A Knit Wardrobe Full of Great New Looks

Shelley on a spread for the Montgomery Ward

Spring and Summer 1970 catalog

Shelley appeared on the pages of  the Montgomery Ward Spring and Summer 1970 catalog. She appeared in a spread called "A Knit Wardrobe Full of Great New Looks". She modeled a five-piece wardrobe set made up of a tunic shift, a pair of pants, a shirt, a U-neck top and a skirt. All the pieces could be mixed and matched and could be put together in any way. It was designed to to travel without hassle - staying neat through packing, washing and wearing. It came in a lilac combination and a pink combination. And Shelley made each look a must-have.

closeups of Shelley from a spread

on the Montgomery Ward

Spring and Summer 1970 catalog

Young & Lively: The Nifty Knits

closeups of Shelley from a spread in Sears Spring Summer 1975 catalog

Shelley appeared in Sears Spring Summer 1975 catalog. She appeared in various parts of the catalog including the "Young & Lively" section. In the spread called "Young & Lively: The Nifty Knits", she modeled the Wrap-look dress, a floral-print wrap-around dress with a surplice front neckline, an inner snap closing and a self-tie belt. The accessories and shoes she wore were also available at the store. And Shelley made the wrap-around dress look just fabulous.

Shelley in a spread for Sears Spring Summer 1975 catalog

Shelley in '81

Shelley in  publicity pic from 1981

Shelley almost immediately moved to stage after her stint on Charlie's Angels. She started working on the stage play Vanities (by Jack Heifner) which was going to be staged at the Westside Playhouse in Los Angeles. Her co-stars were Meredith Baxter-Birney and Annette O'Toole. The play was going to be filmed for TV and aired as part of HBO's Standing Room Only series. The play was aired in 1981; and Shelley's gamble paid off when she later received glowing reviews for her performance in it.

TV Series 1983

screen captures from the Cutter to Houston episode "It Ain't Braggin' If You Done It"

with the cast hamming it up for the camera in some

(which were used for the end credits) 

Shelley's second TV series came in 1983 via Cutter to Houston. The medical series was about three doctors running a small clinic in the fictional town of Cutter, Texas. When they came across serious cases, they would contact a big city hospital in Houston, Texas. Shelley, Jim Metzler and Alec Badwin played the doctors. The series had a short run; but it would be really great if it were released on DVD nevertheless.

American Collections 1

Shelley Hack with Cheryl Tiegs, Chris Royer, Karen Bjornson, Halston, 

Anne Holbrook and Shelley Smith in a 1977 spread for Harper's Bazaar

Shelley appeared on the pages of Harper's Bazaar's Feb 1977 issue. She was featured in the 8-page spread called "The American Collections: The Best of the Best at Every Price". The spread featured fashions ranging from the affordable to the ostentatious - all by four leading American designers of the era. The designers featured (and pictured) in the spread were Halston, Geoffrey Beene, Bill Blass and Calvin Klein. In the spread featuring Halston, Shelley modeled a silky-print two-piece shirtdress - by Halston of course. The dress was of blue and white printed imported polyester and could be buttoned "as much or as little as you like". And Shelley looked fabulous her Halston original.

Shelley and Halston from the spread

Out and About '96

Shelley, out and about and still fabulous, in 1996

A Smash

Shelley in an ad for "The Prince and the Angel"
a Charlie's Angels episode aired in 1979

In 1979, Shelley joined the cast of one of the biggest smashes on TV, Charlie's Angels, joining incumbent Angels Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd. Occasionally, Farrah Fawcett would join the cast (well, three times each for seasons 3 and 4) as part of her settlement with Spelling-Goldberg Productions for her walkout after season 1 of the series. Shelley enjoyed working with Farrah. She thought Farrah was very nice and sweet and was a true professional. Neither Farrah nor Shelley returned for season 5.

Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Shelley Hack, Cheryl Ladd and David Doyle 

during the filming of the Charlie's Angels episode "The Prince and the Angel"