Clothes

Clothes are a major category of items in the series, as well as a huge part of the game. Like furniture, clothes are available from a variety of sources: in, clothes are most commonly purchased at Tom Nook's Store, while in and , clothes may only be found at the Able Sisters' shop. Some special clothes are also available via holidays and events such as Gracie's visits in which you can get a moldy shirt, or New Year's in City Folk in which you get a new year's shirt. In City Folk, some clothing articles are only obtainable from GracieGrace at very high prices.

In the first game, clothes were the only means of customizing one's character, other than the unchangeable face generated when the player first creates his or her character. The shirt/dress design would therefore also appear on the character's hat. In subsequent titles, hats and accessories became separate from clothes, making clothes one of several ways to change the appearance of one's character.

In all three titles, players are able to create custom designs through the Able Sisters which may then be used on the characters' clothes for just a small amount of Bells.

In Animal Crossing Wild World clothes still play a big part, first you start out with simple patterns in your design palatte. In the Able Sisters they have simple patterns designed by players from Treehut. When the villagers are wearing the pattern, they may ask you if you know the person. Unlike Animal Crossing City Folk, it is not possible to design from home; in Wild World the player must speak to Mabel at Able Sisters and pay 350 Bells to create a design. Also in Wild World, you can get different designs from Wendall the Walrus. Often he will give you a pattern like Brick Pattern or Pelly in return for some food. With these patterns you can also use them as hats, umbrellas, or clothes.

In Animal Crossing City Folk, fashion still makes the same impression as ever. Instead of being required to visit Able Sisters, the player can design from his or her pockets. At, Able Sisters their designs are called Pro-Designs and have the same price. The player can also have a design storage to keep designs that they made, so then they can edit them to make a new design. The designs in the design storage will stay the same until they are changed. In City Folk, it is possible to make a Pro-Design, but you will have to visit the Able Sisters Shop and pay 350 bells. In a Pro-Design, it makes it possible to have clothes that have a different pattern on each side (Right Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Front and Back).

Clothes do not only affect the player, they also affect Gracie. In Animal Crossing Wild World, she may come on a random day and park her car in front of the Town Hall. In City Folk, she will randomly visit her store, GracieGrace, located in the City. In City Folk, she will give the player a 10% discount if they are dressed to her liking. To impress her, the player must wear matching clothes, also called a look, and shoes with a matching color.