Clothing

Time to get geared up.

## Wearing Clothes

Your Character needs to wear clothes. The game will not let you go out onto streets unless you're wearing something on your feet and something on your body.

Many items of clothing can be changed freely throughout most of the game, but footwear, outfits, outer wear, and upper body and lower body clothing can only be changed in a changing room. Living spaces all have changing rooms, as do the Gym, the Dojo, some bars like Cowgirls, and the various facilities in the Airport, Cinci Bordertown, or Cinci Dump. Changing clothes in a changing room is generally a free action. The current version of the game also lets you select all the clothes you are wearing and save them as an 'outfit', and you can change the name of the outfit and put it on with a single click.

### Clothing Slots

Your clothes are divided among several outfit slots. Generally, you can only wear one item in each slot, though there are exceptions.

**Accessories** - These are minor pieces of clothing that accent the rest of your clothing. You can wear up to 5 accessories, though some accessories are mutual exclusive: you can't wear two belts.
**Headgear** - Hats of all kinds. You can only wear one headgear.
**Eyewear** - Goggles and glasses. You can only wear one eyewear.
**Face** - Masks of all kinds. You can only wear one mask.
**Outer wear** - Coats and jackets. You can only wear one outer wear, and you can only change it in a changing room.
**Outfit** - Combined clothes for your torso and legs, such as suits, overalls, or dresses. You can only wear one outfit, and you can't wear upper body or lower body wear at the same time. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Upper body** - Shirts of all kinds. You can only wear one upper body item, and you can't wear an outfit at the same time. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Lower body** - Skirts, pants, and leggings. You can only wear one lower body item, and you can't wear an outfit at the same time. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Legs** - This is somehow distinct from lower body but clothes that fit this slot are rare.
**Gloves** - Hand coverings. You can only wear one pair of gloves, and most gloves will cover your ring, if any.
**Rings** - Jewelry for the hands. If you wear gloves, you may not have this slot available.
**Footwear** - Shoes and boots. You can only wear one footwear. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Concealed items** - Small accessories that you can conceal in your clothes. You may be able to wear more than one of these.
**Concealed clothing** - Clothing hidden by other pieces of clothing. Some outfits and upper body or lower body items are too skimpy for you to be able to conceal anything under them. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Chest** - Female characters can access this slot by wearing skimpy tops. There are two or three options, mutually exclusive. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
**Skin** - Your exposed skin. This slot is often hidden by other items. You can only change this slot in a changing room.
## Clothing Stats and Dressing Up

In addition to having a slot, all clothing gives modifiers to skills, modifiers to temperature, or modifiers to style. Pay attention to what you're wearing because it will change the play of the game.

### Dressing for temperature

Typically, a full body outfit (either an outfit or upper body and lower body wear) will have a Perceived Temperature of +9F. Add in a Concealed Vest at +5F, and your character will spend a lot of time sweating in the summertime heat. Winter tempers get down as low as 27F and average around 35F, so wearing a long coat for +14F, a full body outfit for +9F, the concealed vest for +5F, and some other items (heavy boots or a black beanie) for another +7F is desirable.

### Dressing for style

Dressed to Impress can be used to help get you into places with a dress code, and improve your Reputation in the Cinci Slums and especially in the Projects.

**Known Styles**
The difference between some of these styles is pretty subtle. Each style also has a Core Style. Some styles are classified as especially masculine / feminine and require a difficult Self-Presentation check to wear well.

Masculine styles:

* Style/Blue Collar - Working clothes that often overlap with Western.
* Style/Bouncer - Cheap suits for low level goons. A low cost version of Corporate, Kingpin, Minimalist, or Pimp.
* Style/Hacker - Comfortable and practical clothes for shy computer programmers.
* Style/Kingpin - High priced suits for criminal masterminds who want everyone to know that they're rich. Has some overlap with Minimalist, Pimp, and Street Cool.
* Style/Military Chic - Military outfits, body armor, and camouflage gear.
* Style/Pimp - Suits in garish colors for the man behind the working girls. Overlaps a lot with Kingpin, Minimalist, and Street Cool.
* Style/Western - Practical clothing for navigating the Badlands. Overlaps some with Blue Collar.

Feminine styles

* Style/Bohemian - Loose, flowing clothes in bright colors or black, often overlapping with Goth.
* Style/Chic - Stylish leisure wear. Some overlap with Prep.
* Style/Prep - Stylish leisure wear and polo shirts for the up-and-coming student. Some overlap with Chic.
* Style/Sex on Legs - Skimpy clothing for picking up members of the attractive sex. Has a lot of overlap with Street Walker.
* Style/Street Walker - Skimpy clothing for prostitutes. Has a lot of overlap with Sex on Legs.

Neutral styles:

* Style/Alternative - An off-shoot of Punk.
* Style/Corporate - Suits and ties for corporate employees. A less stylish version of Minimalist.
* Style/Cybergoth - An extreme version of Goth clothing, with more emphasis on shock factor and technology.
* Style/Goth - Black clothes in velvet and leather. Similar to Cybergoth and surprisingly overlaps a lot with Bohemian.
* Style/Minimalist - Stylist suits for the iPod generation. Overlaps with Corporate and Kingpin and some with Pimp.
* Style/Punk - Clothing inspired by the Punk revolution of the late 1970s.
* Style/Sporty - Athletic outfits for people going to the Gym or who want to look that way. Some overlap with Sex on Legs and Prep.
* Style/Street Cool - Fashionable clothing for street thugs. Overlaps with Chic, Hacker, Kingpin, and Pimp.

**Absolutely Styling**
Some items of clothing work really well together. If you wear those items together, you'll get an additional +3 Dressed to Impress. You can layer other items on top of the items necessary to get the Absolutely Styling bonus and choose a Core Style from one of those items if you want.

If you can afford the necessary items (and some of them aren't that expensive), these are good choices for the basis of your outfit. Some of combinations are relatively obvious, but a lot of items that seem like they should go together do not get the bonus, so experiment.

* Hippie Shades and Harem Pants.
* Little Black Dress and Ankle Boots.
* Military Cap and Cropped Jacket.
* Perfectly Tailored Jeans and Ankle Boots.
* Tight Leather Jeans and Goth Boots.
* White Linen Jacket and White Linen Pants.
* Lace Shrug and Lace Cami Top.
* Pink Party Dress and Pink Platform Booties.

When you get the Absolutely Styling bonus, you'll get a pop-up notification in the lower left hand corner of the screen. In the "Equipment" tab, there will be a locked "Effect" that specifies exactly what items qualify for the bonus.

## Buying and Selling Clothes

Clothes are moderately expensive. Until you are Making Money in the $1,000s per week, be very careful in what clothes you buy.

Clothing can be sold from any Living space, but the prices are really bad. Clothing can also be collected into goodie bags and given to some members of your Crew.

### Clothing Shops

Toho has stores in the Cinci Slums and the Airport and a wide variety of basic clothes.
Clothing Alley at Gamble Street Market has slightly more upscale clothes.
Various other vendors in the Slums, the Market, or Palisade will have specific pieces of clothing, such at a Toolbelt or Overalls at Bob's Tools. You can sometimes find some pieces of clothing cheaply at the Border Market.