closeups of Shelley from a fashion pic used
in a spread on Seventeen magazine,
December 1967
Shelley began modeling in late 1964. Shelley was discovered by A&P supermarket heir and publisher Huntington Hartford at a debutante ball when she was just 14 years old. It was her first time to be invited to one and her mother instructed Shelley, "If any older men bother you, go powder your nose." And she kept powdering her nose all night long, because "A guy kept bothering me," Shelley said, "He kept coming up to ask, 'Have you ever thought of being a model?'" After careful consideration, and with the help of her mother (a former Conover model), she finally decided it was a better summer job than waitressing. They both went to New York to see Eileen Ford (a friend of her mother's) for representation. On September of 1964, Shelley appeared on a spread in Hartford's magazine, Show (For more, check out: The First). On November of that very same year, her face appeared simultaneously on the covers of Seventeen and Glamour magazines (For more, check out: Seventeen Cover and First Cover).
Shelley, above on the left and right, in a spread
for Seventeen magazine, December 1967
Shelley appeared on many more issues of Seventeen magazine... from 1964 to the 1970s. In 1967, she appeared in the magazine's December issue, in several spreads. In a spread called "Jingle Bells and Santa Bands," which featured dresses and coats in bright, gleeful bursts of colors to ring in the holiday season, Shelley wore a couple of holiday looks. Shelley wore a raspberry-colored mini-dress with a scoop neckline, long sleeves and gold button details by Bryant 9. She finished her look with a crystal-clear plastic belt and tights by Cameo. She accessorized her look with a Ja Neanne braid attached to her hair and a watch by Old England. Shelley also wore a bright orange cape coat with wide white piping details by Pumpkin Corner. She finished her look with a pair of textured tights by Cameo. She accessorized her look with an orange knitted cap by Veaumont and white knitted gloves by Ben Berger. And Shelley looked bright, gleeful and ready for the holidays.
closeups of Shelley from a fashion pic used
in a spread on Seventeen magazine,
December 1967
