Clothing shop

A clothing shop is a place or object where Sims can buy new clothing outfits.

In The Sims 1 and 2, clothing shops relied heavily on clothing racks, while later games focused more on mannequins.

The Sims

Hot Date introduces the ability to purchase new outfits for other categories, which can be bought on community lots. However, the new outfit replaces the old one, meaning that a Sim can only have one of each type of clothing at any given time.

Every category of clothing has its own individual clothing rack, which only allows Sims to buy that type of clothing. There are also two racks that allow Sims to buy several different categories of clothing. One, included in Hot Date, is for adults, while the other, included in Vacation, is for kids. In addition to the specially designated kids' clothing rack, children can use the racks for Swimsuits, PJs, and Winterwear, as long as they're in one of the community areas that kids can travel to.

Players can have Sims try on outfits before buying them. The Sim will go into a changing booth, change into the selected outfit, and pose in front of a mirror. After a short time, the clerk will approach the Sim, and the player will be asked if they want to have the Sim buy that outfit. If the answer is "Yes", the Sim will follow the clerk to the register and pay for the outfit. A Sim who is on a date can buy for his or her companion, and can have that Sim try on an outfit.

Clothing racks included in Hot Date and Vacation are not carried forward from those expansion packs. Games with later expansions installed may feature the alternate clothing, and allow the player to use it, but have no object to purchase it from. Players will be able to access it by using a third-party utility or a hacked wardrobe.

The clothing racks, by expansion pack, are:

Name of object	Category	Price	Expansion	Age
"Don't Mention It" Lingerie Rack	PJs	§75	Hot Date	All
TresSheik Formalwear Display	Formal	§149		Adults
Tubula Swim Suit Display	Swimsuit	§45		All
Ploomie's Garment Rack	Formal PJs Swimsuit Winterwear	§149 §75 §45 §100		Adults
SlopeStyle Skiwear Rack	Winterwear	§100	Vacation	All
Rags-A-Muffin Garmenteria	PJs Swimsuit Winterwear	§75 §45 §100		Kids
Bob's Haute Coutoure Rack	High Fashion	§249	Superstar	Adults

The Urbz: Sims in the City (console)

Clothing shops form a significant part of the game. All 9 public districts of Urbzville have their own clothing shops that sell the locally popular styles, and other local Sims will frequently mock the player's Sim if they don't follow the local clothing style.

The shops are similar to The Sims 3 rabbit holes, but parts of the shop's insides can be seen when the Sim is inside.

The Sims 2

Clothing shops are available in the base game, as one of the four core base game shop types (along with food, videogame, and magazine shops).

Clothing racks

In The Sims 2, all clothing racks sell all types of clothing. Since clothes are bought for the household, not for the individual Sim, Sims can buy clothes for other ages, and for the opposite gender. So, teens, adults, and elders can buy for toddlers and children; and teens and adults can buy for their next life stage. However, young adult clothing can only be bought on college community lots, so teens cannot plan their college wardrobe ahead of time. Also, young adults getting ready to leave campus cannot buy their adult clothing in advance. (Young adults can go to other areas and buy adult clothing, but will not keep it when they leave campus.) Items selected for purchase will be marked with a green check-mark. They can be unselected by clicking on the shopping cart icon, clicking the item to be unselected, then clicking on the slashed shopping cart icon. Items which are already in the household's wardrobe will be tagged with a small icon that resembles a dresser. These items can be tried on or applied to the "mannequin" figure, but cannot be bought.

Players can have Sims try on outfits for their own age and gender. If the Sim is to try on Everyday clothes, the player can select both a top and a bottom, or a whole outfit. Having a Sim try on clothes can be useful, as the "mannequin" figure that appears when using the Buy option for the Sim's age and gender isn't always a good representation of the Sim. For example, the "mannequin" will generally be light-skinned, even if the Sim is not. Also, while children cannot buy clothes, they can try them on. The player will not be given the option to add tried-on clothes to the Sim's cart, so having them buy those clothes will involve using a clothing rack's Buy option, and finding them again. When a Sim tries on an outfit, he or she will go into a changing booth, change into the outfit, and pose in front of a mirror. After a short time, the Sim will go back into the booth, change back into what he or she was wearing before, and go back to the rack. It appears that the Sim will use what he or she considers to be the closest available booth. If the Sim decides that that booth is inaccessible, he or she will spin-change at that point, pose briefly, then change back and return to the rack. If there are no changing booths, the Sim will spin-change into the selected outfit, then quickly change back out of it.

Clothing racks use the same thumbnails that Create a Sim uses, but do not give access to the collections that are available in CAS. When using a clothing rack, the game may pause for some time while the thumbnails load.

Clothing racks in businesses

In a Sim-owned business, clothing racks become point-of-sale objects which allow the business to sell clothes. A side-effect of this is that all outfits sold from a rack in an owned business have the same price, regardless of their normal cost. Pricing appears to be based on the normal §200 cost of Everyday outfits.

If the lot is being played as a business, a controllable Sim can suggest a type of clothing to a customer. If this sale is successful, a selection dialog for the customer's age and gender will open, and the player can select the outfit which the Sim will buy. If Everyday was suggested, the player will be able to select a top and bottom, or a complete outfit. This dialog is different from the normal Buy dialog in several ways. While the "mannequin" figure is not a perfect representation of the Sim, it should at least have the Sim's skin tone. Also, it is taller, has larger thumbnails, and does not allow the player to select a different age or gender. Once the outfit is paid for, it will be set as the Sim's current outfit of that type, so if it is the type of clothing the Sim is wearing, he or she will change into it. If it is an Everyday outfit, the Sim's in-game thumbnail will be updated. It appears that these sales may not, or may not always, decrease the number of items available on the rack.

Also, customers may shop at a rack autonomously, without an outfit being suggested. Sales socials can be used on these Sims, but these sales appear to be "phantom sales". While the Sim pays at the register, the business gets the money, and the number of items on the rack is decreased, the dialog does not open and the Sim does not actually get anything.

If the player sends Sims to an owned business that sells clothing, those Sims will be able to use the clothing racks as they would in an unowned shop—with two exceptions. All outfits will have the same price, and the Buy dialog will contain a meter showing how many items are left on the rack.

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The Sims 3

There are no longer designated clothing shops by default as Sims have access to all outfits except special career outfits. With Into the Future, Sims can purchase outfits that are displayed on mannequins.

Stylist career missions with the styling station may involve giving an NPC Sim some new clothes, for which the employee will receive a salary.

The Sims 3: Pets (Nintendo 3DS)

The rabbit hole "Rhea's Custom Clothing" is located in Bayfront Road in Port Abel. The shop is open from 8 AM - 6 PM (18:00).

The Sims 4

With Get to Work, Sims can purchase pre-made outfits on mannequins, and with High School Years, Sims can put together custom looks to buy at a thrift store, or buy outfits on the phone apps Trendi and Plopsy.

Chestnut Ridge is also said to have a clothing shop.

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