"When I read the script, I just thought of Jones as Stevie Nicks," Hennings says. The main difference between the fictional rockstar Jones and very-real rockstar Nicks is the former's red hair color. Within the first few pages of the book we're introduced to Jones and her recognizable color. It's an integral part of the character, which Hennings prioritized for the show. Even Riley Keough, who plays the show's titular character, felt strongly about Jones's look. According to Vanity Fair, the actress looked at fan art to inspire her vision of the character.
In addition to the color, Hennings also cut Keough's bangs. Although the curtain bang hairstyle was popular during that time period, the look wasn't what flattered Keough's face shape, so she opted for a straight bang instead.
When we first meet Jones, she's a young woman finding her way in the world. She isn't a rockstar yet, so Hennings didn't want her to look like one. Thanks to Keough's "insane amount of hair," she focused more on taming her look until Jones's rockstar phase commenced. By the time Daisy Jones & The Six toured for their hit album "Aurora," Hennings enhanced her curls with an iron — her favorite hot tool to use on set was the Dyson Corrale™ Hair Straightener ($499).
Wachtel used both Nicks and German-Italian model and actress Anita Pallenberg as inspiration for Jones's makeup. "I liked how [Pallenberg's] skin tone and the kind of deconstructed makeup looked," she says. One particular look of Jones's in the show was inspired by a vintage advertisement, which featured a soft winged-out eyeshadow look that took up the whole lid; she knew that it had to be one of Jones's show looks.
