a closeup of Shelley from a spread
on Sears Fall Festival of Catalog Values,
November 1973
Shelley appeared in many catalogs throughout her modeling career, from the late '60s to the late '70s. Mail-order catalogs were at the height of its popularity at the time. They were big-book size publications that contained a list and pictures of the general merchandise from, usually, a department store that were available for purchase and delivery straight to the homes of their customers. Everything from homeware to toys were featured in these catalogs... as well as garments and the latest fashion pieces. Sears is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892. Aside from the big-book catalogs, they came out with tabloid-sized catalogs that featured items on sale. In November 26 of 1973, Shelley appeared on the pages of Sears Fall Festival of Catalog Values.
Shelley appeared in a fashion spread
for Sears Fall Festival of Catalog Values,
November 1973
She appeared in the spread which featured knit tops and boy-cut jeans for young misses. The rib-knit body top had a turtleneck and long slim sleeves; and it came in a variety of colors namely red, yellow, white and navy. The boy-cut jeans were of high quality double-knit polyester and was styled to ride 3-inches below the natural waistline. It had a zipper fly-front, two-button closing at the waistband, belt loops, two front welt-seamed pockets, and ultra-wide legs that were about 30 inches at the hem. It came in bright navy, grass green, bright red, and white. The spread also featured the two-inch belt that had a gold-toned hook-and-eye clasp buckle. It came in plain bright blue, plain white, a combination of bright blue and white, and a combination of green, red, yellow and blue. Shelley wore different combos of the knit tops, boy-cut jeans and belts. She finished them off with a pair of casual heeled footwear. And Shelley looked casual, modern and definitely mid-70s chic.
closeups of Shelley from a spread
on Sears Fall Festival of Catalog Values,
November 1973
