""To be honest, it's also with hair and makeup, collectively, I think we've done a great job of not making them too youthful, but also making it feel realistic to them as a character and not looking like the actor. So I didn't put them in clothing that feels like them as themselves," Parris tells Inverse."
"Instead, Parris says, each character's styling reflects where the story finds them this season: Will, still grappling with his trauma, is in stripes and juvenile prints, Lucas is now training with Max in mind, so he's wearing more athletic clothes. Dustin is still mourning Eddie, so he's not trying to be funny anymore; his hair is longer, and he's wearing rings."
Costume design for the series combines sci-fi/fantasy, period, and contemporary approaches to balance the familiar and unfamiliar. Amy Parris served as costume designer for Seasons 3–5 and repeatedly met the challenge of blending 1980s aesthetics with supernatural elements. Season 5 costumes play an increased role in identifying characters and indicating how they have changed after time apart. Hair and makeup work alongside clothing to keep characters realistic to their roles rather than appearing overly youthful or actor-like. Individual stylings reflect character arcs: Will wears stripes and juvenile prints, Lucas shifts to athletic gear, and Dustin displays mourning through longer hair and rings. Mind-and-memory sequences permit non-Indiana 1980s and earlier period looks, including a 1950s dress, cape, and kerchief and a rough survival outfit tied to prior seasons.
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