Rose: Dressmaker Character Guide
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Rose is one of Dressmaker's ten clients: town librarian — your first client. Quiet, practical and easy to overlook. Her problems are small and domestic — moths in the wardrobe, a cold front desk, mice in the cupboards — and each one becomes a card.
Quick facts
| Rose | |
|---|---|
| Measurements | 86.3 / 68.7 / 95.8 (bust / waist / hips) |
| First commission | Librarian Workwear (story card #1) |
| Commissions | 5 main story + 2 optional |
| Favourite styles | Professional, Simple |
| Favourite colour | Green |
| Story achievement | A Rose By Any Other Name (3.5% of players) |
What Rose 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: Professional 50, Simple 50
- Fabric: Wool 50%+
- Colour: Green 50%+
- Accessories: 3+ buttons
All 7 of Rose'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.
Librarian Workwear
#1 · Budget 200
A dress for work.
- Quality 60+
- Professional 40+
Chilly Overtime
#8 · Budget 350
Something warmer for evenings at the front desk.
- Quality 70+
- Professional 50+
- Warm 50+
- Cute 20 max
- Romantic 20 max
Show 3 later story cards (spoilers)
Librarian Conference
#26 · Budget not on card record
Professional and impressive for an important conference.
- Quality 70+
- Professional 50+
- Formal 25+
- Daywear 30+
- Linen 25%
- Wool 25%
Bold Tigress
#41 · requirements not verified yet
Both of Us?
#53 · requirements not verified yet
Optional cards
- Rodent Relations: opens after Undercover Servant. Needs Quality 70+, Cute 50+, Playful 50+, Sequin 10%, Pink 30%.
- Tomb Raider (by pigeon mail): opens after Undercover Servant. Needs Quality 70+, Workwear 50+, Simple 40+, Elaborate 5 max, Avoid white.
A Rose By Any Other Name
Complete all of Rose's major commissions. 3.5% 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 Rose's first visit in a recorded playthrough.
Frequently asked questions
What are Rose's measurements in Dressmaker?
bust 86.3, waist 68.7 and hips 95.8. The game saves them after her first visit, so you only need to measure her once.
What does Rose like in Dressmaker?
Her gift card asks for Quality 80, Professional 50, Simple 50, Wool 50%+, Green 50%+, 3+ buttons. A gift that meets it, or any dress with Quality above 80 before measurements, earns a full friendship star.
How many commissions does Rose have?
7: 5 in the main story and 2 optional cards, including pigeon mail.
How do you finish Rose's story?
Hand in all of her major commissions to unlock A Rose By Any Other Name, which 3.5% of Steam players have so far.
Sources
- Steam global achievement stats for Dressmaker
- Cem Black: recorded first playthrough (YouTube)
- Into Indie Games: commission walkthrough
- Dressmaker Wiki (dressmakerwiki.site): client commission cards
- Steam guide: Friendship Hints and Measurements
- Dressmaker Wiki: story events in order
- Dressmaker Wiki: gifts each client wants
Keep reading
- Characters & CustomersAll 10 Dressmaker customers and NPCs, from Rose to Adora: measurements, every commission card, what each one likes as a gift, and her story achievement.
- MeasurementsBust, waist and hip measurements for all 10 Dressmaker clients, how close the mannequin has to be, and how much Quality a bad fit costs.
- AchievementsAll 32 Dressmaker achievements with the hidden ones revealed, how rare each is on Steam, the only missable one, and tips for the 300-accessory, 50 m trim and 5,000-gold dresses.
- Town EventsAll 14 Dressmaker town events, from the Duke's funeral to the coronation: which commission cards belong to each, and the achievement it unlocks.