Saturday, August 22, 2026

Angels Wardrobe 17

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"Home $weet Homes"

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").

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"Home $weet Homes"

For the episode "Home $weet Homes," like Farrah, Shelley went through eight outfit changes throughout the episode. For her first scene, she wore a red long-sleeved knee-length shirt dress with a jacket collar. She finished her look with a black belt, a black lace pocket square and a pair of red high-heeled sandals. She accessorized her look with a gold pin on her hair, a pair of gold earrings and a gold necklace. She next wore a sweater top and skirt ensemble in shades of aubergine. She finished her look with a wide violet elastic belt with a fancy buckle and neutral-colored open-toe high-heeled footwear with ankle straps. She upped the glamour of her outfit by wearing it with a pair of 1940s-style back-seamed stockings. She next wore an all-white ensemble made up of a man's shirt and a pair of pleated slacks. She accessorized her look with a neutral-colored belt and a black necktie. She next wore an all-purple satin ensemble made up of a spaghetti strap top and slacks- which she topped off with a cap-sleeved diaphanous tunic with silver stripes. She finished her look with a purple belt and a pair of silver high-heeled sandals. She accessorized her look with a pair of gold earrings and a gold necklace. She next wore a purple satin spaghetti strap top with a pair of crimson-colored satin slacks - which she topped off with a short cap-sleeved crimson-colored tunic. She finished her look with a pair of silver high-heeled sandals. She accessorized her look with a purple satin self-tie belt, gold earrings, a gold necklace and a gold pinky ring. She next wore a V-necked deep-purple textured sweater top with a pair of pleated white slacks. She finished her look with a light-purple-colored belt and a pair of beige open-toed high-heeled sandals. She accessorized her look with a gold necklace. She next wore white overalls and finished her look with a pair of beige open-toed high-heeled sandals and a red hard hat. For the epilogue, she wore a mauve gray ensemble made up of a long-sleeved Chinese-style blouse and a pair of pleated slacks. She finished her look with a light-purple-colored belt and a pair of red high-heeled sandals with ankle straps. A pair of gold earrings finished her look.

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"Home $weet Homes"

Set in Chicago, Illinois

Shelley with Tom Mason in a promo pic
for their TV series Jack and Mike, 1986

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 with Tom Mason in a promo pic
for their TV series Jack and Mike, 1986

Diamond Ripple Afghan

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
featured in Modern Needle/Craft,
Spring Summer 1971

Shelley appeared in many spreads for many magazines from the late '60s to the mid-'70s. She appeared in various knitting and sewing magazines at the time. Shelley appeared on various spreads throughout the magazine Modern Needle/Craft Spring Summer 1971. Modern Needle/Craft was publication that featured knitting, crochet and textile arts. Crochet and knitting techniques as well as cross-stitch and needlepoint tips were usually featured in the magazine. In the issue, Shelley appeared in the spread that featured crocheted garments, accessories and more. In the spread, she modeled a "campus size, diamond ripple Afghan" that was great for cozying up in. Underneath the Afghan, she wore a gray shirt and pants outfit. A clip on her hair accessorized her look. And Shelley looked summer fresh, and summer chic. (For more, check out: Campus Size Afghan)

a pic of Shelley featured
in Modern Needle/Craft,
Spring Summer 1971

Angels in Syndication 8

a pic of Shelley from a promo kit poster
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 1982 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.

Brushes and More

Shelley in a promo pic
for Charlie perfume and cosmetics, 1978

Shelley was THE quintessential Charlie Girl and appeared in many, many ads for the brand around the world. In 1978, she appeared in an ad that promoted "Charlie's Brush Portfolio" dividend. It was a set of specialty makeup brushes made up of The Blusher Brush, The Lip Brush, The Brow and Lash Brush - makeup tools needed to perfectly apply all those fabulous new Charlie colors. It could be purchased for just $6.50 for any $5.00 purchase or more from the Charlie or Chaz Collections. Charlie Real Live Blush and Charlie Extra-Extra Shine Lipgloss in just-for-Charlie colors were an added plus to the already fabulous dividend. 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, 1979

Monica in a Forsyth Thriller

Shelley in a publicity pic
from the late 1980s

Shelley appeared in the first installment of the telefilm series Frederick Forsyth Presents. It was a set of six telefilms by internationally acclaimed author Frederick Forsyth; and they were all original spy thrillers. The first of them, A Casualty of War, was aired in December of 1989. The film was about the efforts of the British Intelligence to uncover an arms smuggling operation in Europe. In the film, Shelley played Monica Browne, the love interest of retired British secret service agent Tom Rowse (played by English actor David Threlfall) who was recruited to intercept an arms shipment from Libya to the IRA. But Monica had her secrets.

the VHS cover
of Frederick Forsyth Presents:
A Casualty of War, 1989

Simpicity Fashion Top

a closeup of Shelley from a pic
used in Simplicity Fashion News,
July 1972

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. Shelley appeared on the pages of Simplicity Fashion News July 1972 issue. She appeared in the spread called "Sew Tops That Top Them All" which featured tops that were perfect for that summer season. She wore pattern no. 5078, a striped pullover misses' top that was designed for knit fabrics and just perfect for summer. It was an off-the-shoulder top with long raglan sleeves, shoulder straps and elastic casing at the upper edge of the front and back. the cuffs and lower band were of ribbed banding. Shelley looked summer-ready and summer-fresh. (For more, check out: Tops That Top Them All)

Shelley in a pic used
in Simplicity Fashion News,
July 1972