Overview
- Costume designer Amy Parris says the look blends Josh Brolin’s Brand from The Goonies with Punky Brewster as direct references.
- On screen, Eleven wears little red shorts over grey sweatpants with a cropped grey top and a bandana.
- Parris says she expected online pushback to the “shorts over sweats” choice and notes the combo was authentic to the 1980s.
- Millie Bobby Brown initially questioned the design in a private message to the Duffer brothers but embraced it after fittings.
- Parris ties the styling to story context that keeps Eleven unconcerned with fashion, and notes Volume 1 is streaming with Volume 2 out Dec. 25 and a limited theatrical day-and-date finale on Dec. 31.