Saturday, May 23, 2026

Angels Wardrobe 4

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels
episode "Angels at the Altar"

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 "Angels at the Altar," Shelley went through four outfit changes. For her first scene, she wore an all-white shirt-and-slacks outfit topped with a navy blazer. She finished her outfit with a pair of cream-colored high-heeled sandals. She accessorized it with a black sash belt and a red beaded necklace. She next wore a baby blue short-sleeved shirtdress that was below-the-knee in length. She finished her outfit with a pair of cream-colored high-heeled ankle-strap sandals and accessorized it with thin belt that had an interlocking belt buckle. She next wore a coral-colored dress in a striped see-thru fabric with a strapless full slip underneath. It had a self-tie belt. She finished it off with a pair of gold high-heeled ankle-strap sandals. She accessorized it with a pair of gold earrings and a gold necklace. For the epilogue, she wore a white blouse-and-skirt combo. She finished her look with a pair of white high-heeled ankle-strap sandals. She accessorized her look with a thin red belt that had a gold buckle.

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels
episode "Angels at the Altar"