Warning: There are minorStranger Thingsseason four plot points discussed in this piece.

It’s a cropped cut, not too dissimilar from Mia Farrow’sat-home haircut in 1966.

And it looks incredibly real.

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“I was like, ‘Just give me a shot!

I’ve been thinking about it for months.

I have a game plan.

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I think I might be able to get pretty close.’

Overall, the process took 30 minutes from start to finish.

“I really wanted Eleven and Joyce to look like each other this year.

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“We had pictures of [Millie] and Winona in the trailer next to each other.

“[Eddie’s hair] is based on Eddie Van Halen,” Hindsgaul confirms.

“We had five fittings for Joe.

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I was nervous about actually cutting it short on top.

I love wigs, but I don’t like wigs that sit like hats on people’s heads.

If you might’t move, I’d rather not [use them].”

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Mike Wheeler, played byFinn Wolfhard, took inspiration from Van Halen’s haircuts as well.

Lucas Sinclair

Notably, actorCaleb McLaughlinis the only cast member with apersonal hairstylist crediton the show.

Her hair was pulled straight from Rudy Huxtable inThe Cosby Show.

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“Very few people can pull that off and look good with it.”

We were scrolling through Midwest school photos and they’re just amazing.

Jonathan Byers

Nancy’s long-distance beau is another character with a style all his own.

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[Jonathan] has been growing his hair out.

We gave him some highlights since he has been in California hanging in the sun, Hindsgaul says.

I wanted him to look like he had not brushed his hair for weeks.

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“That’s one of my favorites,” Hindsgaul says.

Turns out, Hindsgaul says Ringwald had an actual hand in the creation of the look too.

“I had all of these pictures of Molly Ringwald.

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I really wanted that feel with the wings and the bang and that color,” she recalls.

Do we need to actually color it?'

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