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Cruel Summer stars Lexi Underwood and Sadie Stanley elaborate to E! News however enforcement shaper and “early 2000s It girl" Jessica Biel helped them maestro the Y2K aesthetic.
How Jessica Biel Provided Y2K Inspiration for Cruel Summer Cast
When it came to uncovering late-‘90s inspiration, the formed of Cruel Summer was in, uh, 7th Heaven.
Because while Lexi Underwood and Sadie Stanley—the stars of the anthology series' Y2K-set 2nd season—may not person been live for the crook of the millennium, they had enforcement shaper Jessica Biel to usher them.
"It decidedly helps the information that she's an aboriginal 2000s It girl," Lexi exclusively told E! News of the actress, who roseate to fame connected the aforementioned '90s household drama. "But conscionable being capable to bounce ideas disconnected of her and conscionable everyone other that was astir during that time—that knew what it was similar being a teen during that time—it was great."
In fact, she was a large root of inspiration.
"Pinterest specifically was specified a crutch for me, similar each the pics of Jess and each the different girls during that time," the Little Fires Everywhere alum added, "it conscionable gave maine truthful overmuch inspiration to immerse myself successful that clip period."
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The formed of the Freeform series—which follows the aggravated relationship betwixt a trio of teens and the enigma that ensues—didn't person to spell acold to get a consciousness of the manner either, acknowledgment to trends from the epoch making a resurgence.
"The full Y2K fashion, everything from that time, was decidedly coming back," Sadie admitted, "and truthful seeing that it was going to beryllium acceptable successful Y2K I was like, ‘bet, perfect, amazing, can't wait.'"
But it wasn't each butterfly clips and denim overalls. Especially arsenic the series' 3 timelines allowed the formed to research different ‘90s styles—from casual chic to goth. And portion it was "definitely a process" locking down each the antithetic looks, Sadie noted amusement they besides reflected the affectional quality arcs.
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"We person a large occupation to bash due to the fact that they person to beryllium precise distinct, precise different, not lone for the assemblage but besides for me," she continued. "It's adjuvant for maine arsenic an histrion to beryllium capable to differentiate these 3 antithetic timelines—what Megan is presenting connected the extracurricular reflects what's going connected inside—that was besides truly helpful."
As for the astir breathtaking aesthetic? "I got to bash a 3rd timeline look with achromatic constitution and the eyebrow piercing and the slicked backmost hairsbreadth that I would ne'er bash normally," Sadie added. "So it was truly chill to effort that."
To larn astir the Cruel Summer cast's favorite—and slightest favorite—‘90s euphony and their ain ideas for play three, ticker the afloat interrogation above.
Cruel Summer returns for a two-episode premiere connected June 5 astatine 9pm with episodes releasing play astatine 10pm and disposable to ticker connected Hulu the pursuing day.
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