Shelley at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980
When the Academy Awards ceremony first came about, it was an intimate affair with just a few stars in attendance. Dressing up wasn’t really a must and there was no press coverage whatsoever. But by the 1950s, the ceremony had become a glitzy affair with the stars turning up in fabulous designer gowns. And the studio system made sure the stars were glamorous and ready to be photographed. In the 1960s, as the studio system came to an end, the stars began dressing themselves up for the affair. In the early 1970s, the natural look was in and glamour was out - which was just as well, because few stars could afford to dress up for the ceremonies. But by the late 1970s, glamour came back in vogue again.
Shelley and Hollywood's current glamorous stars
at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards
from a spread in the Japanese
fan magazine Screen, May 1980
In April 14, 1980, Shelley attended the 52nd Annual Academy Awards. It was held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and was hosted by Johnny Carson. And after nearly a decade of anti-fashion, Hollywood was returning back to glamour, and the newest stars were showing everyone how it was done. New York clotheshorse and Supermodel Shelley Hack was one of the Hollywood's newly-minted superstars; and she was all about glamour that evening. In her black cross-strapped evening ensemble, matching gold accessories and with her nearly-platinum blonde mane blown straight, Shelley was drop-dead gorgeous and utterly glamorous at the event. For more on the best dressed at the 1980 Oscars check out: The Best Dressed at the Academy Awards
Shelley was absolutely gorgeous and glamorous
at the 52nd Annual Academy Awards, 1980
