Shirt Coats Make It Big A

a closeup of Shelley

from Woman's Day magazine,

Nov 1973

 

Shelley was one of the busiest models in the 1970s. After graduating from Smith College in 1970, she signed on full-time with Ford Models Inc. and began her rise to Supermodel-dom. Shelley deduced, "I was a success because I was hard-working, professional, bright. I looked at the business and identified the markets. I knew the key was that they always wanted someone new. I decided to hit one market one year, then cut my hair and hit another. Then let it grow and hit television. I thought it through. The game plan can apply to any business, but especially to one where you're the product. You just have to become objective about yourself."

 

Shelley in a spread

for Woman's Day magazine,

Nov 1973

 

Shelley was featured in a spread entitled "Short Coats Make It Big" for Woman's Day magazine back in November of 1973. She showed readers how to wear frisky fashionable gadabout coats that could be worn from day-to-evening with style. At various lengths, she showed readers how to wear the  coats from day to evening. She modeled the Shawl-Collared Camel Coat that buttoned at the waist and had raglan sleeves by Carol Cohen in wool plush. She wore it with both a pants ensemble as well as an evening shirtdress. In both versions, Shelley was just lovely.

a closeup of Shelley

from Woman's Day magazine,

Nov 1973

1990s Guide to Wine 4

an outtake of Shelley's promo pic

used on the VHS and LD covers

of Celebrity Guide to Wine, 1990

 

Shelley was among the celebrities who participated in the fun and campy 1990 instructional video Celebrity Guide to Wine. Hosted by Spago's then maître d’hôtel Bernard Erpicum, the video answered questions many people had regarding the drinking and serving of wine. Dudley Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Herbie Hancock, Kelly LeBrock, Robert Loggia and Steven Seagal were also in the video. It was released in VHS and LaserDisc format.

Celebrity Guide to Wine was first released in 1990
and has been released in VHS and LaserDisc formats

1965 Ship'n Shore Life A

a closeup of Shelley from an ad for Ship'n Shore, 1965

 

Shelley appeared on many ads for Ship'n Shore when she was an active model. Ship'n Shore was a women's clothing line that specialized in affordable women's blouses. It was one of the big brands in the mid-20th century and was known to produce garments of good quality.

 

Shelley in a pic for Ship'n Shore, 1965

 

In 1965, Shelley appeared in an ad for Ship'n Shore which had the tagline "Lead The Ship'n Shore Life" and it featured blouses for the young misses of the day - blouses that were perfect gifts for the young misses of the day. The ad came out in December of that year and the ad featured tops that were up-to-the-minute and would have been appreciated by the young women at the time.

Jack and Mike Promo '87

Shelley with Tom Mason in a promo

for the Jack and Mike episode

"Spirits in the Night", 1987

 

Shelley's third foray into series TV was Jack and Mike. It was about a married yuppie couple living in Chicago, trying to find time for each other in their busy schedules. Shelley played Jackie Shea, a star columnist at The Mirror, a widely-circulated Chicago paper. Her column was awaited by everyone every week. Her husband was Mike Brennan (played by Tom Mason), a successful restaurateur about to open his third restaurant.

Shelley with Tom Mason in a promo
for the Jack and Mike episode

"Spirits in the Night", 1987

Especially For You

Shelley in a pic used for the artwork

of the Charlie newspaper ad below

 

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1977, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie that was promoting their new makeup line called "New Makeup from Charlie with an added surprise 'Especially for you'" For any $3 purchase of Charlie cosmetics, customers could purchase the 3 1/2 Oz Spray Cologne of Charlie for only $2.95. An artwork of Shelley appeared on the ad, of course, and Shelley looked fab even in artwork.

 

an artwork of Shelley in a newspaper ad
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1977

1995 Freefall

Shelley in the TV movie Freefall: Flight 174, 1995

 

In 1995, Shelley appeared in a TV movie based on a true story, Freefall: Flight 174. The gripping film explored the goings-on aboard a passenger plane that mysteriously lost power mid-flight. Based on a true story, the film recounted the events that led to the 1983 crash landing of the Gimli Glider or Air Canada Flight 143. The film remains compelling and still keeps viewers at the edge of their seats. William Devane, Scott Hylands, Kevin McNulty, Nicholas Turturro and Mariette Hartley also starred in the gripping telefilm.

Shelley with Wiliam Devane
in a promo pic for Freefall Flight 174, 1995

It's All In Layers 1973

closeups of Shelley from a spread from JCPenney Fall and Winter 1973 catalog

Shelley appeared in many catalogs throughout her modeling career. One of them was JCPenney. She appeared in many issues of the department store's catalog from the '60s (when it was still called Penney's) until the '70s. She appeared in many spreads on the JCPenney Fall and Winter 1973 catalog.

Shelley in a spread from JCPenney Fall and Winter 1973 catalog

In the spread called "It's All In Layers," she wore the sportiest looks for fall that year in the latest patterns and textures. She wore the Layered Look With An Argyle-Pattern Vest over the Go For The Look Dark-Colored Gabrdine Pants. The Look was the latest in style and was the new direction fashion was heading to mid decade. Of course, Shelley looked sensational in them.