a closeup of Shelley
from a pic from the Jean Grayson's
Brownstone Studio catalog, Fall 1977 issue
Like many of her contemporaries, Shelley appeared on many catalogs during her Supermodel days. In 1977, she appeared on the Fall 1977 issue of Jean Grayson's Brownstone Studio catalog. Jean Grayson (whose real name was Jean Paaswell) was a fashion designer who designed classic clothes for real women. She catered to homemakers and career women who either hated to shop, had no time to shop, or just wanted someone else to do the shopping/choosing for her. She founded Jean Grayson's Brownstone Studio, a successful mail order women's apparel company that produced four catalogs yearly.
Shelley and Chris Royer
in a spread from the Jean Grayson's
Brownstone Studio catalog, Fall 1977 issue
In the Fall 1977 issue, Shelley appeared on the back cover, in an ad/spread for Marisa Christina sweaters. Marisa Christina was founded in 1971 by David Seiniger who named the company after two important women in his life: his favorite company model, Marisa, and his sister, Christina. The Marisa Christina company designed and produced women's clothing lines which included sweaters with elaborate embroidered patterns, often combined with complementary skirts. The company yearly introduced fashion lines with seasonal and holiday motifs. In the ad/spread, Shelley wore design 36B, a long-sleeved cowl-necked cashmere sweater of heavy yarn "knitted with tender loving care." She wore the garnet-colored version over a gray tweed skirt and wrapped a matching scarf (16B) around her head. She accessorized her look with a gold necklace that had a fancy pendant and a single gold ring around her pinky finger. And, as always, Shelley looked classic and classy at the same time. For more, check out: Mauve And Garnet 3
Shelley in a pic
from the Jean Grayson's
Brownstone Studio catalog, fall 1977 issue
