The fifth and final season of Stranger things is streaming now Netflixand fans will be completely immersed as Eleven and her friends prepare for a final battle to save Hawkins from Vecna’s clutches.
As viewers pored over every detail of the final chapter, costume designer Amy Parris and hair department head Sarah Hindsgaul recently sat down with We weekly to unpack some of the visual Easter eggs from the first season, including a particularly complex look tied to Max, played by Sadie Sink.
Parris began by revealing that designing Max’s appearance while trapped in Vecna’s mind proved to be her biggest challenge of the season.
“I think it’s the hardest [look to design] for me, Max was in that cave in season five,” she shared, referring to Sadie Sink’s character.
According to the designer, the outfit was deliberately layered with meaning.
“The cave look was a mix of many different pieces that she found,” Parris explained.
“A story to find out [is] where she comes from and what she has found in the middle of what we as the viewer do not see, knowing that she has been searching Henry’s mind for a long time.
Parris added that Max’s wardrobe reflects fragments of the people she encounters as she navigates Henry Creel’s memories.
She said this had to feel mismatched yet purposeful, “like it’s a guy’s shirt over a lady’s blouse with a guy’s jeans and maybe a pair of Joyce’s boots.” [Winona Ryder].”
Before wrapping up, the designer teased a subtle callback hidden in Max’s shoes.
“The boots actually look very similar to the boots Joyce wears [in] that really fast scene from the 1950s,” Parris noted.
“Those could have been her boots, right?”
