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Let Winona Ryder and Milly Bobby Brown Inspire Your ’80s Sci-Fi Summer Style


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Alasdair McLellan

As Stranger Things mania shows no signs of slowing down, why not take some notes from the third season’s very ’80s sense of style (no scrunchie or glamour shot is spared in this season) and kick it up a notch with some high fashion inspiration as seen in the pages of W? The style of Stranger Things is a pastiche of ’80s suburban nostalgia—like big hair, letterman jackets, and tube socks—but consider the science fiction element of the series as well. Within the story, there are plenty of references to the classic creature features that made everyone scared of monsters and anything else that goes bump in the night (in this case, it’s the Demogorgons escaping the Upside Down and entering the “real world” of Hawkins, Indiana), and many references to the glossy underbelly of the sci-fi B-movies of the era. Winona Ryder photographed by Steven Klein and Millie Bobby Brown photographed by Alasdair McLellan make the case for incorporating some of that sleek sci-fi style into your own wardrobe and beauty routines. Get your creature feature fashion inspiration for the summer, here.

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Emma Summerton

Photograph by Emma Summerton for W Magazine, December 2012.

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Alasdair McLellan

Millie Bobby Brown photographed by Alasdair McLellan for W Magazine, May 2018.

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Alasdair McLellan

Photograph by Alasdair McLellan for W Magazine, September 2017.

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Juergen Teller

Photograph by Juergen Teller for W Magazine, September 2009.

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Photograph by Alasdair McLellan.

Adwoa Aboah and Cara Delevigne photographed by Alasdair McLellan for W Magazine, October 2014.

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Alasdair McLellan

Edie Campbell photographed by Alasdair McLellan for W Magazine, March 2016.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Natalie Portman photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, May 2005.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, March 2015.

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Steven Klein

Winona Ryder photographed by Steven Klein for W Magazine, September 2014.

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Steven Klein

Photograph by Steven Klein for W Magazine, February 2015.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Guinevere Van Seenus photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, September 2013.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Jamie Bochert photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, March 2015.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, March 2015.

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Steven Klein

Juliette Lewis photographed by Steven Klein for W Magazine, September 2014.

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Collier Schorr

Bel Powley photographed by Collier Schorr for W Magazine, March 2019.

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Ryan Mcginley

Kate Moss photographed by Ryan McGinley for W Magazine, June 2007.

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Steven Klein

Photograph by Steven Klein for W Magazine, May 2016.

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Steven Klein

Sharon Stone photographed by Steven Klein for W Magazine, September 2014.

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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

Photograph by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for W Magazine, March 2015.

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Steven Klein

Photograph by Steven Klein for W Magazine, May 2016.

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Tim Walker

Marion Cotillard photographed by Tim Walker for W Magazine, December 2012.

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Juergen Teller

Dree Hemingway photographed by Juergen Teller for W Magazine, September 2009.

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Collier Schorr

Janelle Monae photographed by Collier Schorr for W Magazine, March 2018.

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Steven Klein

Naomi Campbell photographed by Steven Klein for W Magazine, June 2007.

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Tim Walker

Kristen McMenamy photographed by Tim Walker for W Magazine, December 2013.