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Accessory Placement

Accessories can add required tags, event-appropriate detail, or personal style. Placement, scale, and layer order determine whether they help the design or hide it.

Short answer. Place required accessories first at a readable size, check the tag targets, then use optional decoration to balance the silhouette instead of covering the garment evenly.

Official store features + community placement notesReviewed 2026-09-30
The Dressmaker accessories shop showing bows, flowers, feathers, and decorative pieces

01 / Player workflow

How it works and what to do

Buy accessories in the shop, move them onto the mannequin, and scale or rotate them with the placement controls. Hold Shift while placing to keep adding the same item.

02 / Requirements

Before you start

  1. 01

    Complete enough of the garment for the target area to be visible.

  2. 02

    Buy the number of accessories the brief needs.

  3. 03

    Zoom and rotate the mannequin when placing details around seams or cuffs.

03 / Core facts

At a glance

Official content scale
Over 350 accessories
Major families
Bows, flowers, lace, trims, applique
Placement controls
Move, rotate, scale, remove
Common shortcut
Hold Shift for repeated placement

04 / Field notes

Details that change the route

01

A large emblem reads as one deliberate feature; the same accessory repeated at random can make the silhouette noisy.

02

Community players report hiding unwanted requirement pieces low in a full skirt. This is a workaround, not an official scoring rule.

03

Requirement lines can count a specific accessory type, such as Brooch, rather than the broad accessories total. Check the item type before buying several copies.

04

Lace Trim and Trim are measured separately, so one category does not fill the other.

05

Check both front and back views before completing the dress.