The Ultimate Guide To ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Halloween Costumes
August 29, 2019 by Robyn Turk
Is anyone else feeling major 1980’s nostalgia despite not having lived in the 80’s after watching “Stranger Things”?
If you haven’t watched the third season of the Netflix hit yet, we suggest you clear your schedule for the next ten hours and binge all eight episodes. If you haven’t seen any of “Stranger Things,” you’ll probably need a whole 24 hours. But anyway, here’s what you missed: the show follows a group of young teens living in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s. Strange things keep happening in the quiet midwestern town, like sci-fi monsters from the Upside Down taking over people’s bodies, hence the title. Yes, it’s as bizarre as it sounds.
The Netflix series reaches peak 1980’s in season 3. It takes place in 1985 when Hawkins gets its first shopping mall, turning all the characters, including Eleven, Max, Dustin and others, into mallrats for the summer. Peak eighties trends like graphic prints, jumpsuits, pleated pants and neon looks are topped off with accessories from suspenders to scrunchies. There’s an iconic scene in episode two when leading ladies Eleven and Max head to the mall to forget about some boy trouble. The teens end up in The Gap, where a fashion show ensues and ultimately leads to some of the characters’ best looks, such as Eleven’s printed jumpsuit or her paint-splatter patterned button-down top worn with suspenders.
If you’re loving this nostalgia as much as we are, Halloween is the perfect time to replicate their looks. Though it isn’t hard to find 80’s inspired looks nowadays, we’ve pulled together the best styles to shop to make your own DIY Stranger Things season 3 Halloween costumes for all the characters. You can easily hit the Goodwill or Target to find them, making this an easy last-minute costume idea, too: