Balmain has long been closely associated with a distinctively Parisian savoir-faire—whether it’s Pierre Balmain’s fresh-and-feminine, post-war “New French Style” or the bold, renewed French style of today’s Balmain—but ever since 2016, Balmain Creative Director Olivier Rousteing has been spending a whole lot of time in mid-eighties Hawkins, Indiana and Lenora, California.

As compelling as each season’s storyline might be, Rousteing admits that he is equally fascinated by the absolute perfection of the series’ eighties-era settings, music, graphics, colors, hair, make-up and, above all, wardrobe choices. “I was born in 1985, and the four seasons of Stranger Things take place in America from 1983-1986, so of course, none of this is anywhere near to what we were all wearing when I was going to my lycée in Bordeaux, France, many years later,” notes Rousteing. “But how could you not be in awe of all those incredible looks? I may not be a child of that moment, but those familiar with my Balmain runways already know that I’ve always been mesmerized by the singular pop spirit of that era—so, when Netflix reached out to me to design a special, limited-edition Balmain x Stranger Things collection, I was immediately on board.”

Stranger Things logos, icons and catch phrases are paired with oversized, boldly patterned tops, tights and perfectly tailored ‘80s denim. A special edition of the house’s best-selling B-Court Sneaker was adapted to the collaboration’s distinctive spirit and a Balmain iPhone case morphed into the type of personalized mix tape that hasn’t been spotted on the streets since CDs replaced cassettes.