Recently, as she has been on a press tour for The Electric State, there has been a renewed discussion of Millie Bobby Brown’s style, particularly that she “dresses too old” for her age (she is 21). 

 

It’s happened before, she previously responded to criticism that she dresses old with a curt “women grow!!”:

 

Millie was eleven years old when she filmed the first season of Stranger Things, a decade ago. So sure, some of the adjustment might be people seeing Millie now in her 20s and recognizing The Passage Of Time. But I do think she has a preference for styles, particularly with makeup, that are “mature” or however you want to put it. I also don’t think that’s unique to her. Gen Z seems to have a thing with “dressing older”. It’s like they want to create looks that make them simultaneously appear 25 and 55 (see also: the mob wife trend). After the forever-young obsession of my own Millennial cohort, I’m fine with that. I hope it means the next generation of young women won’t punish themselves as they age. 

 

But I also think there might be an element of this that is just Millie being young and playing around with fashion and style. I don’t think she’s found her personal style yet, mainly because every time she steps outside she looks completely different. She’s experimenting, as young people are wont to do. I did love her wedding dress, though. Super romantic with a touch of baroque that suited the Italian setting.

 

I also like her outfit from yesterday, when she was promoting her Florence By Mills beauty line in New York. Cropped sweater, high-waisted jeans, hoop earrings, studded belt—for the nitpickers, this is “age appropriate”, yes? It’s a very Y2K fit, but the youths will insist on bringing back all our 2000s mistakes. Although this outfit is the least offensive option, and I’m not just saying that because I had a sweater just like that in college. Anyway, I’m rooting for Millie. The final season of Stranger Things is coming later this year, and she’s filming Enola Holmes 3 this year, too. After that, we’ll see what the grown-up Miss Brown gets into.

 

As for The Electric State, consider this my review: It doesn’t look like gray glop, but spiritually, it IS gray glop. Everything the Russo Brothers make outside of Marvel is terrible. They are truly TV directors. They can execute someone else’s vision, but their own vision is lackluster, at best. 

Millie Bobby Brown was seen walking her dog and interacting with people in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood on March 19, 2025.
Photo credits: BrosNYC/ Backgrid

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