Sunday, February 14, 2021

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