Fashion

See also: Cosmetology and Stylist

Fashion is career track introduced in The Sims expansion pack Unleashed. It also appears in The Sims Bustin' Out under the name Fashion victim. Other fashion careers appear in The Sims 2 on console, and The Sims 2: Pets on console

The Sims

Fashion follows a very similar pay curve to the Hacker career track from Livin' Large, in the sense that the pay at rank 1 is okay, but the pay increases from ranks 2-4 are pitiful, allowing it to fall behind almost all other careers before it accelerates dramatically from rank 5 onward. More specifically, out of all 20 career tracks from the base game, Livin' Large, and Unleashed, it's the 8th highest-paying career track at rank 1, falls to 5th-lowest by rank 4, and finally shoots up to 4th highest by rank 10. It is also the easiest career track to reach the top of, requiring the absolute lowest number of friends (7) to reach rank 10, with Hacker in a four-way tie for second-easiest. At rank 10, it has the second-best ratio of pay to friends required (§1350/7 friends = §192.86/friend), behind Hacker (§193.75/friend). Furthermore, because its rank-10 job is a 7-hour shift, but the Hacker track's rank-10 job is a 9-hour shift, Fashion pays more money per hour (§1350/7 hours = §192.86/hr) than Hacker does (§1550/9 hours = §172.22/hr). However, it still does not pay as well as making lawn gnomes at a workbench (§200/hr).

In other words, if someone called it the Unleashed equivalent of the Hacker career track, they wouldn't be far from the truth.

• Fashion Career Levels
• Fashion Chance Cards

Fashion Career Levels
1) Department Store Clerk
It doesn't pay much, but at least you get to stay in touch with the latest fashion trends. Even though you've been assigned to the llama faux fur coat department, just smile and remember that the customer is always right.	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	09:00 - 15:00		0
			§130/day
2) Tailor
Your extensive knowledge of clothing styles has paid off. Customers are counting on you to measure twice, cut once, and keep them in stitches, so work on your charisma and creativity.	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	09:00 - 15:00		0
			§190/day
3) Makeup Artist
No one looks good without you. Since a great makeup artist is also a great conversationalist, it is important to work on your people skills. Even though you work behind the scenes, you still need to eat a healthy diet and stay in shape. Who knows when your big break could happen?	0	0	1
	0	0	1
	09:00 - 15:00		1
			§210/day
4) Painter's Model
Why wield a makeup brush when you can be the canvas? The hours are shorter, and you've always wanted to see a portrait of yourself in a museum. Developing your mechanical and creative skills will get you noticed as more than just a pretty...face.	1	0	2
	1	0	1
	12:00 - 15:00		1
			§/day
5) Fashion Photographer
Your career is really starting to click. With its huge audience, high pay-checks and glamorous international lifestyle, fashion photography is a great profession. And best of all, you get to keep your clothes on. If you spend some time working on your portfolio, learning how to keep the models happy, and building your reputation, you'll move up in a flash.	1	1	2
	1	0	2
	11:00 - 16:00		2
			§450/day
6) Tradeshow Model
Come out from behind that camera, you've been discovered! Sure, you have to work evenings, but you get to spend plenty of time at local RV shows and sci-fi conventions. Keep your body in shape, work on your people skills, and cultivate your creativity. It is the only way you'll stand out in the throng of pre-fabricated booths, loud music, and blinking lights.	1	1	4
	3	0	4
	17:00 - 01:00		3
			§600/day
7) Runway Model
The hours are long, but at least you don't have to deal with nerds in latex elf ears anymore, and you get to hobnob with the crème de la crème of the fashion scene. If you continue to work on your body, people, and creative skills, you might just hit the big time.	1	1	6
	5	0	5
	13:00 - 22:00		4
			§650/day
8) Supermodel
You are HOT. Your agent has been going crazy because her phone is ringing off the hook. Perfume, cola, made for TV movies, they all want you. Your signature pout has been insured for more than the net worth of several small nations, but remember that time waits for no international superstar. Work on your stamina, your diction, and your artistic sense, and you'll never go out of style.	1	1	8
	7	0	6
	11:00 - 16:00		5
			§§875/day
9) Fashion Columnist
At last, some real power! The only thing better than wearing the outfits yourself is criticizing how others wear them. You decide what is hot and what is not by sewing your thread of fashion propaganda. Your weekly column in The SimCity Times is the final word on fads. No one spins a yarn like you do.	1	1	10
	9	0	7
	17:00 - 23:00		6
			§1,050/day
10) Fashion Designer
You are fashion. Fashion is you. You have put SimCity on the fashion map. Department store counter clerks everywhere are envying your latest masterpieces. You are the toast of the fashion world...until someone starts making cheap knock-offs in a sweatshop somewhere. Enjoy the view from the top while it lasts!	1	1	10
	10	0	8
	16:00 - 23:00		7
			§1,350/day

A Fashion Designer will eventually change careers and become a Cookbook Author in the Culinary Arts career track, even if they have zero friends.

