Angels Wardrobe 3

screen caps of Shelley

from the Charlie's Angels

episode "Avenging 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 "Avenging Angel," Shelley went through three outfit changes. For her first scene, she wore a black cap-sleeved T-shirt with red and purple stripes (which she wore in promo pics) over a pair of black slacks. She topped it off with a purple long-sleeved man's shirt. Black heels and a red belt finished her look. She next wore a muted aquamarine long-sleeved band collared blouse over a pair of pale khaki jeans. Pale khaki high-heeled sandals and a pale khaki woven belt finished her look. A tan cross body bag, a watch and a pinky ring accessorized her look. For the epilogue, she wore a muted crimson skirt suit over a pale pink blouse. She finished her look with a pair of matching high-heeled open-toed sandals. A pink pocket square and a day clutch accessorized her look.

Shelley with Cheryl Ladd

in a promo pic from the Charlie's Angels

episode "Avenging Angel"

(from the Charlie's Angels Annual 1981)

Household Name

a closeup of Shelley

from a 1978 promo pic

Shelley was an up-and-coming actress in the late-1970s. She was already known all over the world as THE Charlie Girl (Revlon's Supermodel It Girl) and she was being beckoned by Hollywood. Her first big-screen appearance was in the Academy Award winning Woody Allen film Annie Hall. James Bond movie producer Cubby Broccoli wanted her to test for a role in his latest Bond film. She was hand-picked by director/producer Joseph Brooks to play his leading lady in the film If Ever I See You Again. She made a guest appearance in the TV series Married: The First Year and had a voice over role in the film Time After Time. She later got the lead character role in the TV movie Death Car on the Freeway. Then she got her big break... The role of Angel Tiffany Welles in Charlie's Angels made her a household name.

a promo pic of Shelley from 1978

Hotpants 3

a closeup of Shelley in a pic

for The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

Shelley appeared on many magazines and catalogs during her tenure as Supermodel in the 1970s. She appeared on many covers, fashion spreads, and sewing patterns for McCall's... for their magazines, catalogs, and pattern covers. In 1971, Shelley appeared on the package cover for The Hot Ones by McCall's which contained pattern number 2800, a pattern for three versions of hotpants or short shorts. Shorts A had a zippered front opening, buttoned waistband, belt loops and was self-cuffed. Shorts B had a zippered front opening, a button trim and buttoned waistband. Shorts C had a waist elastic and was self-cuffed. Shelley wore all three versions. She wore red version of Shorts C with a white long-sleeved ascot-collared blouse. A pair of dark stockings and a pair of square-heeled lace-up pumps finished her look. Gold chains and a gold pendant accessorized her look.

Shelley in a pic wearing

The Hot Ones hotpants

by McCall's, 1971

The Angels and the Racer 8

Shelley Hack with Jaclyn Smith

and Cheryl Ladd in a promo pic

for Charlie's Angels, 1979

Look-In magazine was a kiddie/teen UK magazine that featured two-page comic/picture strips of the most popular television shows of the era. Subtitled as "The Junior TV Times," its first issue came out in 1971 and its final issue came out in 1994. Many popular American TV series were featured in the mag including Kung Fu, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Battlestar Galactica, Mork and Mindy... and, of course, Charlie's Angels.

From 1979 to 1980, during the airing of the 4th season of Charlie's Angels, Shelley's Tiffany Welles character was featured in the mag's Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip. Along with her co-Angels Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) and Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd), Tiffany solved cases for Charlie for several issues, two pages a week. Her first case debuted on November of 1979 and her final case ended on October of 1980. The mag also featured occasional writeups about Shelley as well as posters of her and the Angel team of that season.

Shelley as Tiffany Welles in Look-In mag's

Charlie's Angels comic/picture strip, 1980

Charlie Extra Extra-Shine

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 1976, she appeared in a newspaper ad for Charlie cosmetics called the "14 Great Charlie Days at The Emporium," a promo given by The Emporium stores. It was a promotion for Charlie Extra Extra-Shine Conditioning Shampoo and an order form was included in the ad. It was also a promo for a Charlie Contest where interested parties could drop by any Charlie counter at any of the 11 Emporium stores to register. The prize was $40.00 worth of Charlie cosmetics by Revlon. Also part of the promo was Charlie's Hip Two-Three Bag worth $27.00 for only $5.00 with any $5.00 or more purchase from the Charlie Collection. The bag contained Charlie's Body Silk, Extra-Extra Shine Lipstick and concentrated perfume spray. And Shelley was gorgeous in the fabulous ad.

Shelley in a newspaper ad for Charlie

perfume and cosmetics, 1976

Merv's Guest

a paparazzi pic of Shelley

arriving at The Merv Griffin Show,

October 1979

Shelley appeared twice on the The Merv Griffin Show in 1979. The Merv Griffin Show was an American talk show that starred and was hosted by Merv Griffin - a singer, talk-show host and producer (who owned the production companies Merv Griffin Enterprises and Merv Griffin Entertainment). Shelley first appeared on the show's January 11 episode along with Wayne Rogers, Pia Zadora, comedian Denny Johnston, and singer Eric Carmen. When Shelley became Charlie's newest Angel later that same year, she again appeared on the show's October 30th episode with researcher Durk Pearson, Dr. Richard Selzer, and acupuncturist Dr. Zion Yu.

Shelley being escorted

to The Merv Griffin Show,

October 1979

Feu d'Artifice

a closeup of Shelley from a pic

used on the Woman's Day Knitting Book

Number 14, circa 1972

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. In 1972, Shelley appeared on the pages of Woman's Day Knitting Book Number 14. The book was a part of the Woman's Day Service Series, a line of special-interest booklets and mags released by Woman's Day magazine. It contained various knitting patterns and projects as well as knitting ideas and techniques. In one spread, Shelley wore a classic crew-neck sleeveless knitted top made glamorous with the use of metallic yarn by Reynolds called Feu d'Artifice which translates to "fireworks". She wore it over a skirt by Jack Winter (a popular brand known for well-made separates including pants, skirts, blouses, and knits). She accessorized her look with jewelry by Monet. And Shelley exuded glitz, glam and class.

Shelley in a spread

for the Woman's Day Knitting Book

Number 14, circa 1972