Clothes: Difference between revisions

Sims receive a new set of clothing when they [[Birthday|age]].<ref group="n">If the ''[[The Sims 2: Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff|Kitchen & Bath stuff pack]]'' is installed, young adult and adult females may receive one of the outfits included in that pack.</ref> Otherwise Sims must go to [[community lot]]s to purchase more clothes.<ref group="n">Some [[custom content]] allows Sims to get new clothes while at home.</ref> While clothing is expensive, it lasts forever, never needs washing, and one size really ''does'' fit all. Clothes can be placed in more than one category. For example, an Athletic outfit may be cross-categorized as Everyday. Even if an item of clothing is in more than one category, it only needs to be bought once. Likewise, some [[toddler]] and [[child]] clothing is flagged as unisex, and only needs to be bought once to be available to both boys and girls. Clothing is available as soon as it is paid for, though a Sim's ability to access it on community lots depends on which [[expansion pack]]s are installed.

Since clothes are bought for the household, they travel with the household, not necessarily with individual Sims. If the household moves from one lot to another, the household's wardrobe should go with it. However, when individual Sims move from one household to another, whether directly or via the Family Bin, they might not carry any clothes other than the ones they are wearing and any special outfits they may have acquired. However, this will not necessarily apply to career outfits; career outfits earned by household members may travel with the household rather than with the Sim who earned them. The game appears to maintain this distinction even for single-Sim households. If a Sim who is the only member of a household marries or moves into another, that Sim's wardrobe may not travel with him/her.<ref group="n">The [[The Sims 2/Patch#Patch notes|patch notes]] for the base game patch state "Sims now take a copy of all clothing in the family's inventory when they move out," but it itis possible that this behavior was changed in a later expansion.</ref>