Halstonette in '72

a closeup of Shelley

from a 1972 fashion pic for Halston

Shelley was among the models who appeared in a spread for Vogue wearing Halston's latest creations for 1972. Vogue ran pictures of Halston in their December 1972 issue with models wearing his latest designs. Aside from Shelley, the other models were Anjelica Huston, Pola (Paula Klimak), Lynn Woodruff, Chris Royer, Emmanuelle, Apollonia Van Ravenstein, Denise Hopkins, Karen Bjornson and Pat Cleveland. "He (Halston) didn't want a bunch of blank-faced models," Anjelica Huston said, "He wanted girls with personality. It was about attitude. It was about the way you walked. Character." And that's what all of his models had.

Shelley with Halston and 10 other models

in Halston fashions, 1972

LA Law Guesting 1

LA Law season 8 DVD set,

LA Law The Complete Collection,

both released in 2016

Shelley guest-starred in the TV series LA Law during its 8th and final season in 1994. It was an American legal drama series that was set in and around a fictional Los Angeles-based law firm. It had an ensemble cast and featured parallel storylines, social drama - and had a touch humor as well. It was a reflection of the ideologies of the era and tackled both the controversial as well as the sensitive issues of the time. Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jimmy Smits and Blair Underwood were the breakout stars from the cast. The series has been released on DVD since.

screen captures of Shelley from the LA Law episode

"Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway?" 1994

Shelley appeared in the season 8 episode "Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway?" playing Lynn Barnett, an ad executive being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by a copywriter with whom she had an affair. Eli Levinson (played by Alan Rosenberg) represented Lynn in court. The episode brought an interesting twist to the now common sexual harassment case, because, in the episode, it was a woman who was accused instead of a man - a rarity for the era. The outcome of the case was an interesting twist as well. It's a great episode and Shelley shined in her role. And Shelley was chic as ever. Her corporate suits and matching accessories were very up to the minute. If you can get it, watch it!

more screen captures of Shelley from the LA Law episode

"Whose San Andreas Fault Is It, Anyway?" 1994

Youthful Sophistication 4

a closeup of Shelley from a 1964 pic

from Show magazine

Show publisher and A&P heir Huntington Hartford discovered Shelley at a debutante ball and urged her to try modeling. He liked her look so much, he put the 17-year-old high school student on the pages of his magazine. Shelley appeared on the pages of Show in a spread called "Shelley Hack, A Show First" on their September 1964 issue. Describing her as a perfect model of youthful sophistication, the mag said she had a whimsical look about her and had a long line of fashion magazines clamoring to immortalize her look. The mag had the first published pictures of Shelley. A month later, she appeared on the November 1964 covers of both Glamour and Seventeen magazines. Twelve years later, she was a Supermodel.

Shelley from Show magazine, 1964

Coming A Long Way

Shelley in a 1980s promo pic

Shelley was a busy actress in the 1980s. After opting to leave Charlie's Angels in 1980, she went full-time into an acting career and appeared on stage, TV and in the movies. She immediately tackled stage after Angels via the Jack Heifner play Vanities and gained critical praise for her work. Other stage plays soon came after (Elizabeth Diggs's play Close Ties, Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday and John Krizanc's Tamara at the end of the decade) and she got critical praise for them as well. She starred in the feature films Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy and Joseph Ruben's The Stepfather and got glowing reviews. In the series Cutter to Houston and Jack and Mike, she got mixed reviews but was generally praised for efforts. Shelley was had come a long way. 

Shelley in a 1980s promo pic

Dressing Up '78

a closeup of Shelley from a spread

for Sears 1978 Spring Summer catalog

Shelley did a lot of modeling during her tenure as a full-time Supermodel in the 1970s. She was one of the busiest models at Ford Models, Inc, the agency that represented her. She did a lot of magazine layouts, ads and commercials as well. And like her contemporaries, she did a lot of catalog work too. She appeared in many spreads throughout the Sears 1978 Spring Summer catalog. She modeled the various outfits and separates available at Sears for women to look chic for that summer. Tops, pants, slacks, dresses - for day or evening - Shelley showed readers how to wear them and look great.

closeups of Shelley from a spread

for Sears 1978 Spring Summer catalog

In the spread called "Dressing Up," she wore two versions of the Qiana Nylon Dress - soft, lustrous knit dresses of Qiana nylon. One of them was the Shirred Dress which had a square neckline and yoke on the front and back with lavish shirring. It had an elasticized waistline, wide bracelet-length sleeves and a back zipper. It had a self belt that slipped through two metal ornaments attached to the front of the waist. She wore both the medium blue and light apricot versions. T-strapped footwear, a white necklace and white button earrings finished her look. A floral-print Challis Shawl covered the apricot version. She also wore the Blouson Dress. It had a sleeveless blouson-style bodice with a back button-and-loop closing and a self-tie belt. It had an attached camisole that zipped in the back. White cord bracelets finished her look. And Shelley looked summer-ready and sensational in both.

Shelley in a spread

for Sears 1978 Spring Summer catalog

Halston '72

a closeup of Shelley

from a 1972 fashion pic for Halston

Shelley was among the models who appeared in a spread for Vogue wearing Halston's latest creations for 1972. Vogue ran pictures of Halston in their December 1972 issue with models wearing his latest designs. Aside from Shelley, the other models were Anjelica Huston, Pola (Paula Klimak), Lynn Woodruff, Chris Royer, Emmanuelle, Apollonia Van Ravenstein, Denise Hopkins, Karen Bjornson and Pat Cleveland. "He (Halston) didn't want a bunch of blank-faced models," Anjelica Huston said, "He wanted girls with personality. It was about attitude. It was about the way you walked. Character." And that's what all of his models had.

Shelley with Halston and 10 other models

in Halston fashions, 1972

Shelley Leaves Angels

a promo pic of Shelley, 1978

Shelley left Charlie's Angels after only one season, and she was unfairly blamed for the ratings dip that season. But in reality, the series already experienced a huge dip in the ratings the season before she came in. It dropped from #4 in season 2 to #12 in season 3. By the 3rd season, the series was out of the top 10 shows of that year. And when season 4 came around, it seems the production put the burden of putting the show back into the top 10 on Shelley's shoulders. How? By limiting her lines and screen time as well recycling stories and under developing her character. It seems Shelley was fighting a losing battle. But in spite of all that, the series still landed at #18 (tied with CHiPs) in the ratings, in the top 20 shows that year.

a writeup about Shelley's leaving Charlie's Angels, 1980