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Simple

Find patterns, fabrics and accessories that contribute to Simple, then work toward the score you need.

Clean and unfussy, with nothing added that is not needed.

How this site reads the style. The game ships no description for any of them.

What is behind this style

Strong sources
Patterns · Fabrics
Asked for by
8 briefs
Contributors in the catalogue
76 patterns · 229 fabrics · no accessory
Reach a Simple targetBuild toward Simple
Simple from Dressmaker
Build toward a Simple dress

How to raise Simple

Four things decide it, and none of them is a formula you have to work out here.

  1. Cut patterns that add it

    A pattern declares Simple as a trait of the cut, before any cloth is laid on it. The strongest are listed below with their weight.

  2. Choose fabric that supports it

    Cloth carries the style through the parts of the dress it covers, so the same fabric counts for more on a larger piece.

  3. Place accessories that contribute

    A bow, a button or a length of trim adds its own weight where it sits, and each further one on the same style counts for less than the last.

  4. Check the whole dress

    The score a brief reads belongs to the finished dress rather than to any one of its parts. Measure it once the dress is built.

What Simple score do you need?

The quick values are the scores this build's briefs actually state for Simple.

Patterns that add Simple

The six strongest cuts for Simple, by the weight the game gives the pattern itself. Two patterns on the same weight are ordered by how much cloth they take.

6 of 76

Ordered by the weight the game gives it, strongest first.

  • Strapless Bodice from Dressmaker
    Strapless BodiceBodice

    Simple +25

    4 variantsLow fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Princess Skirt from Dressmaker
    Princess SkirtSkirt

    Simple +25

    1 variantHigh fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Straight Long Skirt from Dressmaker
    Straight Long SkirtSkirt

    Simple +25

    1 variantHigh fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Sweetheart Bodice from Dressmaker
    Sweetheart BodiceBodice

    Simple +20

    1 variantLow fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Wrap Bodice from Dressmaker
    Wrap BodiceBodice

    Simple +20

    2 variantsLow fabric use

    Priya · relationship 4

  • Bias Cut Skirt from Dressmaker
    Bias Cut SkirtSkirt

    Simple +20

    1 variantHigh fabric use

    Available from the start

See all 76 Simple patterns

Fabrics that contribute to Simple

The six strongest fabrics for Simple, in three orders. Two fabrics on the same weight are ordered by price.

6 of 229

Ordered by the weight the game gives it, strongest first.

See all 229 Simple fabrics

Accessories that help raise Simple

The six strongest decorations for Simple, in three orders. Two on the same weight are ordered by price.

No accessory in this build declares Simple. Patterns and fabrics are what move it.

What pulls Simple down

Some pieces carry Simple as a negative weight, so a dress built around them loses points instead of gaining them. These are the strongest of them.

The figure is the weight the game gives that piece on its own. What a whole dress loses also depends on how much of the dress the piece covers.

Need a cheaper or earlier option?

The lists above show the strongest choices. These are the single cheapest and the single earliest in each catalogue, drawn from everything that carries Simple and not only from the six.

Lowest cost

A pattern costs no money, so the pattern here is the one that takes the least cloth.

  • Pattern

    Strapless Bodice from Dressmaker
    Strapless BodiceBodice

    Simple +25

    4 variantsLow fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Fabric

    Amethyst Cotton from Dressmaker
    Amethyst CottonCotton

    Simple +50

    Cost 10

    Available from the start

Available from the start

What a save already has on its first day.

  • Pattern

    Princess Skirt from Dressmaker
    Princess SkirtSkirt

    Simple +25

    1 variantHigh fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Fabric

    Amber Silk from Dressmaker
    Amber SilkSilk

    Simple +50

    Cost 50

    Available from the start

Briefs that ask for Simple

Every published brief whose requirements state a Simple score, the hardest first.

Simple scores the briefs ask for

How many briefs state each score, so a target can be read against what the game actually demands.

  • 25 or more1 brief
  • 40 or more4 briefs
  • 50 or more3 briefs
Browse every brief that asks for Simple

Pick a source for Simple

Sort the strongest patterns, fabrics and decorations that carry Simple by how hard they push, what they cost and how soon you can have them.

Looking for

Order

Price

A pattern costs cloth rather than coin, so a price ceiling applies to fabrics and decorations.

Enter your Prestige and every gate is checked against where your save actually is.