Fashion Chance Cards
1) Department Store Clerk
No chance cards for this level.
2) Tailor
Ouch! You accidentally pin an important customer in a very sensitive place. It costs you §1,000 in free tailoring and an "I'm Sorry" bouquet.	Negative
	-§1,000
3) Makeup Artist
No chance cards for this level.
4) Painter's Model
You've won 1st prize in a beauty contest. Collect §2,000.	Positive
	+§2,000
5) Fashion Photographer
No chance cards for this level.
6) Tradeshow Model
No chance cards for this level.
7) Runway Model
No chance cards for this level.
8) Supermodel
You are named one of Sim City's 10 Sexiest Sims. Gain 2 charisma points and gather §10,000 in extra royalties.	Positive
	+§10,000 +2
9) Fashion Columnist
No chance cards for this level.
10) Fashion Designer
You have spent most of your life not eating things that are bad for you, and boy, are you hungry! Share your new-found love of food with the rest of the world by becoming a Cook Book Author in the Culinary career track.	Positive
	Change to the Culinary Arts career track as a Cook Book Author.

The Sims Bustin' Out

Fashion victim is a career track in The Sims Bustin' Out on console.

Fashion Victim Career Levels
1) Hand Model
You're just a prop for all sorts of junk: cheap watches, credit cards, frying pans, rubber gloves, baby wipes, acne pads, and video game controllers. But nobody sees your face! Hide your tears and maybe they will someday. Workplace: Mom's house Bonus: None	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	10:00 - 14:00		0
			§200/day
2) Lingerie Model
Your scantily clad lower half appears in newspapers and catalogs across the country, yet ironically, nobody knows who you are. Figure out how to get more CREATIVE. Workplace: Mimi's Place Bonus: §470	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	10:00 - 14:00		0
			§235/day
3) Body Waxer
Your expertise in modelling lingerie has made you a bikini waxing evangelist, and your new "Ultra-Brazilian" technique has everyone talking...when they're not screaming! It's a living, but you'll need to make FRIENDS if you want to find real work. Workplace: Mimi's Place Bonus: §550	0	0	2
	0	0	2
	10:00 - 15:00		0
			§275/day
4) Fingernail Painter
Did you know there are over 15,000 colors of nail polish available? Plus it's really a new ART form - there are French nails, henna nails, pierced nails, even floral prints! Get CREATIVE...go wild! Workplace: Studio 8 Bonus: §630	0	0	2
	1	0	4
	10:00 - 15:00		1
			§315/day
5) Wig Designer
Doing nails was alright, but if you really want to turn heads, you need to work with hair! Your only clients are cancer patients and drag queens, but hey...you get to make people look and feel their best. Isn't that what fashion is all about? Workplace: Studio 8 Bonus: §800	0	0	2
	1	0	6
	11:00 - 17:00		2
			§400/day
6) Hair Stylist
Your fancy wig designs caught the eye of a local celebrity. She wants you to be her full-time stylist! The best part is, you get access to all the hottest gossip and hottest models in town! Better work on your BODY, if you want to "fit in." Workplace: Club Rubb Bonus: §1,100	0	0	2
	1	0	6
	11:00 - 18:00		3
			§550/day
7) Make-up Artist
All the models LOVED what you did with their hair, now they want you to do their makeup too! You even get to be backstage with them at the shows! Aren't models just the NICEST people? Workplace: Club Rubb Bonus: §1,300	1	0	3
	3	0	7
	12:00 - 18:00		4
			§650/day
8) Runway Model
All the other models are in a SNIT! The big fashion designer thought YOU looked better in his clothes than they did! You're finally in, so keep doing your little turn on the catwalk and your signature pout...who knows how long you'll be the hot new thing? Workplace: Tinsel Bluffs Bonus: §1,800	2	0	4
	4	0	8
	18:00 - 01:00		5
			§900/day
9) Centerfold
The full color, 15 page, glorious full body pictorial in 5 magazines simultaneously. Scandal? No- nothing but talk shows, awards ceremonies, and endless trips to the bank! You're the sexiest Sim in the world! Workplace: Tinsel Bluffs Bonus: §2,200	3	0	4
	5	0	9
	14:00 - 21:00		7
			§1,100/day
10) Supermodel
Your face is on the cover of every magazine, in every movie, and taped to every teen-ager's mirror in the land! And your new magazine and clothing line? Better than printing MONEY. Workplace: Malcolm's Mansion Bonus: §2,400	4	0	5
	8	0	10
	10:00 - 16:00		9
			§1,200/day

