Stranger Things 2 Takes Inspo From... Madonna?

[View on the web]( [Visit our site!]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( In the News Paul Manafort Spent Over $1 Million of His Laundered Money in Clothing Stores [Paul Manafort] Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Richard Gates III [were indicted this morning]( for taking and concealing tens of millions of dollars in payments from the government of Ukraine and funneling that into foreign bank accounts, which they did not report to the United States and did not pay taxes on. The charges against Manafort allege that he laundered more than $18,000,000, much of which he spent on luxury purchases, including a lot of clothing. According to the [court filing](, Manafort spent $849,215 at a “men’s clothing store in New York” and $520,440 at a “clothing store in Beverly Hills, California” between 2008 and 2014. 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[Insert alt text here] Ad from our sponsor Entertainment Let's Talk About Eleven’s ‘Bitchin’’ Stranger Things 2 Makeover [Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things 2] **Warning: This story contains spoilers for Stranger Things 2! Proceed at your own risk!** If you’re still reading this, that means that you, like me, spent the better part of the past weekend planted on the couch binge-watching the second season of Stranger Things instead of going to Halloween parties — which means you missed out on a whole lot of Elevens wandering the streets. For the second year running, [Stranger Things inspired tons of Halloween costumes](, particularly the [pink dress, blue windbreaker, and knee socks]( worn by Millie Bobby Brown’s telekinetic heroine in season 1. According to costume designer [Kim Wilcox](, who took the reins from [Kimberly Adams-Galligan]( and [Malgosia Turzanska]( for the show’s second go-round, following such an iconic outfit was an enormous challenge, particularly since Eleven spends the first few episodes sequestered in Hopper’s cabin. “When we first see her, she’s watching television — [both] to learn the language and to learn about culture outside of the lab,” Wilcox says. “She hasn’t been a normal child at all; her exposure to the world is through commercials and soaps.” Working off of the idea that Eleven would’ve based her personal style on the “classic ‘80s girly-girl” looks worn by soap stars, Wilcox crafted some feminine looks for Brown — but once the star tried them on, she says, they “just felt forced.” So instead, the designer opted to go a more tomboyish route, with practicality as her top priority. “How would she have gotten her clothes?” Wilcox asks. “In my head, Hopper had been giving her clothes he already had in boxes in his cabin, and then maybe making a run to the next county to go to a thrift store and buy stuff for a boy, as a disguise.” The result? The denim overalls, slouchy gray sweater, and oversized flannel Eleven wears for much of the season. In episode 7, titled “The Lost Sister,” [Eleven gets her second big makeover moment](: Unlike the “pretty, good” pink dress and blonde wig the boys select for her in season 1, the character’s transformation at the hands of Kali (the “008” to her “011”) and her band of buddies is, in their words, “bitchin’” — complete with slicked-back hair and smoky eyes. “She’s found this new group of people, and for the first time she can be open about her powers,” Wilcox explains. “We wanted her to become part of the gang, to absorb part of that look. So half of her costume is still made up of things she would’ve brought with her — her famous Converse, her socks, her jeans — but we felt that the top half would’ve been borrowed from the others.” Wilcox says she was inspired by old photos of Madonna and Siouxsie Sioux, both of whom knew their way around a rolled-sleeve blazer. “The shoulders on the jacket give Millie a much bigger silhouette,” the designer adds, “and for this moment where she’s becoming a more powerful person, it felt appropriate that you’d see that in her silhouette. And wearing a bandana tied around your arm or your ankle was a badge that was very popular at that time, too.” And as far as last-minute Halloween costume ideas go, “punk” Eleven’s tweedy jacket and jeans are far easier to find than that pink smocked dress. Just glop on some hair gel, smudge on some black eyeshadow, and you’re ready to channel Eleven 2.0. —[Elana Fishman](, entertainment editor [More Good Stuff to Read Today](#) - [What the Civil Rights Movement Has to Do With Denim]( - [All the Stores You Probably Didn’t Realize Do Free Tailoring]( - [10 Work-Appropriate Blouses That Aren’t Boring]( - [Amazing Jeans Can]([’t Solve All Your Problems, But Buying These Won]([’t Hurt]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up for the Racked newsletter](. Ad from our sponsor From Our Partners A selection from the editors at Racked [Woman wearing blue striped pajamas]( [Stop Overlooking the Clothing Item You Actually Wear Most]( It's probably not your bomber jacket. [Read more]( [Woman a multicolored jacket]( [The $55 Jeans Everyone Is Buying From H&M]( They look so much more expensive than they are. [Read more]( Ad from our sponsor [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. 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