21 of 21 sources

  • Amber Silk from Dressmaker
    Amber SilkFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 50 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Amber Velvet from Dressmaker
    Amber VelvetFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 80 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Amethyst Cotton from Dressmaker
    Amethyst CottonFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Amethyst Purple Velvet from Dressmaker
    Amethyst Purple VelvetFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 80 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Aqua Blue Cotton from Dressmaker
    Aqua Blue CottonFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Aquamarine Blue Silk from Dressmaker
    Aquamarine Blue SilkFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 50 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Black Cotton from Dressmaker
    Black CottonFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Blush Cotton Dots from Dressmaker
    Blush Cotton DotsFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Prestige 5

  • Charcoal Cotton from Dressmaker
    Charcoal CottonFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Cloud White Cotton from Dressmaker
    Cloud White CottonFabric

    Simple +50

    Cost 10 · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Princess Skirt from Dressmaker
    Princess SkirtPattern

    Simple +25

    High fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Straight Long Skirt from Dressmaker
    Straight Long SkirtPattern

    Simple +25

    High fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Strapless Bodice from Dressmaker
    Strapless BodicePattern

    Simple +25

    Low fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Bias Cut Skirt from Dressmaker
    Bias Cut SkirtPattern

    Simple +20

    High fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Circle Skirt from Dressmaker
    Circle SkirtPattern

    Simple +20

    High fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Flare Skirt from Dressmaker
    Flare SkirtPattern

    Simple +20

    High fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Sweetheart Bodice from Dressmaker
    Sweetheart BodicePattern

    Simple +20

    Low fabric use · Available from the start

    You can use this

  • Wrap Bodice from Dressmaker
    Wrap BodicePattern

    Simple +20

    Low fabric use · Priya · relationship 4

  • Gatsby Bodice from Dressmaker
    Gatsby BodicePattern

    Simple +10

    Low fabric use · Edith · relationship 2

  • Half Bishop Sleeve from Dressmaker
    Half Bishop SleevePattern

    Simple +10

    Low fabric use · Unlock route not documented

  • Halter Neck Bodice from Dressmaker
    Halter Neck BodicePattern

    Simple +10

    Low fabric use · Marie · relationship 3

Every source that carries Simple is here, sorted by how hard it pushes. A piece that never appears can still belong in a Simple dress — it just does not move the style on its own.

What affects Simple?

Three things carry a style, and they do not carry it the same way.

  • Patterns

    Some patterns add Simple directly, as a trait of the cut itself.

  • Fabrics

    A fabric contributes through the parts of the dress it covers, and through how much of each part it covers.

  • Accessories

    Decorations add their weight where they are placed, and several on the same style count for less each time one is added.

Two numbers that are not the same

Source value

The Simple figure printed on a pattern, a fabric or a decoration. It belongs to that piece and says how strongly the piece leans that way.

Final style score

What the finished dress reads once every part and every weighting is counted. Only a dress has one, which is why no piece on its own can promise a score.

A finished score is not those three added together. It depends on every pattern, fabric and accessory in the dress and on how much of the dress each one covers, which is why the number belongs to the finished garment rather than to any list on this page.

See the full style-score explanation

Working toward Simple?

This page says what carries the style. These four do the building, the measuring, the repairing and the aiming.

Styles that share a brief with Simple

The styles the same briefs also score, most shared first.

All 22 styles

Simple questions

  • How do I get Simple in Dressmaker?

    76 patterns, 229 fabrics and 0 decorations carry Simple. Any of them counts toward it, and the finished score belongs to the dress rather than to one piece.

  • Which patterns give Simple?

    76 patterns carry Simple. The strongest is Strapless Bodice, which counts 25 of it.

  • Which fabrics carry Simple?

    229 fabrics carry Simple. Amethyst Cotton is the strongest, at 50.

  • How do I reach Simple 40?

    Set the goal to 40 in the style calculator and it searches for dresses that reach it, naming the piece behind every point.

  • Why did a second decoration give less Simple than the first?

    Because the game scales repeated pushes at one style down. The first decoration adds its full weight, the second adds a fraction of its own, and each one after that a fraction of the fraction.

  • Can an item lower Simple?

    Yes. 6 pieces count Simple below zero, and Ruffle Skirt does it hardest at -10. On a dress they take those points away rather than adding them.

  • Does a fabric always give the same Simple score?

    No. Cloth counts through the parts of the dress it covers and through how much of each part it covers, so one fabric moves Simple by different amounts in two different dresses.