Saturday, April 6, 2019

Coordinates in Cool Pastels

a closeup of Shelley from the Sears Wish Book
for the 1973 Christmas Season catalog

Shelley appeared on many Sears catalog issues from the 1960s to the 1970s. In 1973, she appeared on many spreads throughout the Sears Wish Book for the 1973 Christmas Season catalog. In the spread called "Coordinates in Cool Pastels," she modeled a set of fashion coordinates that could be mixed and matched according to mood and preference - all in pastel colors.

Shelley in a spread for Sears Wish Book
for the 1973 Christmas Season catalog

Shelley wore the tailored shirt of acetate satin with a button placket front, long sleeves, pointed collar and a clip-on bow-tie over a pair of trouser style pants with a zipper fly and flared legs. A sleeveless pullover-style vest with the look of a tennis sweater went over the shirt and a blazer jacket with semi-fit lines and wide lapels went over everything. Shelley looked dapper yet feminine.

closeups of Shelley from the Sears Wish Book
for the 1973 Christmas Season catalog

In the spread, Shelley also wore the sleeveless pullover knitted top with zig-zag design, the long sleeves cardigan knit with zig-zag design as well, the long A-line skirt with back zipper and self belt with gold-color metal link-fastening, the print shirt of acetate satin and the cropped jacket that gathered onto the waistband. In all the combinations made with all of them, Shelley looked stunning.

another closeup of Shelley from the Sears Wish Book
for the 1973 Christmas Season
catalog