Saturday, September 12, 2026

Angels Wardrobe 20

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"An Angel's Trail"

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 "An Angel's Trail," Shelley went through two outfit changes. For her first scene, she wore a coffee-colored blouse with black stripes (long-sleeved with pleated shoulders) over a black knee-length pencil skirt. She finished her look with a coffee-colored sash belt and a pair of coffee-colored high-heeled sandals with ankle straps. She accessorized her look with a pair of gold earrings and a gold necklace. She next wore a long-sleeved gray shirt with a contrasting check print over a pair of khaki slacks with pleats. She tied a sweater around her shoulders, preppy style. She finished her look with a brown leather belt and a pair of brown leather boots. She accessorized her look with a gold necklace and a gold pinky ring.

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"An Angel's Trail"

Quality Classics C

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 coat dress by Rena Rowan for Jones New York over a little black slip dress by Cinandre Lingerie. She finished her look with a black hose and a pair of black wedge platform sandals with ankle straps. She accessorized her look with a pair of gold button earrings, a pearl necklace, a pearl bracelet and pearl-embellished bar pin at the waist of her coat dress. And Shelley looked chic and classic. (For more, check out: Making the Most of Classics 1973 B)

a pic of Shelley from a spread
on Woman's Day magazine,
October 1973

Die Texas-Klinik Series

Shelley with Alec Baldwin and Jim Metzler
in a  promo pic for Cutter to Houston, 1983

Shelley starred in her second TV series, Cutter to Houston in 1983. She played Dr. Beth Gilbert, a surgeon who aspired to practice in a big-city hospital in Houston after her stint in Cutter, a fictional Texas small town. Alec Balwin and Jim Mezler co-starred with Shelley as Dr. Hal Wexler and Dr. Andy Fenton, Beth's co-doctors at the Cutter Community Hospital. The series was aired in Germany in 1988 as Die Texas-Klinik (The Texas Clinic) and had a successful run. German tele-viewers were familiar with Shelley from her stint in Charlie's Angels in 1979; and they were interested in up-and-coming actor Alec Baldwin who had just shot to stardom US via the nighttime soap Knots Landing.

a writeup about Shelley
from the German mag Das Goldene Blatt
(The Golden Leaf), July 1988

Charlie By-The-Dozen Colors

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 1978, an artwork of Shelley appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie called "Charlie Colors-By-The-Dozen." It was a promo that offered customers a chance to purchase the Charlie Colors-By-The-Dozen compact cosmetics set for only $6 for every $5 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection by Revlon. The take-everywhere compact cosmetics set included 6 shades of Fresh Fresh Eyecolor (plus applicators), 2 shades of Real Live Blush colors, 3 shades of Extra-Extra Shine Lipgloss, and a Soft-Line Automatic Lip Pencil. Of course, Shelley appeared in the ad and looked fab in all the latest Charlie colors.

an artwork and pic of Shelley in a newspaper ad
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1978

90s Wine Guide

an outtake of Shelley's promo pic
used on the VHS and LaserDisc covers
of Celebrity Guide to Wine, 1990

Shelley was among the celebrities who participated in the hour-long celebrity special released in 1990, Celebrity Guide to Wine. Spago restaurant maître d' Bernard Erpicum hosted the special and many celebrities/stars of the era participated in the educational video. Celebrity Guide to Wine was a fun and practical guide to everything about wine. It answered questions many people had regarding the drinking and serving of wine, as well as debunked some of the myths and the rules on the subject. Aside from Shelley, Dudley Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Herbie Hancock, Kelly Le Brock, Robert Loggia, Steven Seagal, and Peter Weller joined in on the fun as well. Norm Lenzer was the narrator. It was released in both VHS and LaserDisc formats.

outtakes of Shelley's promo pic
used on the VHS and LaserDisc covers
of Celebrity Guide to Wine, 1990

Sewing Book Series

a pic of Shelley from an ad
for the book series
The Art of Sewing, 1974

Shelley appeared on many magazine covers, fashion spreads and ads during her tenure as Supermodel. In 1974, she appeared on an ad for book series The Art of Sewing. The book series by the editors of Time Life Books featured sewing and needlecraft techniques which catered to both experts and beginners. It featured professional secrets that brought about great results when sewing by hand or machine, knitting, crocheting, embroidering, doing macramé or any kind of stitchery. It featured instructions on creating everything, from clothes to draperies. Shelley appeared on the volume called The Personal Touch. (For more, check out: Proclaiming Yourself and The Personal Touch)

Shelley in a 2-page ad
for the book series
The Art of Sewing, 1974

Saturday, September 5, 2026

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"