I'd love to dress female sims in guys clothes (I mostly play single female sims) but alas, they just don't fit right. One of my own guilty pleasures has always been stealing my boyfriends clothes. One more gripe I have is that we have exactly 1 pair of non skinny jeans for female sims, but the male jeans deform the knees.
No, I mostly give them clothes from their own gender category
The sole exception is if I'm giving one of my lady sims (simette?) an outfit based on a certain lady magician named Zatanna. There is no female suit jacket that matches the look.
No, I mostly give them clothes from their own gender category
I tried it when the feature first came out.
I thought this outfit was really cool on her, but the mesh was a bit odd.
Like it crumpled oddly because it was on a female body. It's really noticeable with the scarf.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
I turn the filter off frequently, not so much for clothes though. Mostly because a lot of the hairstyles and jewelry work well for both genders. I like to give my male Sims eyeliner too to kinda/sorta simulate eyelashes or at least help make their eyes 'pop' or rather, define them more. I will sometimes give males a lighter shade of beige/brown/black eye shadow for definition as well. As others have said, I do like some of the male Winter jackets for females and shorts swapped between both genders. My female Sims enjoy wearing some of the male sandal selections too.
I'd use male clothing for female Sims more if the mesh for them didn't morph out of proportion, same with female for male. Swapping gender tagged clothing doesn't work for the majority of the selections we have available. I had hopes it would be fixed at some point, but not so far. As a result, I use more for females than male. I tried it once for a Drag Queen I created, but it just looks... odd. I suppose I could pretend he stuffed a bra on purpose to create the illusion of breasts for his performance. *shrugs*
Anyway, I'm glad we got this update and use it a lot, I just wish it had been implemented a little better.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
Gender swapping hair clothes and accessories is actually one my favorite things to do in CAS. Except 9 out of 10 shirts look strange on the opposite gender so I can't use them.
And of course it depends on the sim also. Every sim does not look good in everything.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
Bold of you to assume any of my Sims acknowledge the gender binary ;D
But yeah, almost all of them. Clothes don't have genders; the overall 'look' is more what I go for. Like, Caleb Vatore has a red and black colour scheme, my main Jamie loves colours but leans towards purples and yellows, Johnny Zest is a goofball and usually dresses like it, stuff like that. Here are some of my lookbooks!
Caleb Vatore (bisexual trans man) Lilith Vatore (aromantic pansexual cis woman) Johnny Zest (gay cis man) Maaike Haas (soft butch lesbian cis woman) Ulrike Faust (femme lesbian trans woman; I think all of her clothing items are actually tagged 'feminine', but that's more her aesthetic)
And a couple of my own Sims, both nonbinary - Jamie Forrest is AFAB, Lucc Madden is AMAB. (Jamie, the Vatores, and Johnny are Sims I actively play, which is why they have a ton more outfits than Maaike, Ulrike, and Lucc).
It depends on the Sims. I have a few trans and gender bender Sims, around 20 over all my saved games, that I turn off the filters for but I don't dress them in just anything. As mentioned above, some of the female tops look ridiculous on the male body and vice versa. But I have to say that Johnny Zest looks gorgeous in a dress.
I don’t think I have ever put a female shirt on a male but, there are several times I will put a woman in a males shirt, especially for bed time. And I sometimes will give a female a male hair. I’m not sure I have tried that with pants though. I will have to check that out.
I would definitely do it more if the clothing didn't warp the sims body. I wish the clothing in TS4 would accommodate the body type instead of the body type reforming around the clothes and that goes for larger sims as well.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
I mostly use the gender tag just to find specific items. Like, if I want a Sim to wear heels, it's easier to look at only feminine shoes. But most of my Sims are often somewhat androgynous and don't care what gender an item was originally. There are exceptions, though. I have a few Sims who are clearly at one end of the gender spectrum (like my avatar). But I also have guys in skirts, women with male mullets, guys with eyelashes, girls in loafers, etc.
i'd love to but sometimes the meshes do a weird thing to their bodies so its a hit or miss. i love that they did the update, i just wish that some of the meshes would eventually be fixed for it, but they seem to be ignoring that.
