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Amy Parris, who designed the “Stranger Things” costumes for the hit present’s final three seasons, dressed the main characters according to the “emotions they’re going through.”
“Some of them have very specific colors,” she completely told the Post, pointing out that Will (Noah Schnapp) wears “tan, blue, and red that has been in almost every season.”
Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, and Noah Schnapp as Will Byers in “Stranger Things” Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin) wears “a lot of burgundies and maroons,” while Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) “is always nice and bright,” however he’s more subdued in Season 5 because he’s “in mourning.”
Season 5 sees Dustin mourning his buddy Eddie (Joseph Quinn), who died in Season 4.
That’s given him a more somber look with darker colours, she said.
“He’s got his trench coat, but now he’s got gray pants, and his Reeboks went from white to black. His hat is no longer a big statement with a slogan. It’s black, with a little bit of yellow,” Parris explained.
Spoilers below for the first quantity of “Stranger Things” Season 5, now streaming on Netflix.
Created by the Duffer brothers, the Netflix mega-hit premiered in 2016, and can end with Season 5. The sci-fi present has adopted characters residing in Hawkins, Indiana in the ‘80s, as they take care of monsters from the sinister “Upside Down” dimension.
Among others, the group contains Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Joyce (Winona Rider), Hopper (David Harbour), Steve (Joe Keery), Robin (Maya Hawke), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), and Nancy (Natalia Dyer).
Hopper (David Harbour) and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) in “Stranger Things” Season 5. ©Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection
In Season 5, the evil Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) is abducting kids, such as Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher).
“We’re seeing a lot of youth, and a lot of kids. So I wanted the crayon colors to really shine amongst the kids,” said Parris, pointing out that the new character, Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly), wears a “crayon sweater” with crimson, blue, and yellow stripes.
“The primaries are really rich and saturated. And then we also balance that with more faded, subtle, darker shades for fall and winter,” Parris explained.
“I think that helps just reflect the audience that it’s not spring, it’s not summer. It’s a little bit more serious. It’s darker in tone.”
Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler and Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers in “Stranger Things” Season 5. Matt Kennedy/Netflix © 2025
Season 5 also sees Hawkins under a navy quarantine, as commando sorts march round, prowling round the sinister Upside Down dimension. Linda Hamilton’s new character, Dr. Kay, is in control of them.
The Duffer brothers relayed that they wished to really feel like the commandos have been, “like this mercenary group of militia that’s separate from anything that the military has actually done historically,” said Parris.
“It’s a made up kind of militia, within our Upside Down world. But it was cool to get to give them these sort of jumpsuit flight suit looks.”
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Linda Hamilton in “Stranger Things” Season 5, with a commando. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
Parris intentionally strayed away from real navy outfits because she didn’t need it to “offend the military.”
So, their outfits aren’t based on any particular trendy fight look, however slightly, “just cobbled together from all military of all decades,” she explained.
Hopper also has his personal DIY navy outfit in Season 5, as he’s been sneaking into the Upside Down to spy on the commandos and seek for Vecna.
“Those uniforms are meant to look the same on everybody. Something that can be purely functional [and] battle ready. So that was something exciting to get to do with David,” Parris explained.
In Season 5, Hopper talks about his past navy experience in the Vietnam War.
“Our inspiration was actually harkening back to his background in the military that he served in the story. He was part of the Chemical Corps Special Ops, and that uniform actually does have specific pockets and specific placement,” Parris said.
Mike (Finn Wolfhard) and Caleb (Lucas Sinclair) in “Stranger Things” Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
She said they tried to reflect that look, however in a different material, so that it regarded more do-it-yourself, as if “Joyce made pants for him.”
“It was more of like a slate gray blue fabric instead of the odd green that the military would have used. But we mirrored the placement of the pockets and the exact design of the Chemical Corps uniform so that it could feel like, ‘okay, this is his background. This is what he knows to wear.’”
On top, Hopper then wears an ‘80s leather-based jacket that “is functional, to protect himself.”
“It was cool to get to infuse the story of his previous background in the military, mixed in with ‘80s fashion,” she told The Post, noting it’s a “badass battle look.”
Luckily, Harbour was “really into” the final final result.
“He was excited. He also wanted to make sure that he was comfortable all season. Because we really only see a few outfits this season on these characters,” she detailed. “So we got really specific about the boots and made sure his footwear would be something he could wear for hours on end every day, months at a time.”
David Harbour in “Stranger Things” Season 5. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © 2025
Parris gave Hopper and the militia males canvas Palladium footwear, “which were also popular in the 80s, and we knew those would be a little bit more comfortable to wear throughout the entire season.”
Maya Hawke, meanwhile, was “the most vocal,” about her outfits, and considered one of Robin’s appears to be like is even impressed “by Winona Ryder and her fashion of the ‘80s.”
The Ryder tribute — which can pop up later in the season — was Hawke’s concept.
It was “a cute nod to somebody that she has not only admired as a human, but now gets to work with as an actor,” said Parris.
“Stranger Things” Season 5 may have 8 episodes, dropping on Netflix in three volumes, releasing on Nov. 26, Dec. 25, and Dec. 31.
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