Saturday, June 27, 2026

Angels Wardrobe 9

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"Angels on Skates"

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 on Skates," Shelley went through six outfit changes. For her first scene, she wore a long-sleeved plaid shirt with a pair of red overalls. She finished her look with a pair of beige open-toe high-heeled sandals which she later switched to a pair of boot skates (the "Riedell boot Chicago plate combo" as recommended by Freddie Fortune himself). She next wore a blouse and Bermuda shorts combo in different shades of pink (which she also wore in "Love Boat Angels"). She accessorized her outfit with a gold bracelet and necklace. She finished her look with a pair of boot skates which she later switched to a pair of beige open-toe high-heeled sandals. She next wore a pink below-the-knee dress with a V-neckline and a slightly puffed sleeves. A conflower blue sash belt and a pair of deep pink open-toe high-heeled sandals finished her look. A gold necklace accessorized her look. She next wore a maroon turtleneck below-the-knee rib knit sweater dress. A contrasting buckled sash belt finished her look. She next wore a blue graph-printed shirt with a pair of white pleated slacks. She finished her look with a pair of beige low-heeled wedge sandals and accessorized her look with white suspenders (she also wore this look for promo pics that season). For the epilogue, she wore a white shirt and pants combo which she topped off with a bright red sweater.

screen caps of Shelley
from the Charlie's Angels episode
"Angels on Skates"