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Ten years and one Netflix breakout later, Dacre Montgomery still can’t leave the house without the same two things he wore as Billy Hargrove.
GQ sat the Stranger Things star down for its recurring “10 Essentials” format, and instead of a rundown of designer labels, Montgomery walked through the actual objects he carries day to day — the ones that made the leap from his own closet onto Billy’s back in the Netflix series. Two items dominate the list: his sunglasses and a Saint Christopher pendant he’s worn long enough that it stopped being a prop and became part of the character.
- Montgomery breaks down his personal must-haves in GQ’s “10 Things Stranger Things’ Dacre Montgomery Can’t Live Without” installment of the “10 Essentials” series.
- His sunglasses — described simply as his “sunnies” — top the list as the accessory he treats as non-negotiable.
- His Saint Christopher pendant necklace is a real, personal piece that Montgomery kept on for Billy Hargrove throughout Stranger Things, blurring the line between his own wardrobe and the character’s.
The Sunglasses He Won’t Travel Without
Montgomery doesn’t dress up his sunglasses habit with brand talk or styling theory — in the segment, they’re simply the one accessory he grabs before anything else. For an actor who spent three seasons playing a character defined by swagger and a mullet, it tracks that the item he singles out first is the one that reads as effortless cool rather than costume. It’s the kind of detail GQ’s format is built to surface: not what a stylist put on him for a red carpet, but what’s actually in his bag on a random Tuesday.
A Saint Christopher Pendant With Real History
The necklace is where the segment turns personal. Montgomery describes the Saint Christopher pendant as a piece he genuinely cherishes off-camera, which is exactly why it ended up around Billy Hargrove’s neck for the character’s entire run on Stranger Things. Rather than being wardrobe department set dressing, it’s Montgomery’s own jewelry doing double duty — a detail that gives eagle-eyed fans one more reason to freeze-frame his scenes.
The Saint Christopher pendant isn’t a prop from the Stranger Things costume rack — it’s Montgomery’s own, worn by Billy Hargrove in every episode he’s in.
Vintage Instincts That Carry Over From Billy
Montgomery has made no secret in past interviews that he gravitates toward vintage pieces and enjoys mixing textures and eras rather than sticking to one look — an instinct that lines up with Billy Hargrove’s very deliberate 1980s styling on the show. It’s the same overlap that makes the necklace story work: the actor’s real tastes keep bleeding into the character, and GQ’s essentials format is built specifically to catch that kind of crossover.
Segments like this one sit alongside the kind of celebrity-lifestyle breakdowns that regularly draw traffic in celebrity coverage, where fans want the unscripted, off-set version of an actor rather than the press-junket answers. It’s also the sort of format that tends to outlast the show that made the actor famous, feeding into ongoing TV conversation long after a season wraps.
Next time Billy Hargrove is on screen, the necklace is worth a second look — it’s not wardrobe department dressing, it’s the same pendant Montgomery had on when he sat down for GQ’s cameras.
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