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Dorothy Parker: Dressmaker Character Guide

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Dorothy Parker is one of Dressmaker's ten clients: pigeon keeper and town gossip. Arrives with three pigeons — Judy, Monty and Berty — who are, like her, incorrigible gossips. Her first dress is effectively Berty's test of whether to adopt you.

Quick facts

Dorothy
Measurements98.4 / 83.2 / 110.8 (bust / waist / hips)
First commissionPigeon Adoption (story card #10)
Commissions5 main story + 2 optional
Favourite stylesEclectic, Glamour
Favourite colourBlue
Story achievementSnitches Get Stitches (3.1% of players)

What Dorothy likes: her gift card

Once gifting unlocks (after Prudence's Undercover Servant), you can give any client a dress for friendship. A gift earns a full star if it meets her hidden gift card below, or if its Quality, scored without her measurements, is above 80. Stars unlock her patterns in your Sketchbook.

  • Quality: 80+
  • Styles: Eclectic 50, Glamour 50
  • Colour: Blue 30%+
  • Accessories: 1+ brooch

All 7 of Dorothy's commissions

Main-story cards in the order the front desk hands them out (the number is the card's place in the whole story), followed by her optional cards. Cards from #26 on are folded away to avoid spoilers.

  1. Pigeon Adoption

    #10 · Budget 400

    A warm dress for feeding birds in the park.

    • Quality 75+
    • Warm 50+
    • Eclectic 50+
    • At least 1 jewel
    • At least 1 brooch

  2. Hedge Camouflage

    #22 · Budget not on card record · The hedge maze

    Camouflage for spying in the hedge maze.

    • Quality 80+
    • Daywear 40+
    • Eclectic 25+
    • Flowers 25+
    • Green 40%
Show 3 later story cards (spoilers)

  1. Precious Pigeon

    #28 · Budget not on card record · The Pet Show

    Supporting her pigeon at the Pet Show.

    • Quality 80+
    • Eclectic 60+
    • Patterned 30+
    • 5 tassels
    • At least 4 different fabrics

  2. Dressed Down

    #36 · requirements not verified yet

  3. Gala Supporter

    #43 · requirements not verified yet

Optional cards

  • Extraterrestrial Entreaty: opens after Floral Romance. Needs Quality 80+, 5% each of cotton, lace, linen, sequin, silk, velvet and wool.
  • Detective Dorothy (by pigeon mail): opens after Comfortable Coffin. Requirements not verified yet.

Town events Dorothy dresses for

Snitches Get Stitches

Complete all of Dorothy's major commissions. 3.1% of Steam players have it so far. Story cards count once you hand in a dress, so a failed card won't lock you out, but it costs most of that visit's friendship. See all 32 achievements, or watch Dorothy's first visit in a recorded playthrough.

Frequently asked questions

What are Dorothy's measurements in Dressmaker?

bust 98.4, waist 83.2 and hips 110.8. The game saves them after her first visit, so you only need to measure her once.

What does Dorothy like in Dressmaker?

Her gift card asks for Quality 80, Eclectic 50, Glamour 50, Blue 30%+, 1+ brooch. A gift that meets it, or any dress with Quality above 80 before measurements, earns a full friendship star.

How many commissions does Dorothy have?

7: 5 in the main story and 2 optional cards, including pigeon mail.

How do you finish Dorothy's story?

Hand in all of her major commissions to unlock Snitches Get Stitches, which 3.1% of Steam players have so far.

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