I do it occasionally for some CAS items like rings and stuff but mostly, I remove the clothing preference tag to use the skin tight pants from the base game and the ripped jeans from the Holiday Celebration Pack for my male sims which I use quite often. I've also removed the tag a couple of times to access more hair options for my sims.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
Allllllllllllll the time. Mostly it's for mundane reasons -- I like to have more choices -- and sometimes I play crossdressers with outfits switching genders by the day. I frequently experiment with the clothes, one time doing a save where everyone wore knee-length skirts, and another time where everyone dressed as Star Wars characters at the gym. One of my favorite jokes is when I have a couple, to allow them to have one outfit in underwear that's of the opposite sex, so they're doing roleplay or whatever. It's really amusing to see huge jocks suddenly hop into bed wearing a teddy while their girlfriend is climbing in wearing full dude-pajamas.
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
I don't really mind the weird physics on them, and I love putting male sims into feminine clothes! They look definitely more attractive in them- Though I'll put female sims in men's clothes too, depending on the overall style. Especially for cold weather clothes, those gender tags are coming OFF- Neither has enough by themself!
I also very often have trans, nonbinary, or otherwise gender non-confirming sims. Having the freedom is fun for me!
Yes, I constantly remove the gender tag for more choices
I freely raid the Ladies' Department for my male Sims, if I think a look works. Most tops have under-bosom shading, however, even if the super femme styles didn't make them unsuitable. It's least obtrusive on black tops, however, so if there is a style I like, I use it freely, if it suits the Sim. Here is a look put together almost entirely out of girl clothes - which is accurate for a lot of goth fashion as I knew it back when I was young, and mammoths walked the earth. Spooky-Boi Beej is in a feminine top, shorts and leggings, and some feminine jewelry as well. Not to mention the (rather restrained, really) eye shadow and eyeliner.
He's an extreme case, but I happily use those daisy dukes on any male Sim with a nice build and no shame. More typically, I'll raid the brocade pattern jeans to zhoosh up a look a notch, and finger rings for sorcerous types. I'll raid the occasional hairstyle, too, though most don't work for me. The messy bun does, and I was already using that long hairstyle the Practical Sage in RoM uses, on one of my Sims before RoM came out.
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I thought this outfit was really cool on her, but the mesh was a bit odd.
Like it crumpled oddly because it was on a female body. It's really noticeable with the scarf.
I haven't bothered with it since.
I'd use male clothing for female Sims more if the mesh for them didn't morph out of proportion, same with female for male. Swapping gender tagged clothing doesn't work for the majority of the selections we have available. I had hopes it would be fixed at some point, but not so far. As a result, I use more for females than male. I tried it once for a Drag Queen I created, but it just looks... odd. I suppose I could pretend he stuffed a bra on purpose to create the illusion of breasts for his performance. *shrugs*
Anyway, I'm glad we got this update and use it a lot, I just wish it had been implemented a little better.
Happy Simming!
And of course it depends on the sim also. Every sim does not look good in everything.
But yeah, almost all of them. Clothes don't have genders; the overall 'look' is more what I go for. Like, Caleb Vatore has a red and black colour scheme, my main Jamie loves colours but leans towards purples and yellows, Johnny Zest is a goofball and usually dresses like it, stuff like that. Here are some of my lookbooks!
Caleb Vatore (bisexual trans man)
Lilith Vatore (aromantic pansexual cis woman)
Johnny Zest (gay cis man)
Maaike Haas (soft butch lesbian cis woman)
Ulrike Faust (femme lesbian trans woman; I think all of her clothing items are actually tagged 'feminine', but that's more her aesthetic)
And a couple of my own Sims, both nonbinary - Jamie Forrest is AFAB, Lucc Madden is AMAB. (Jamie, the Vatores, and Johnny are Sims I actively play, which is why they have a ton more outfits than Maaike, Ulrike, and Lucc).
But normally I just let gender filter stay.
i just got so emo, i fell apart.
My male sims wears both for pants only
I also very often have trans, nonbinary, or otherwise gender non-confirming sims. Having the freedom is fun for me!
He's an extreme case, but I happily use those daisy dukes on any male Sim with a nice build and no shame. More typically, I'll raid the brocade pattern jeans to zhoosh up a look a notch, and finger rings for sorcerous types. I'll raid the occasional hairstyle, too, though most don't work for me. The messy bun does, and I was already using that long hairstyle the Practical Sage in RoM uses, on one of my Sims before RoM came out.