Authentic Rocker Looks in 'The Runaways'

The Runaways isn't set to open in limited release until March 19, but there's already much talk about the gritty, rock look of the film.

The stars of the film, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning, play bandmates Joan Jett and Cherie Currie. Their characters are visually transformed through the authentic, vintage costumes and makeup.

Throughout the film, they're clad in rebel rock items such as in t-shirts, jeans, and leather jackets. Fanning's character has choppy, blond shag and in one of the early scenes of the film, has as partially drawn red lightning bolt on her face.

The look is anything but polished. The costume designer, Carol Beadle, says, from the Los Angeles Times: "It wasn't Beyonce and Rihanna. It was self-made."

Pimples weren't hidden and hair was kept disheveled. Beadle was instructed to give the actors "bedhead."

Beadle and her team searched endless costume stores and vintage shops, including American Rag and American Vintage. They discovered tiny leather jackets, studded blazers, and zippered jumpsuits among other items seen in the film.