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No interesting clothing in The Sims 4
I now have time to actually browse through all those clothes I never really looked at before or picked for my sims to wear, cause I tend to go for what I already know. While doing that I see I missed out on some clothing that just seemed to have disappeared under the pile of new clothing with every new pack.
I came to the realization that we actually still almost not have any interesting clothing. I mean, everything is just flat or tight clothing, nothing oversized, nothing flowy, barely tucked in clothes etc.
The Sims 4 started good with the clothing style for it's time, but now I feel they are a bit behind on the trends and sometimes totally hit and miss when they try to make 'modern' or 'interesting' clothing that just look too weirdly shaped and unnecessarily futuristic to me. These type of clothes have weirdly shaped bits and pieces to it that just don't seem right or realistic to wear casually. Yes, fashion these days can be 'weird', but it's very different than what I see in CAS. We now see a lot of 90's influences, 80's pants, layered clothing, big puffy and oversized, even minimalist earth toned clothing from obvious natural fibers etc.
The city where I live is on top of all the latest trends and daily I see a lot of good examples passing by that I'd like to see in The Sims 4 to actually make it feel as if my Sims also live in this time era.
Now Pinterest or Instagram are great places for good inspiration and I hope the devs are using these platforms in the right way on decision-making, cause I think it could improve a lot. To give this thread a little more meaning and filled with ideas, share your top 5 clothing pictures you either found online or just snapped a pic from that you'd like to see in The Sims 4 any time soon from now
I Just focused on female clothing for now.
Oversized tucked in sweaters:
Enough with the tight pants:
Long and big coats:
Minimalist natural fibers (cotton, linen etc.)
80s/90s style clothing are back!
I came to the realization that we actually still almost not have any interesting clothing. I mean, everything is just flat or tight clothing, nothing oversized, nothing flowy, barely tucked in clothes etc.
The Sims 4 started good with the clothing style for it's time, but now I feel they are a bit behind on the trends and sometimes totally hit and miss when they try to make 'modern' or 'interesting' clothing that just look too weirdly shaped and unnecessarily futuristic to me. These type of clothes have weirdly shaped bits and pieces to it that just don't seem right or realistic to wear casually. Yes, fashion these days can be 'weird', but it's very different than what I see in CAS. We now see a lot of 90's influences, 80's pants, layered clothing, big puffy and oversized, even minimalist earth toned clothing from obvious natural fibers etc.
The city where I live is on top of all the latest trends and daily I see a lot of good examples passing by that I'd like to see in The Sims 4 to actually make it feel as if my Sims also live in this time era.
Now Pinterest or Instagram are great places for good inspiration and I hope the devs are using these platforms in the right way on decision-making, cause I think it could improve a lot. To give this thread a little more meaning and filled with ideas, share your top 5 clothing pictures you either found online or just snapped a pic from that you'd like to see in The Sims 4 any time soon from now
I Just focused on female clothing for now.
Oversized tucked in sweaters:
Enough with the tight pants:
Long and big coats:
Minimalist natural fibers (cotton, linen etc.)
80s/90s style clothing are back!
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There is real diversity in clothing, from bikinis to daishikis, from toppers to turbans, from jeans to jodhpurs.
Do you not enjoy the game at all? I have literally never seen a positive comment from you.
They cannot possibly include everything. If nothing they have suits you at all, I suggest you do something else with your time.
The modding community has done wonders for outfits that match ea cartoon style. When I do play 4 I always make sure my cc is to the max and up to date. Just for lack of options that I like.
In short, nice idea, but the game engine isn't up to it.
I'd much rather they focus on fewer trendy pieces and more on practical, retro, historical, and creative wear - things that seem more ageless.
And why should that be your concern? As you say yourself, there are different type of clothing styles, and so also different type of people on the forum. Those who only talk positive, those who like to give feedback and are more skeptic of content, those who do not like this game perhaps. Let them be.
It's important to understand what you are saying in other matters as well.
The thread was meant for everyone to share their favorite style of clothing. No need to attack peoples personal taste. That's just a low leveled comment
I agree that the best solution is custom content. There won't be a lot of loose clothing, something I also miss in our fashion offerings, but as someone else said, that's part of this version of the game.
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Oh man, I've been playing TS2 the last few days and wheeew the teen clothing is so bad. I mean, it was super trendy for the 2000s but it is baaaaad looking at it now.
It would need to still be assigned to a bone so it will move with that bone regardless of how loose the item appear to be, and would maybe not look natural/flowy. It would also clip with the world.
It can be done obviously, as cc proves it, but both downsides are things they specifically try to avoid.
We give a bigger allowance for flaws to cc.
This is the thread : https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/956513/netz-a-porter-outfits-ready-to-wear-for-your-sims-no-cc-required/p1
I agree with @LiELF though. I don't mind some trendy clothes but mostly I hope they stick with classics most often. We do have some oversized pieces but to me they just aren't very flattering. Maybe it's just hard to make them look good without having them clip or have other issues.
And what's with not all tops and full body outfits being compatible with necklaces?! Some of these things are so bland in the top area that they NEED something to spice them up up there, but then you go to add a necklace or a choker and it doesn't show up...? Yeah, that has needed a fix for the longest...
I like to build stuff
(I honestly spend HOURS in CAS making over the premades because half of the time their outfits are so bad.)
What I'd like to know how to do is turn on/off and item that is used in the random generator algorithm. I get too many sims with 'Fufu pants'.
And there are some hairstyles and clothing I never use like that Emo one Caleb Vattore wears and some of the more ridiculous dresses.
Also, the clothing and hair in CAS needs names. Unless you recognise all the particular piece its hard to recreate outfits in CAS that you saw in screenshots, like in the fashion tthread by @Netzspannung . If they had names you could ask the creator of the screenshot
EDIT: spaling
I do like the sweater! Where from? What's it called?
I d/l'd a bunch of those torn pants. Mostly for my poor or 'hillbilly' type Sims. Heh! I know it's a 'style'. My pants end up like that anyways with all the work I do. I remember years ago, I was looking to buy some good cargo-pants with all the pockets for traveling and camping, etc. All I could find was torn up 'brand new' ones for like $100. I was like, "What?".
I love me some good cargo pants. ❤️
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😈tell me about it! Caleb's hair was 10 years out of date the day he was made! Maybe it's back by now? Maybe he's actually daring to make something tired, vintage again already...?🤪
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