a closeup of Shelley from a Vogue spread
featuring Halston, 1972
Shelley appeared in a spread for Vogue in 1972 which featured the great American designer Halston. Halston's simple, no-nonsense style is so modern, anyone can still wear his clothes today and look chic. Halston was one of the first superstar American designers. He rose to fame in the 1970s with his minimalist, clean designs, often in ultrasuade or cashmere. He created the look for the modern "American Woman."
Shelley with Halston and 10 other models
in a spread for Vogue, 1972
Halston was a brilliant designer and he carefully chose the models he put into his brilliantly constructed creations. In the 2010 docu Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston, model-turned-Oscar-winner Angelica Huston said, "He didn't want a bunch of blank-faced models. He wanted girls with personality." The "look" was very important to him, as well as movement and projection. Anjelica added, "It was about attitude. It was about the way you walked. Character." And that is what Shelley had loads of.
Halston and 11 models in a spread for Vogue, 1972
In the 1972 spread for Vogue, Halston posed with 11 models wearing his latest creations for that era. The models were:
1. Lynn Woodruff (who later married Sam Waterston)
2. Paula "Pola" Klimak (who passed away in 1974)
3. Karen Bjornson (who started as one of Halston's assistants)
4. Emmanuelle
5. Heidi Lieberfarb
6. Shelley Hack (who later became THE Charlie Girl)
7. Pat Cleveland (who was a Halston fave)
8. Denise Hopkins
9. Chris Royer (one of the Halstonettes)
10. Apollonia Van Ravenstein
11. Angelica Huston (who later won an Oscar)
descriptions of the fabulous Halston outfits
worn by each model
