Sunday, July 30, 2023

Butterick Winter '77 A

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
for Butterick Home Catalog, Winter 1977

In the 1970s, Shelley appeared on numerous pattern packaging covers for Butterick, as well as issues of the Butterick Home Catalog. The Butterick Company Inc. produces and sells patterns for the home sewing of women's and girls' clothing and publishes catalogs and magazines in which these patterns appear. Shelley appeared on the pages of Butterick Home Catalog's Winter 1977 issue. In the spread called "Double Fashion: Two Looks From One Pattern," Shelley wore Butterick Pattern no. 5652. It was a pattern for a misses' top and skirt ensemble that could go from day to evening. The top was semi-fitted and had full-length sleeves that gathered into buttoned cuffs. It had a front neckline slit and gathered the front and back into a neck binding that extended into ties. The fitted and flared skirt was below mid-knee in length, had front and back tucks, pockets in the side seams, a waistband and a back zipper. Shelley wore an evening version of the ensemble made from two shades of mint (different shades for the top and the skirt) of shimmering jersey. An ultra chic thin gold belt and matching gold earrings finished her look. Shelley, as always, looked sensational.

Shelley in a pic from a spread
for Butterick Home Catalog, Winter 1977