Blass-Approved

a closeup of Shelley

from an outtake of the pic used

for a Harper's Bazaar layout in 1977

 

Shelley was one of the highest paid models in the 1970s, a certified Supermodel. Aside from her Revlon Charlie endorsements, she appeared on many magazine covers and fashion layouts including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour and Mademoiselle and was photographed by renowned photographers like Patrick Demarchelier, Francesco Scavullo, Arthur Elgort, William Connors as well as her then boyfriend Steen Svensson. In 1977, she was photographed by Bill King for a Harper's Bazaar layout called "The American Collections: The Best of the Best at Every Price." Alongside Halston, Geoffrey Beene and Bill Blass, she and fellow Supers Cheryl Tiegs and Shelley Smith modeled the latest looks from the aforementioned designer's collections. For Bill  Blass, she wore his a fabulous raincoat "with all the casual dash of a tattersall shirt". It was in classic beige with a red and black tattersall print. A matching scarf, a pair of slacks, pumps and a bag finished her Blass-approved look. An outtake from that famous and fabulous layout appeared on the August 2002 issue of Vanity Fair, in a tribute to the late designer. Check out the 1977 Harper's Bazaar Blass layout at:

 

 American Collections 3

 (click above to go to the link)

 

 

Shelley Hack with Shelley Smith, Bill Blass 

and Cheryl Tiegs in an outtake of the pic used
for a 1977 Harper's Bazaar layout

1980 Academy Awards B

Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards in 1980

 

Shelley attended the 52nd Annual Academy Awards back on April 14 of 1980. It was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and was hosted by none other than Johnny Carson himself. And after nearly a decade of anti-fashion, Hollywood was returning back to glamor, and its new stars were showing how it was done. New York fashionista and Supermodel Shelley Hack, one of the Hollywood's newest stars then, was all about glamor that night. In her black cross-strapped evening ensemble with matching gold accessories and with her nearly-platinum blonde mane blown straight, Shelley was drop-dead glamorous at the event. In fact, her look endures; you can wear it today and still look glam.

Boy-Cut 1973

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

for the Sears Spring through Summer 1973 catalog

 

Shelley appeared in many ads and catalogs for Sears in the 1960s and 1970s. In the Sears Spring Through Summer 1973 catalog, she appeared in a spread called "Low Boy-Cut Denim Jeans ..And Smock Tops" where she modeled casual wear for the young ladies of the era. She wore the Short Smock Top, a pullover style cropped white blouse with red piping over Low Boy-Cut Jeans, a pair of pants with snap front closing, two front patch pockets and flared legs. It rode 3 inches below the natural waistline. Matching heeled clogs finished her look. Shelley looked very casual and ready for those daytime activities.

 

Shelley in a spread
for the Sears Spring through Summer 1973 catalog

Creative Studies 1

a closeup of Shelley from an ad

for Zwicker Knitting Mills, 1975

 

Shelley appeared in an ad for Zwicker Knitting Mills in 1975. Zwicker was a knitting mill company (the last one in the US when it closed in 1990) that sold knitted winter wear such as scarves, gloves, hats and the like. Their 1975 ad had the tagline "Zwicker Creative Studies" and featured the company's "never-dull fashion curriculum." It featured their many different hat styles which came with matching scarves. One even had matching socks to go with it. Shelley wore three of their fash combos and looked absolutely fab in them.

 

Shelley in an ad
for Zwicker Knitting Mills, 1975

At An Unveiling 4

a paparazzi pic of Shelley at a benefit, 1987

 

Shelley attended the Unveiling of a Serigraph of Senator Ted Kennedy's painting Hyannis Port Compound in November of 1987. It was a dinner party as well as a benefit for the Very Special Arts and was held in Jimmy's Restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Shelley was escorted by her future husband director Harry Winer.

The Match Game

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

for Lana Lobell Spring '73 catalog

 

Shelley appeared in many catalogs during her modeling days just like many of her contemporaries such as Cheryl Tiegs, Beverly Johnson, Patti Hansen and Shelley Smith, to name a few (They all regularly appeared in catalogs - their looks were so versatile that they could jump from commercial to high-fashion editorial modeling with just a bat of their mascara-ed eyelashes.) One of the catalogs Shelley appeared in was Lana Lobell which was first launched in 1950 by dress store owner Boris Leavitt (he named it after his daughter) and featured pretty, feminine fashions that were wearable and comfy to boot. Shelley appeared on spreads in the Lana Lobell Spring '73 catalog. In the spread called "Play The Match Game," she wore three of the pieces from a 6-piece wardrobe set made up of pastel plaid separates and the tops that went with them. She wore the Tailored Shirt over the tailored plaid Pants and topped it with the plaid Vest. She finished her look with a pair of matching diagonally-barred Mary Janes. And Shelley look perfectly matched and sensational.

Shelley in a spread
for the Lana Lobell Spring '73 catalog

1987 UK Promo Vid B

The main cast of The Stepfather, 1987

Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen and Shelley Hack

 

Shelley appeared in the 1987 horror flick/psychological thriller. The Stepfather which has since become a cult classic and a favorite of many around the world. In the movie, she played Susan Maine/Blake, a woman who married the main character Jerry (Terry O'Quinn in the title role) and tired to look past the cracks she began to notice about him. Jill Schoelen played Stephanie, Susan's daughter by her first marriage. Shelley didn't have to audition because director Joseph Ruben thought she was easy on the eyes and had a naturalness that was perfect for the role. He had no second thoughts in casting her for this film.

 

screen captures of Shelley 

from a UK VHS promotional video

about her 1987 movie The Stepfather

 

Shelley appeared in a the UK VHS promotional video for the film where she was interviewed about the movie. In the interview, she revealed how she approached her role as Susan Maine. Upon reading the script, she initially thought Susan was a silly character (How come she never noticed what a creep Jerry is?) But as she thought more about it, she realized that many people were like Susan. Many people chose to overlook the obvious, blatant flaws in their partners. She also revealed how she reacted when she first saw the finished film and shared a few anecdotes from filming it in Canada. She talked about Terry O'Quinn and Jill Schoelen - how much they got along and how much fun they had doing the movie. Watch it on YouTube at:

The Stepfather (1987) UK Promotional Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms8nzH66Zww

 

more screen captures of Shelley 

from a UK VHS promotional video

about her 1987 movie The Stepfather

 

Shelley got some of her best reviews from her role in this movie. In 1999, Entertainment Weekly magazine said, "Shelley Hack also puts in a fine turn as a woman who loses patience with her psychopath husband and wayward daughter. Check out the scene where she smacks her teen across the face and shrieks, ‘He's your father now and you'll respect him!’" Shelley got the role because director Joseph Ruben had seen her, not on Charlie's Angels, but in the 1982 Martin Scorsese film The King of Comedy and thought she did a great acting job (Shelley got great reviews for that role as well).