Dress for Success
It may not seem like an impressive sum now (ok, it still does), but the producers of Charlie’s Angels in 1976 authorized and established a clothing budget of $20,000 per episode for the actresses. After all, the idea was that they’d be fashion icons, both on and off the TV screen. They needed to dress the part.
So, yes, the producers wanted the actresses to be up-to-date on the current fashion trends. As you can well imagine, that’s an expensive proposition, though. Given a license to shop, the actresses made their way up and down Rodeo Drive. And, they often exceeded their clothing allowance.
