If you've seen Stranger Things Seasons 1 and 2, you know Steve Harrington as the former Mr. Popular Guy who ends up busting out some surprisingly great babysitting skills...
And while the Stranger ThingsSeason 3 trailer did give us a lil' taste of what Steve looked like in his official uniform for his summer job at Scoops Ahoy...
We as a nation were NOT adequately prepared for what Season 3 ultimately delivered: not one, not two, but ALL eight episodes of Steve Harrington (played by Joe Keery) running around and wearing this gloriously adorable sailor outfit.
1.For one thing, the outfit just totally underscored how wholesome Steve's character is at heart:
2.And for another thing, um, it just made him even more attractive?
3.Suddenly, it became apparent that Sailor Steve was going to surpass Cool Steve and Dad Steve on the hotness radar...
4.And people were just all-around moved:
5.Even the Team Steve hold-outs were won over:
6.'Cause like, even when he's making a serious face/thinking about how aimless he feels in life (which, same), you just can't take him seriously...
7.Not to mention when his CHEST HAIR peeks out over that collar???
8.As fans dug into the eight-episode season, there was really only one question on everyone's minds:
9.And once people realized that, yes, Season 3 Steve is never not wearing that outfit...
10.Only then did fans realize what a gift they'd been given...
11.And how valuable it was...
12.And at this point, everyone started assuming an Emmy nom is already in the works:
13.People also wondered aloud just how this costume decision came to be...
14.And concluded that, yup, it might just go down in history as one of the best TV costume decisions, ever...
15.And that honestly, Sailor Steve is the best part of Season 3, full stop:
16.Like, the rest of the show was great, obvi, but no one would have complained if there'd just been running footage of Steve scoopin' ice cream for eight hours...
17.In summary: Steve Harrington's Scoops Ahoy uniform is a fashion inspiration to us all...
18.It reawakened our attraction for men in nautical trappings...
19.And gave us all a bit of a sailor kink:
20.Or, OK, a full-fledged one:
21.And anyway, yes, 4th of July may be over, but Stranger Things Season 3 is out and ready for us to stream while we recover from that long weekend hangover...and I really can't imagine a better time to be alive.