The Sims 2 (console)

Fashion is a career track available in The Sims 2 (console)

Fashion Career Levels
1) Hand Model
	0	0	0	0
	07:00 - 12:00		Wage: §200/day	Bonus: §400
2) Lingerie Model
	0	0	0	0
	15:00 - 21:00		Wage: §230/day	Bonus: §460
3) Body Waxer
	2	0	0	0
	09:00 - 15:00		Wage: §300/day	Bonus: §600
4) Fingernail Painter
	3	1	0	0
	10:00 - 15:00		Wage: §365/day	Bonus: §730
5) Wig Designer
	4	2	0	2
	11:00 - 16:00		Wage: §400/day	Bonus: §800
6) Hair Stylist
	5	3	1	4
	18:00 - 01:00		Wage: §540/day	Bonus: §1,080
7) Makeup Artist
	6	4	2	5
	11:00 - 17:00		Wage: §700/day	Bonus: §1,400
8) Runway Model
	7	4	3	7
	14:00 - 19:00		Wage: §900/day	Bonus: §1,800
9) Centrefold
	9	4	4	10
	10:00 - 15:00		Wage: §1,200/day	Bonus: §2,400
10) Supermodel
	10	5	4	13
	22:00 - 02:00		Wage: §1,400/day	Bonus: §2,800

The Sims 2: Pets (console)

A career similar to fashion, Retail clothing (presumably taking place in a clothing shop), appears in The Sims 2: Pets on console.

Retail Clothing Career Levels
1) Lint Manager
-No description-	0	0	0	0
	07:00 - 12:00		Wage: §180/day	Bonus: §360
2) Mannequin Wrangler
Dressing and posing life-size dolls has always been a nightmare of yours. It's called Pediophobia, and it's nothing to be ashamed of - in fact, you should be proud. Mannequins are indeed quite scary, and you're wise to have a healthy fear of them.	0	0	0	0
	15:00 - 21:00		Wage: §221/day	Bonus: §442
3) Inventory Technician
Getting clothes out of the packing crates and onto the shelves is job one for each and every Inventory Technician. Job two is keeping track of it all. Don't ask about job three because there is no job three. The first two jobs are challenging enough, and will take up most of your day.	2	0	0	0
	09:00 - 15:00		Wage: §268/day	Bonus: §536
4) Cashier
The word cashier comes from the Dutch 'kassier' and the Middle French word kasse meaning money box. This factoid can be used to break the awkward silence sometimes experienced during prolonged checkouts. For more helpful cashier advice, check your local library.	2	1	0	0
	10:00 - 15:00		Wage: §344/day	Bonus: §688
5) Alterations and Tailoring
One night at Kennel54, your Watusi moves split the seat of your pants. After a quick patch and repair in the bathroom, you were back on the dance floor before the song even ended. Stories of that night quickly spread across town, turning your alteration domination into a viable business.	3	2	0	2
	11:00 - 16:00		Wage: §414/day	Bonus: §828
6) Customer Service Clerk
Fashion connoisseurs have come to expect a certain amount of rudeness from their boutique service clerks. It's part of the atmosphere. This is true even in this small town, so be as snarky and judgmental as possible, the customers are looking forward to it.	5	3	1	4
	18:00 - 01:00		Wage: §564/day	Bonus: §1,128
7) Assistant Manager
Being an assistant manager for a clothing outlet store means early mornings, brutal clearance sales, and 55 percent off all defective wear. In addition, you get a key to those big security locks on the leather jackets. With that kind of power, comes minimal responsibility.	6	3	2	5
	11:00 - 17:00		Wage: §744/day	Bonus: §1,488
8) Manager
The next time a shrill customer screams, "I want to see the manager!" they'll be asking for you. But since you can overhear them from your office, just duck out the back for a quick coffee break. After all, distractions like customers can be handled by your assistant.	7	3	3	7
	14:00 - 19:00		Wage: §1,050/day	Bonus: §2,100
9) Buyer
For fashion buyers, "shop till you drop" is considered an occupational hazard. Symptoms include color discoordination, sloppy accessories, and catalogue perusal fatigue. If you feel any of these symptoms, just close your eyes, put everything on layaway, and get yourself to the nearest ice cream parlor for a comfort sundae.	9	4	4	9
	10:00 - 15:00		Wage: §1,356/day	Bonus: §2,712
10) Owner
As owner of the town's premier fashion boutique, your savoir-faire meter is off the charts. Folks around town think of you as a trendsetter. Keep that in mind the next time you decide to take a quick trip to the market without changing out of that maroon tracksuit first.	10	4	5	11
	10:00 - 14:00		Wage: §1,800/day	Bonus: §3,600

References

• The Sims Career Track –Fashion
• Career descriptions
• The Sims 2 Pets Prima Guide