All About Sewing Knits 3

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

Simplicity The Fashion Magazine for Women Who Sew was a booklet the Simplicity Pattern Company came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927, giving fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados the ability to create clothes in a reliable manner. The booklet featured the latest patterns Simplicity had come up with at the time. It also showed readers what they could do with them and how to play around with them by using fabrics and trims to personalize the fashion must-haves featured in it.

Shelley in a spread

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

In the spread called "All About Sewing Knits," Shelley wore Simplicity Pattern 9142, a sporty jumpsuit designed for knitted fabrics. Created with a diamond printed fabric, her jumpsuit had a front zipper, a raised neckline and short set-in sleeves. A matching knitted beret, a scarf, a complementing wide belt and high-heeled loafers finished her look. And Shelley looked every inch like the sporty and fun-loving modern miss of the 1970s.

a pic of Shelley from a pic

for Simplicity The Fashion Magazine

for Women Who Sew, summer 1971

The Oscars 1980 D

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

Hairdo Guide 1967 A

a pic of Shelley

from the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet, 1967

Shelley was one of the models who regularly appeared on the pages of Seventeen magazine since the beginning of her modeling career. In fact, one of her first covers was for the November 1964 issue of the mag. She also regularly appeared on other Seventeen magazine outings such as their booklets/guide books. In 1967, she appeared on the pages of the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet.

a pic of Shelley

from the Seventeen Hairdo Guide booklet, 1967

The booklet featured the steps any young lady needed to take in order to choose and create the hairdo that would suit not just her taste and lifestyle but would also be appropriate for various occasions. There were chapters called "Change, Change, Change?," "The Cut Is Fundamental," "Choosing A Hairdo," "Pin-On Hair," and "The Mechanics Of Hair-Setting." There were also chapters that featured the current hairdos in vogue - at every length. There were galleries that showcased the latest Short Hairdos, Long Hairdos, Mid-Length Hairdos and Big Party Hairdos. Shelley appeared in various parts of the booklet with the latest hairdos of that season. And, as always, Shelley was fresh, chic and oh so pretty.

Angels in the Sunshine State 7

a closeup of Shelley

from a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course, Charlie's Angels.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1979

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Shelley Hack

in a promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979

A Casualty of War 7

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

Shelley said she read Forsyth's books as a young girl and found them to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." In the film, she was the only American among the predominantly British cast. She laughed this off and said, "Yes, I'm the token." But she enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. It was initially released on VHS and subsequently on DVD.

screen captures from the telefilm

Frederick Forsyth Presents:

A Casualty of War, 1989

New Art of Lip Coloring

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1979

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared on many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1979, she appeared in an ad where "Revlon's Charlie Introduces The New Art Of Lip Coloring." That year, Charlie introduced its Lip Rouge, its Extra-Extra Shine Creme Lipstick and Gloss, as well as its Extra-Extra Shine Frost Lipstick and Gloss. They were the brand's totally new lip color formulas that came in a panorama of brilliant new shades. It was sure to excite women all over the world.

Shelley in an ad for Charlie, 1979

The same 1979 ad also said "Let Charlie Give You The Brush," which was a promo for the Charlie Brush Portfolio - a set of specialty makeup brushes made up of The Blusher Brush, The Lip Brush, The Brow and Lash Brush - the kind of artistic makeup tools needed to perfectly apply all those fabulous and new Charlie colors. And the Charlie Brush Portfolio could be purchased for just $5.50 for any $5.00 purchase from the Charlie Collection. Shelley, of course, appeared in the ad, looking Charlie Girl gorgeous as always.

a pic of Shelley from an ad for Charlie, 1979

Ratings-Topper

a promo pic of Shelley from 1979

Aaron Spelling's phenomenal hit TV series Charlie's Angels was entering its 4th season in 1979 with Shelley onboard as Angel #5 - joining incumbent Angels Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd as Charles Townsend's latest Angel detective team. Since its debut in 1976, the series had been a phenomenal hit around the world for three seasons. And with the addition of THE Charlie Girl Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles, the 4th season debut episode ("Love Boat Angels") topped the Nielsen ratings. It was a crossover episode with another Spelling hit TV series The Love Boat. Aside from The Love Boat cast, Bert Convy, Bo Hopkins and Dick Sargent were brought in as special guests. It was partly filmed in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The season was off to a great start and many predicted that Charlie's Angels would remain a ratings-topper for that coming year.

a writeup about the Angels in 1979