Saturday, April 13, 2024

Sunny Swimsuit

a closeup of Shelley
from Simplicity Young Ideas Catalog's
Spring-Summer 1973 issue

Shelley appeared on many Simplicity pattern catalogs, brochures and packaging during the 1960s and 1970s. The Simplicity Pattern Company is the leading manufacturer of sewing patterns and sewing pattern guides which are distributed throughout the world. They have been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and have allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. Shelley appeared in Simplicity Young Ideas Catalog's Spring-Summer 1973 issue. 

Shelley was featured on a spread
on Simplicity Young Ideas Catalog's
Spring-Summer 1973 issue

She appeared in the spread called "Crochet Fashions." It featured patterns for a swimsuits that readers could crochet themselves and add to their present wardrobe. Shelley modeled a piece from Simplicity pattern number 5659. It was a one-piece brief-cut bathing-suit that had a ribbed-midriff and had shoulder straps that crossed at the back and buttoned in front. It had elastics at the back and the leg edges. The one-color bathing-suit could be worn with purchased undergarments. Shelley wore a sunny yellow version of it and accessorized it with a matching yellow trimmed straw hat and a pair of sunglasses. And Shelley looked sexy, summery and full of sunshine.

Shelley wearing Simplicity Pattern 5659
from Simplicity Young Ideas Catalog's
Spring-Summer 1973 issue