Shelley and Steen

Shelley in a modeling pic

taken by her then live-in boyfriend

photographer Steen Svensson, 1970s

After Shelley graduated from Smith College in 1970, she decided to take on modeling full-time... and began her transition from teen model to top model (and eventually to Supermodel.) Her then boyfriend, photographer Steen Svensson, came up with test shots of Shelley in the hope that the images could get her on the pages of Vogue. Model-and-photographer couples were not uncommon by then. Irving Penn and Lisa Fonssagrives, David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton, Franco Rubartelli and Veruschka were some of the most famous model-and-photographer couples who collaborated often. Shelley and Steen collaborated often as well... for magazine covers, spreads and print ads. In fact, Revlon creative director David Leddick had Steen shoot Shelley's first Revlon Charlie presentation portfolio that got her the contract. And they collaborated on many more Revlon Charlie ads after that.

Shelley in a modeling pic

taken by her then live-in boyfriend

photographer Steen Svensson, 1970s

With Pepper Anderson and Rick Simon

Shelley in paparazzi pic

with other TV superstars Angie Dickinson

and Gerald McRaney, 1987

In March of 1987, Shelley Hack attended the 24th Annual Publicist's Guild of America Awards. The Publicist's Guild of America (which merged with the International Cinematographers Guild in 2002) is a union that has represented film and television publicists throughout the US and Canada since 1955. For its members, it negotiates base salaries and benefits. Among the union’s major activities is the Publicists Annual Awards where outstanding film and television marketing campaigns are recognized by the members. In 1987, the awards were held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, and Shelley was in attendance. In attendance too were other stars of the moment. In fact, Shelley was photographed with other TV superstars, namely Angie Dickinson who played Sgt. Pepper Anderson in the groundbreaking TV series Policewoman and Gerald McRaney who played Rick Simon in the 1980s hit series Simon & Simon.

Shelley in paparazzi pic

with other TV superstars Angie Dickinson

and Gerald McRaney, 1987

Tunic Car Coat

a closeup of Shelley

from a spread on the Montgomery Ward

Spring and Summer 1970 catalog

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 and were big-book size publications that contained a list and pictures of everything available for purchase and delivery straight to the homes of customers. Shelley appeared in many spreads throughout the Montgomery Ward Spring and Summer 1970 catalog. In the spread that featured "The big looks that are 'In'", Shelley modeled "the look of NOW for the "with it" set." She modeled The Tunic Car Coat, an Edwardian collared coat in crisp cotton canvas and lined with acetate taffeta. The double-breasted coat had tortoiseshell-look button and welt-seam front pockets. A matching shoulder bag and a modified afro wig finished her look. And Shelley looked "in" and "with it".

a picture of Shelley

from a spread on the Montgomery Ward

Spring and Summer 1970 catalog

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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, 1980

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.

Shelley Hack with Jaclyn Smith

and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

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Shelley with Chaz Man Tom Selleck

in a promotional pic for the Charlie

and Chaz brands, 1980

Shelley was The Charlie Girl from 1976 to 1982; and she appeared on many promotional pics for the Revlon brand. In February of 1980, Charlie and it's male perfume counterpart Chaz (also by Revlon) teamed up to promote the 1980 Winter Olympics... which was held in Lake Placid, New York from Feb 13 to 24 of that year. Pics of Shelley together with the then current Chaz Man Tom Selleck were taken and used to promote The Sporting Life Kit, a promotional gift set containing both Revlon Charlie and Chaz products (Charlie perfume, Charlie Body Silk, Charlie After Bath Tonic, Chaz perfume and Chaz Moisturizing After Shave Balm). It was available to all Charlie and Chaz fans for just $10.00. By 1980, Shelley wasn't just a Supermodel; she was already a big TV star due to Charlie's Angels. Tom Selleck, on the other hand, would become famous later that very year when his own TV series Magnum, P.I. premiered.

Shelley with Tom Selleck

in a newspaper ad promoting

the Charlie and Chaz brands, 1980

Frederick Forsyth Film

Shelley in a publicity pic

from the mid/late 80s

Shelley appeared in the TV movie series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth, all original spy thrillers. The first, aired in December of 1989, was called A Casualty of War. In it, Shelley played Monica Browne, an enigmatic and very wealthy horse breeder who becomes the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by David Threlfall) who is recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. The telefilm was shot in England, Germany and Yugoslavia. Shelley said she found Forsyth's books to be "very macho, exciting Cold War stuff." She added, "This is the kind of story everyone likes to watch, and he does them so well." And being the only American among the predominantly British cast, she laughed and said, "Yes, I'm the token." She enjoyed working with her British co-stars and found their approach to their craft very interesting.

Shelley in a publicity pic

from the mid/late 80s

Chic-Sational 1975 B

a closeup of Shelley from a pic used

in a spread for Simplicity Fashion News,

November 1975

Simplicity Fashion News was a monthly pamphlet Simplicity came out with to showcase their latest patterns. The Simplicity Pattern Company had been manufacturing sewing patterns since 1927 and had allowed fashionistas on a budget and sewing aficionados to create clothes in a reliable manner. Aside from the pamphlets, they came out with books, magazines and pattern packages. Shelley appeared on the pages of Simplicity Fashion News, on their November 1975 issue. In the spread called "Jiffy... The Fashion Extender", she modeled a tab-collared cardigan top, a skirt and a pair of pants that readers could sew easily by themselves. The pieces had simple lines and had "no troublesome details." Plus, they were versatile, adaptable to any fashion situation and were easy to to wear all day long. And Shelley looked chic-sational in it. (For more, check out: Chic-Sational 1975 A and Fashion Extender)

Shelley in a pic used in a spread

for Simplicity Fashion News,

November 1975