Angels Wardrobe 19

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Harrigan's Angel"

1979 was a new era for the hit TV series Charlie's Angels. Supermodel Shelley Hack joined Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd to form Charlie's glamorous new Angel team. Nolan Miller, the wardrobe designer of the series, said, "I begged Aaron to hire Shelley. There was something about her I really liked; I was impressed with her Charlie perfume commercials and how she could create a look just by turning her collar up and putting her hands in her pockets." The wardrobe budget was increased to $20,000 per episode; and, according to People magazine, each Angel was to go through eight costume changes per episode (but it was more like three to five, with Farrah making the most - at eight changes - in "Fallen Angel"). For the episode "Harrigan's Angel," Shelley went through just one outfit. For her first scene, she wore a scarlet red ensemble made up of a long-sleeved pullover top and a pair of pleated slacks. She finished her look with a red gold-buckled belt and a pair of red boots. She accessorized her look with gold earrings. For the rest of the episode, she wore the same ensemble but topped it off with a beige-colored blazer. She also added a matching scarf, a gold pin on her lapel and a beige-colored shoulder bag.

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels episode

"Harrigan's Angel"

Modern Couple of the 1980s

Shelley with Tom Mason in a promo pic

for the Jack and Mike episode

"Fire and Ice", 1987

Shelley starred in her third TV series Jack and Mike in 1986. The series explored the life of journalist Jackie Shea (played by Shelley) and restauranteur Mike Brennan (played Tom Mason), a married couple with busy careers trying to make their marriage work. "It's about a modern woman who is doing something her contemporaries are doing - holding down a job and keeping a relationship," Shelley explained. "The real focus will be on the marriage and how two people who work cope and how their professional entanglements affect them," Tom Mason added. To distinguish it from other shows airing at the time, the series was set and filmed on location in Chicago, Illinois.

Shelley in a promo pic

for the Jack and Mike episode

"Fire and Ice", 1987

The yuppie phenomenon exploded in the 1980s - and more and more women began entering the workforce, climbing up the corporate ladder and holding positions previously held exclusively by men in past generations. This change affected the relationship dynamic of couples at the time as married women were no longer relegated to just being at home... finding a good balance between work life and home life was the ultimate goal. Men too were making adjustments to the new normal... coming to terms with the problems that came with the change as well as realizing the benefits it brought to a marriage.

Shelley with Joe Regalbuto in a promo pic

for the Jack and Mike episode

"Fire and Ice", 1987

Quality Classics B

a closeup of Shelley

from a pic used on a spread

on Woman's Day magazine,

October 1973

Shelley appeared on many issues of what was known as the Seven Sisters group of magazines. The Seven Sisters magazines were Woman's Day, Redbook, McCall's, Ladies' Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens. They all catered to married women with children rather than single working women. The magazines featured homemaking and crafts, food and nutrition, health and fitness, beauty and fashion advice and articles. Shelley appeared in the October 1973 issue of Woman's Day magazine, in a spread called "Making the Most of Quality Classics." It featured classic wardrobe pieces that could be worn in a couple of different ways. Shelley wore a basic black pantsuit with a pink pin-dot satin shirt and a bias plaid Lurex-ed vest... all by Patti Cappalli for Addenda. She finished her look with a pair of black suede and patent leather heeled loafers with snaffle trim. A turquoise-and-silver necklace, a silver bracelet and a pinky ring accessorized her look. And Shelley looked chic and classic. (For more, check out: Classics of 1973 A)

a pic of Shelley from a spread

on Woman's Day magazine,

October 1973

Angels in Syndication 10

Shelley in a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

2026 marks the 50th anniversary of Charlie's Angels TOS (The Original Series). The series was one of the biggest (if not the biggest) and most successful TV series that came out of the 1970s. It has been aired and re-aired all around the world for the past 50 years. Initially, it starred three gorgeous actresses as the Angels... Kate Jackson as the smart no-nonsense Sabrina Duncan, Farrah Fawcett as the sporty California girl Jill Munroe, and Jaclyn Smith as the sultry and mysterious Kelly Garrett. But as the series progressed, three more gorgeous Angels joined the series... Cheryl Ladd as the cute and sexy girl-next-door Kris Munroe, Shelley Hack as the classy intellectual Tiffany Welles, and Tanya Roberts as the street-smart tigress Julie Rogers.

