke, photo by Henry Clarke at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1950 |
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| June Duncan in narrow gray wool suit with high revers and hip pockets standing out below a waspish waist by Jacqmar, beige hat bound by chiffon by Erik, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1950 |
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| June Duncan in black grosgrain dress that has a strapless bodice and small bolero to cover, the hem is petalled with black tulle by Rima, photo by Henry Clarke, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1951 |
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| June Duncan in black velvet shoulder-cape crossing at the waist and jutting at the hips from Elizabeth Arden, silver and paste star from L. Franklin, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, January 1951 |
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| June Duncan in black wool shirt and skirt accented with a leopard-print wool cravat and calf belt with ornate buckle by Elizabeth Winter, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, January 1951 |
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| June Duncan in classic dressing gown in powder blue and pink satin completely reversible with full wrap-over skirt and belted waist worn over matching pajamas by Mondaine, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1951 |
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| June Duncan in dark, narrow dress, in black dupion, over one hip a swag of scrawl-printed emerald crêpe by Spectator, hat by Erik, classic patent pumps by Fanchon, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1951 |
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| June Duncan in day-dress in clerical gray, the sleeves, pockets and hem are moss-stitched, a full-blown rose anchors the fringed stole, by mrs. Miller, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, November 1951 |
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| June Duncan in fitted coat in navy-blue ottoman silk with 3/4 sleeves and deep-winged cuffs at Liberty, hat by R.M. Hats, photo by Henry Clarke, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1951 |
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| June Duncan in pastel-colored wool evening dress with cross-over bodice and softly draped skirt, waist emphasized by silver belt, by Roecliff & Chapman, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, November 1951 |
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| June Duncan in pewter-colored worsted coat over a narrow dress to match, the pale gray lining of taffeta shantung is counterpointed in the sash by Hardy Amies, photo by Henry Clarke, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1951 |
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| June Duncan in polished, pewter-gray shantung suit, belted with a narrow skirt by Roter, wide-brimmed hat by Otto Lucas, handbag by Asprey, town pumps in gunmetal gray kid by Rayne, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1951 |
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| June Duncan in pure white dress of embroidered organdie, v-neckline and billowing skirt picot-edged by Julian Rose, huge black tulle hat by Edward Harvane, black suède, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1951 |
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| June Duncan in sky-blue rayon shantung dress and jacket belted with black snakeskin by Matita, grosgrain pancake hat by R.M.Hats, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, April 1951 |
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| June Duncan in tailored dressing gown in fresh, crisp, washable sharkskin, in red-and-white candy stripes frosted in white from Lydia Moss Ltd., photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1951 |
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| June Duncan in white net cocktail blouse embroidered with black soutache, has a small collar and cap sleeves by Eric hart, photo by Keith Hart, Harper's Bazaar UK, August 1951 |
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| June Duncan in white organdie evening dress, broderie Anglaise edges the ruffled sleeves and neck and forms an apron line over its great flounce by Frank Usher, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, May 1951 |
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| June Duncan in white-and-black print taffeta dress, cut slim with an added paneled overskirt, bodice buttons up to high pointed collar by Norman Hartnell, photo by Henry Clarke, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1951 |
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| June Duncan is wearing a classic coiffure by Steiner which is achieved with a chignon circled with a fabulous necklace of cabachon emeralds and diamonds, jewelry from William Ogden, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, 1951 |
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| June Duncan in beautiful gown of sea-green net of deep water blue over emerald with sparkling top by Roecliff & Chapman, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, December 1952 |
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| June Duncan in black poult dress, the hipline molded with a wide sash, the puffed sleeves half hidden by a deep shawl collar are encrrusted with jet sequins by Mattli, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952 |
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| June Duncan in black velvet close-sleeved bodice with a billowing skirt of black and cinnamon striped organza and white organza kerchief by Victor Stiebel, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1952 |
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| June Duncan in close-sleeved dress of ecru lace over a short dress of theunder-gray net by Frederick Starke, photo by Keith Ewart, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952 |
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| June Duncan in gray flannel dress tucked with a black cummerbund and glazed with white piqué at collar and cuffs by Silhouette de Luxe after Fath, hat by Simone Mirman, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, May 1952 |
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| June Duncan in heavy, white piqué coat with sleeves that are turned back into winged cuffs by Elmoor, white Swiss straw hat by McCracken & Bowen, photo by Alan Boyd, Harper's Bazaar UK, May 1952 |
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| June Duncan in honey-and-black pure silk surah print dress, belted in black petersham by Marcus, floppy-brimmed straw hat by Rudolf, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, June 1952 |
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| June Duncan in jersey middy suit striped in gray and white by Horrockses, beret by Kangol, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, July 1952 |
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| June Duncan in long-sleeved, square-necked evening dress in coffee-colored lace with a wide black taffeta sash draped low over the full skirt by Victor Stiebel, photo by Alan Boyd, Harper's Bazaar UK, April 1952 |
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| June Duncan in long, white satin ball dress with trailing ends of immense black satin sash falling from a bustle bow by Victor Stiebel, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952 |
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| June Duncan in lovely white satin nightdress trimmed with old lace, over it, a white chiffon bed-jacket with ruched cuffs and edgings from The White House, photo by Alan Boyd, Harper's Bazaar UK, January 1952 |
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| June Duncan in pewter-gray worsted flannel suit with a high-buttoned collar, a white rose tucked into the neck, by Harry Popper, side-dipping hat by Harvane, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1952 |
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| June Duncan in short mink jacket by Bradley, Vogue UK, June 1952 |
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| June Duncan in stiff silk late-day coat in caramel grosgrain, full and back-swinging with an iridescent lining, by Koupy, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1952 |
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| June Duncan in white taffeta shantung pyramid-shaped coat, from narrow neck to broad-based hem marked by black buttons by Hardy Amies, hat by Harvane, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952 |
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| June Duncan in wide greatcoat in deep rose velours with enormous shawl collar, sleeves and cuffs from Neal Roger, beret from Marcelle, photo by Maurice Tabard on the quayside beside the Queen Elizabeth, Harper's Bazaar UK, January 1952 |
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