These Pictures Show Just How Dramatically The "Stranger Things" Kids Have Transformed Their Fashion In Just 6 Years

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Long long ago in the forgotten days of 2016, the Stranger Things kids were but wee lil' babies.

Even more of the main cast before Season 1, again looking very young
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Their style was definitely pretty standard and suburban.

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Jason Laveris / FilmMagic / Getty Images

But not anymore!

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

Now they're all extremely stylish people and practically models.

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Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images

Because I love nothing more than feeling uncool and old, let's take a look at their fashion transformations.

Let's with Gaten Matarazzo way back when in the early Stranger Things days of 2016.

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Young Hollywood / Getty Images

Back when he wore "Keep calm and eat pizza" shirts.

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Young Hollywood / Getty Images

Here's what he wore to the Season 1 red carpet.

Gaten looks very young and is wearing plain jeans with a jacket and button-down shirt
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Here he is with a big golden fist.

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Taylor Hill / FilmMagic / Getty Images

And here he is all jazzed up.

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Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

And here's what Gaten Matarazzo dresses like in 2022.

Gaten looks older and is wearing a wildly different outfit, with pink pants and a jacket that's half pink and half blue with a gold lapel
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He does patterns.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust

He does prints.

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Raymond Hall / GC Images / Getty images

And sometimes more simple ensembles.

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Patricia Schlein / GC Images / Getty Images

Now let's look at Caleb McLaughlin in his early days.

Caleb looking very young and wearing a simple suit with a bow tie
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He definitely had a whole bow tie thing for a while.

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Theo Wargo / Getty Images for NBC

He was into cardigans.

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Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

It was simple.

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Paul Zimmerman / Getty Images

Now let's take a look at Caleb McLaughlin in 2022.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

I'm loving the Dalmation detail on the jacket

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Theo Wargo / Getty Images

Here he is at a Vanity Fair party earlier this year.

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Andrew Toth / Getty Images for MACRO

And here he is at a Teen Vogue event.

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Vivien Killilea / Getty Images for Teen Vogue

Now for Noah Schnapp at the very beginning of his Stranger Things career.

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Bennett Raglin / WireImage / Getty Images

Working a pose.

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Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Goofin' with the guys.

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Paul Zimmerman / Getty Images

It was a very venture capitalist Silicon Valley look.

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Bruce Glikas / Getty Images

And here's Noah Schnapp in 2022.

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Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images for Netflix

That's a definite fashion upgrade.

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Kristy Sparow / WireImage / Getty Images

And he's definitely been working on that pose.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

Now for Natalia Dyer in the 2016 days.

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Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

Here's what she wore to her very first Stranger Things premiere.

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Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

And here she is in 2022.

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Steve Granitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images

I love that shade of green.

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Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images for Netflix

And here are some more gowns she has worn to Season 4 premieres.

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Tristar Media / WireImage / Getty Images

Fab.

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Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images

Now for Joe Keery in his earlier Stranger Things days.

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Jason Laveris / FilmMagic / Getty Images

Pretty simple and standard.

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Jason Laveris / FilmMagic

And here's Joe Keery in 2022.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

Definitely still simple.

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Leon Bennett / WireImage / Getty Images

But very much classic.

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Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

Next up we have Finn Wolfhard in the beginning.

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Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

And at another red carpet.

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Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

Here's Finn in 2022.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

He's very into silk.

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Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

Next up we have Charlie Heaton.

Charlie wearing a black tux with Natalia and Finn
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Pretty sleek!

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Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

And here's Charlie in 2022.

Charlie in a comfortable-looking corduroy suit
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Very dapper.

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Emma Mcintyre / Getty Images for Netflix

And definitely not afraid to show a lil' leg.

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Juan Naharro Gimenez / Getty Images

And last but not least, Millie Bobby Brown at the beginning of her Stranger Things career.

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Amanda Edwards / WireImage

Very casual.

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Steve Zak Photography / FilmMagic

Very easy going.

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Bruce Glikas / Getty Images

And here she is in 2022.

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Cindy Ord / Getty Images

She def upped the game.

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Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty Images

And here she is on Fallon.

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Tolga Akmen / AFP via Getty Images

Thank you for your time.

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