a 1983 magazine ad for Charlie's Angels

ready for syndication

Other cast members included David Doyle as John Bosley, Charlie's associate and the Angels' link to Charlie... and John Forsythe as the voice of Charles "Charlie" Townsend himself, the Angels' and Bosley's big boss (who was not credited for his role to add mystery to the character). The pilot included David Ogden Stiers as Scott Woodville, the Angels' facilitator and chief backup as well as Bosley's superior (but the character was dropped after the pilot episode to play up the self-reliance and sisterhood of the Angels during the planning and execution of their missions). A couple of recurring characters were Michael Bell as Bill Duncan, Sabrina's policeman ex-husband in season 1... and Soon-tek Oh as Lieutenant Torres of the Oahu Police Department in season 5. Other notable characters were John Agar as Colonel Blaylock, Sabrina's father who appeared in season 1 (hence, implying that Sabrina's maiden name was Sabrina Blaylock)... and Vic Morrow as Lieutenant Harry Stearns, Julie's mentor in season 5.

Check-Out Bag

Shelley in a promo pic for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1976

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand. In 1977, an artwork of Shelley appeared in a newspaper ad promoting "Charlie's Check-Out Bag," a great way to check-out the Charlie collection. It contained Charlie More Moisture Moisturizer, Charlie Extra-Extra Shine Lipstick, Charlie Fragranced Bath Soap and Charlie Concentrated perfume Spray. Worth $21.50, it could be purchased for just $4.50 with any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection. It was also a promo for the latest Charlie products - their skincare line, makeup line, shampoo and bath line as well as their fragrance line. And Shelley looked fab even in artwork.

an artwork of Shelley in a newspaper ad

for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1977

Trackdown 1983

a closeup of Shelley from promo pic

for Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer, 1983

In 1983, Shelley played opposite George Segal in her second TV movie Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer. The movie was based on fact and was about the investigation on the brutal murder of a young school teacher during the Christmas season in New York in the 1970s. George Segal played John Grafton, the police officer in charge of investigating the murder. Shelley played Logan Gay, a co-teacher and close friend of the victim who eventually becomes Segal's love interest. Shelley was finally getting positive reviews for her acting performances and had numerous projects during that year. Eventually, George and Shelley would work together again - in 1992, in the feature film Me Myself and I.

Shelley and George Segal in a promo pic

for Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer, 1983

Computer Dating in the 1960s

Shelley with Robert Frost

on the cover of Look magazine,

February 1966

In 1966, Shelley was working as a part-time Ford model and was a Smith college undergrad. That year, she participated in Operation Match, a computer dating service which was gaining popularity in college campuses around the US. Harvard undergraduates Jeff Tarr and Vaughn Morrill came up with the system and Gene Shalit wrote about it in Look magazine's February 22, 1966 issue - Shelley appeared on the cover along with Robert Frost. Shelley and two other Smith undergrads "larked through" a weekend with their computerized dates and tested the effectivity the newest kind of dating service. Shalit's writeup brought a lot of attention to Operation Match and Jeff Tarr cites the writeup as a contributor to the success of the dating service. The Curiosity Cabinet recently featured the 1966 Look issue in one of its posts (as a sort of tribute to Gene Shalit who recently passed away) called New Dating Craze Sweeps the Campus - by Jeffrey Rubel.

Shelley with Nikos Tsinikas,

Nancy Schreiber and Jim McCandlish

in a pic that appeared on the pages

of Look magazine, February 1966