Bindibella / Topshop / Fifty Eggs - Etsy |
What makes this Netflix series so special? It plays with nostalgia in a non-kitsch way. It takes you back to your childhood, back to the days when analogue photography, walkie-talkies and mixtapes were a thing. It celebrates weirdos, it celebrates friendship, all wrapped up in aesthetics between Steven Spielberg, Stephen King and Twin Peaks. While the plot is killing it, the characters have flaws just like you and me. We see individuals struggling with insecurities, preconceptions, guilt and doubt. Strange? What is strange anyway?
I deeply believe that everybody's a weirdo. We all have an Eleven, a Dustin, a Nancy or a Jonathan inside of us, some even a Demogorgon. Stranger Things is a celebration of the weirdo, a triumph of the nerd. Hawkins is not fancy, Hawkins is normal. Hawkins is not glam but authentic. So style-wise, we get some lessons in simplicity. Motto: Embrace your inner nerd.
Illustration: Joshua Budich / Patch: Punkypins Etsy / Buttons: Nicole Diandra Etsy |
Key pieces for a Stranger Things look:
- Tube socks
- Chucks
- 70ies print shirt
- Corduroy
- Multicoloured stripes
- Backpacks
Pin: Enamelpinco - Etsy / Necklace: tinyhandsonline.com / Jacket: Mango |