What Inspired Dustin’s New Stranger Things Look

Saturday, 6 December 2025 12:26

With Volume 1 of Stranger Things Season 5 already out, fans have already noticed how Gaten Matarazzo’s Dustin appears changed in the new season. Clearly, Dustin is not over Eddie Munson’s (Joseph Quinn) death in Season 4 and is continuing his legacy through his new look. However, it took some quiet labor from the hair […] The post What Inspired Dustin’s New Stranger Things Look appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

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With Volume 1 of Stranger Things Season 5 already out, fans have already noticed how Gaten Matarazzo’s Dustin appears changed in the new season. Clearly, Dustin is not over Eddie Munson’s (Joseph Quinn) death in Season 4 and is continuing his legacy through his new look. However, it took some quiet labor from the hair design department of Stranger Things to ensure he embodies the loss and trauma on-screen.

Stranger Things Season 5 hair designer breaks down Dustin’s transformation

In Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1, Gaten Matarazzo’s character is not over Eddie Munson’s death at all and seems determined to continue his legacy.

For instance, Dustin continues the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High, despite pressure from the jocks to shut it down. His physical appearance is also different in the new season as he mainly sports a Hellfire Club t-shirt and a mullet hairstyle that resembles Eddie’s.

This is where the hair department stepped up. Sarah Hindsgaul, the hair designer for the show, told TV Insider, “That was obviously one of the first things I started working on.” She added, “I wanted to be as close to Eddie, but with Dustin’s signature curl in it.”

Hindsgaul continued, “So we still have Dustin, but it’s a complete homage. It is a complete copy. It is what Dustin would choose for himself to get as close to looking like Eddie.”

Despite being attacked for his changed look, Dustin continues to persevere. “I think it’s a beautiful thing that it’s his way of trying to keep him alive and reminds the world [Eddie] is still here with us,” Hindsgaul stated, “And it’s just very heartbreaking.”

Of course, the transformation Dustin goes through is not only on the surface. He is a changed person after Eddie Munson’s death. Evidently, Gaten Matarazzo did a great job in portraying this change.

Sarah Hindsgaul commented, “I thought it was interesting when I saw Gaten actually play the role on set, how he changed his walk and his whole demeanor. And it all really came together. When I saw him walk down that hallway, I was like, okay, this is working.”

Nevertheless, it would be interesting to witness how the remaining episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 will delve further into this.

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