Sunday, May 3, 2020

Craft Craze C

a closeup of Shelley from a spread
from Seventeen magazine, 1970

Shelley appeared in many issue of Seventeen magazine during her modeling career. In 1970, she appeared on the October issue of the magazine in the spread "Craft Craze." The spread featured fashion pieces readers could create and personalize themselves and come up with a look all their own. The magazine celebrated fabulous fashions that could be made by hand.

Shelley in a spread for Seventeen magazine, 1970

In the potion of the spread called "Sew It," Shelley modeled a romantic peasant-inspired dress with "smocking in stitches." The dress had smocking details at the cap of the sleeves and the puff pockets. It had ruffles cuffs and ties at the waist. It was McCall's pattern 2605; and Shelley looked fab in it.