Saturday, January 14, 2023

Fashionably Ready for Class

a closeup of Shelley from the cover
of Simplicity School Catalog's
Fall-Winter 1972 issue

Shelley appeared on many spreads and catalogs for Simplicity. The Simplicity Pattern Company is the leading manufacturer of sewing patterns and sewing pattern guides which are distributed throughout the world. They have been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and have allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. Aside from patterns and pattern guides, they've come out with pamphlets, books, booklets, magazines and pattern packages. Shelley appeared on the cover of Simplicity School Catalog's Fall-Winter 1972 issue. On the cover, she wore pattern number 5204, which was for a misses' bias skirt, vest, and pants set. Shelley wore the lined vest (with front button closing, a V-shaped neckline, slits in the side seams and flaps) over the pants (with a back zipper closing and turn  back cuffs). She wore a sweater underneath the vest and finished her outfit with matching footwear. A hair clip, brooch and fancy bracelet accessorized her look. And Shelley looked fashionably ready to attend her classes.

Shelley on the cover of Simplicity School Catalog's
Fall-Winter 1972 issue