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Dressmaker Style Tag

Gothic

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

Dark, severe and dramatic, with weight in the cloth.

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

What is behind this style

Strong sources
Patterns · Fabrics · Accessories
Asked for by
21 briefs
Contributors in the catalogue
65 patterns · 122 fabrics · 53 accessories
Build toward GothicCalculate my Gothic score
Gothic from Dressmaker
Build toward a Gothic dress

How to raise Gothic

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 Gothic 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 Gothic score do you need?

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

Patterns that add Gothic

The six strongest cuts for Gothic, 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 65

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

See all 65 Gothic patterns

Fabrics that contribute to Gothic

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

6 of 122

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

See all 122 Gothic fabrics

Accessories that help raise Gothic

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

6 of 53

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

See all 53 Gothic accessories

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 Gothic 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.

Available from the start

What a save already has on its first day.

  • Pattern

    Mermaid Skirt from Dressmaker
    Mermaid SkirtSkirt

    Gothic +25

    2 variantsHigh fabric use

    Available from the start

  • Fabric

    Black Plaid from Dressmaker
    Black PlaidWool

    Gothic +80

    Cost 30

    Available from the start

  • Accessory

    Black Lace from Dressmaker
    Black LaceLace Trim · Trim & edge

    Gothic +5

    Cost 3

    Available from the start

Briefs that ask for Gothic

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

Gothic scores the briefs ask for

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

  • 30 or more1 brief
  • 35 or more1 brief
  • 40 or more9 briefs
  • 50 or more4 briefs
  • 60 or more3 briefs
  • 75 or more2 briefs
  • 80 or more1 brief
Browse every brief that asks for Gothic

What affects Gothic?

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

  • Patterns

    Some patterns add Gothic 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.

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 Gothic?

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 Gothic

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

All 22 styles