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Phillip Bloch is an American celebrity stylist, designer, and television personality based in New York City and Los Angeles. Bloch styled the very first issue of VIBE magazine.

Bloch began his fashion career in the 1980s as a model working with designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Yves Saint Laurent and Rei Kawakubo as well as Italian Vogue, Jordache Jeans, Dior, Vogue Homme, and Per Lui Amica.

In 1993, his first job at Cloutier Agency was to dress the actor River Phoenix for the cover of Detour, which would be Phoenix's last photo shoot and the photo would be used on the cover of several magazines. Bloch became a known celebrity stylist with clients such as Michael Jackson whose Ebony and Jet magazine covers that Bloch styled would become historic.

In 1997, Bloch created dressed an unprecedented 12 celebrities for the Oscars: *Salma Hayek
 * Sandra Bullock
 * Will Smith
 * Jada Pinkett Smith
 * Jennifer Lopez
 * Gabriel Byrne
 * Julia Ormond
 * Jim Carrey
 * Angela Bassett

Bloch's design career began in the 1980s when he created Les Enfants du Paradis, a Milan-based knitwear line composed of women's cashmere separates, with his partner Stefano Di Sabatino. The business closed as a result of operating costs outweighing profit.

Bloch has been featured as a celebrity fashion stylist on The Tyra Banks Show as well as America's Next Top Model, Canada's Next Top Model, and Britain's Next Top Model. Additionally, Bloch has made television appearances on Inside Edition, The Wendy Williams Show, Dr. Phil, Good Morning America and The View. In 2008, Bloch co-starred on the VH1 reality series Glam God with Vivica A. Fox.