Sunday, March 19, 2017

Shawls by Viola

Shelley on the cover of the Columbia-Minerva Shawls leaflet, 1975

Shelley appeared on many leaflets in the 1970s when she was one of the in-demand models. In 1975, she appeared on the cover of the Columbia-Minerva Shawls leaflet. She modeled a shawl by Viola Sylbert readers could to knit and crochet. Viola Sylbert was a well-known designer in the '60s and '70s who specialized in poor-boy sweaters, knitted shifts, leather jackets and later fur coats.

a closeup of Shelley from the cover