Dressmaker Guide

• I'm starting the game

  A single page walks the whole first commission, from the client's measurements to the delivered dress.

  • Getting Started

• I'm making a dress

  Follow the ten stages of one commission in the order the game asks for them.

  • The dressmaking process

• My dress isn't scoring well

  Quality judges how well it was made, Style Scores judge what it satisfies, and the brief says which one it wants.

  • Quality
  • Style Scores

• I want to understand a game system

  Fabric usage, the economy, characters and progression, each explained on its own page.

  • Fabric Usage
  • Money and Prestige
  • Progression
  • Gifting

• I want to unlock more things

  Relationships, prestige and the shop each hand over different content. See which one you are missing.

  • Progression

• I'm stuck

  The handful of things that stop a dress partway, each with the page that solves it.

  • Common problems

1. 01Getting StartedTake the first commission from the client's measurements to the delivered dress.Open guide
2. 02Measuring the ClientTake the client's measurements correctly before fitting the dress.Open guide
3. 03Mannequin SizingSize the mannequin so the dress fits the client, not the dummy.Open guide
4. 04Sketchbook and PatternsPick the garment parts and the variant that shapes the dress.Open guide
5. 05Buying FabricChoose the colour, type and style the brief actually asks for.Open guide
6. 06CuttingPlace each panel on the fabric, follow its Grain or Bias direction, then cut.Open guide
7. 07AssemblyPut the cut pieces together in the order the dress is built.Open guide
8. 08SewingJoin the pieces, and understand how Sewing Accuracy moves Quality.Open guide
9. 09AccessoriesDecorate the dress, and know which accessory counts count.Open guide
10. 10Photo ModePhotograph the finished dress so the shot scores and the outfit saves.Open guide

The order is the game's, not ours: measure before the sketchbook, cut before assembly, sew before decorating.

A dress can be sewn perfectly and still miss every style target the client asked for, and the other way round.

• The mannequin won't rotate
• The camera won't zoom in
• The last seam won't closeWhy: Sewing
• Grain or Fit Quality is lowWhy: Cutting
• The commission won't passWhy: Quality
• An item is lockedWhy: Progression

See all Dressmaker help

Try a stage (cutting), a score (quality) or a system (prestige).

17 pages

• GuideBeginnerGetting StartedTake the first commission from the client's measurements to the delivered dress.
• GuideBeginner / Making a dressMeasuring the ClientTake the client's measurements correctly before fitting the dress.
• GuideBeginner / Making a dressMannequin SizingSize the mannequin so the dress fits the client, not the dummy.
• GuideBeginner / Making a dressSketchbook and PatternsPick the garment parts and the variant that shapes the dress.
• GuideMaking a dress / MaterialsBuying FabricChoose the colour, type and style the brief actually asks for.
• GuideMaking a dressCuttingPlace each panel on the fabric, follow its Grain or Bias direction, then cut.
• GuideMaking a dressAssemblyPut the cut pieces together in the order the dress is built.
• GuideMaking a dressSewingJoin the pieces, and understand how Sewing Accuracy moves Quality.
• GuideMaking a dressAccessoriesDecorate the dress, and know which accessory counts count.
• GuideMaking a dressPhoto ModePhotograph the finished dress so the shot scores and the outfit saves.
• GuideScoringQualitySee how Grain, Fit and Sewing Accuracy make the Quality score.
• GuideScoringStyle ScoresSee which patterns, fabrics and accessories satisfy each style target.
• GuideMaterialsFabric UsageWork out how much fabric a pattern really takes, before you buy it.
• GuideMaterialsMoney and PrestigeUnderstand what a commission costs, what it pays, and what Prestige adds.
• GuideMaterialsOff-the-RackSell ready-made dresses, and see what each one is worth.
• GuideCharactersGiftingGive the right gift to the right client, and raise the relationship.
• GuideCharacters / ProgressionProgressionFollow the relationship and prestige tracks to the content they unlock.

• Check a commissionEnter a dress and a brief, and see which requirements pass.
• Fix my dressStart from a dress that did not pass, and get the smallest change that fixes it.
• Find an unlockLook up the item you are missing, and the level, relationship or prestige that hands it over.
• Looking for an item?Fabrics, patterns, accessories, styles and commissions, each with its own page.