Chilly Overtime: keeping Rose’s dress under Cute 20
Rose’s second commission is the first card that caps tags as well as setting floors. Warm and Professional have to reach 50 and 50 respectively, and Cute and Romantic must stay at 20 and 20 or below. Cute is the one that usually goes over.
- Professional50 or more
- Warm50 or more
- Cute20 or less
- Romantic20 or less
Quality 70 or more · budget 350
Max includes the number on the card
A Max target is a ceiling. Equal to the limit is allowed; above it fails that requirement. Each example below checks only the named tag. Quality and the other tags still need to meet their own targets.
On a small screen, swipe the table to compare below, equal to and above the cap.
| Tag limit | Below | Equal | Above |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cute Max 20 | 19: meets cap | 20: meets cap | 21: exceeds cap |
| Romantic Max 20 | 19: meets cap | 20: meets cap | 21: exceeds cap |
Check Cute and Romantic separately before adding more decorations. Check the whole dress against Rose’s card.
What Rose asks for
“The library has extended their opening hours, and the front desk gets cold in the evenings.” And the line behind the caps: “As this is for work, I'd prefer not to look too cute. Just a warm, practical outfit.” She offers 350 for it.
Rose gets chilly while working overtime, and would love a warmer dress.
- Quality70+
- Professional50+
- Warm50+
- Cute20 max
- Romantic20 max
Budget 350
Why it fails
The card reads Cute and Romantic as maximums, so a dress can be warm, professional and perfectly sewn and still be turned down for being too sweet. Exactly 20 Cute and 20 Romantic meet the two caps; the other requirements still apply. What pushes a dress over:
- Decorating to fix it. Flowers on a dress that already failed can push it as far as Cute 90 and Romantic 60. Take the flowers off and change fabric instead.
- Light fabrics. Most white and pastel fabrics carry the Cute tag. The odd white cotton does not, so check each one.
- Reading the sliders the wrong way. While you pick pieces, the Cute and Romantic sliders can turn green only once they are over the cap, the opposite of what this card wants. Go by the number, not the colour, or type the numbers into the commission checker.
Once it is delivered it cannot be done again, so check both caps before you hand it over; more on that in the FAQ.
Builds that got through
Tweed pinafore
Apron bodice, no collar, long sleeves and a yoke gathered skirt, in brown tweed and brown argyle.
Coat dress
An elevated sweetheart bodice with a pointed collar and long cuffed sleeves, over the coat dress skirt, in “mature” fabrics such as argyle, tweed and pinstripes.
Both use long sleeves, and both use tweed and argyle.
Doing it step by step
To avoid buying another fabric that pushes Cute higher, filter starting fabrics for Warm with no positive Cute weight. Set your current shop rank to include more choices. A zero-Cute fabric alone does not guarantee the dress passes: its patterns, accessories and Romantic score still need checking in the Chilly Overtime planner.
- Pick the pieces with the tag panel open. You do not have to cycle the arrows: click a piece’s name, such as the bodice’s, to see every option side by side with its tags.
- Choose tweed, argyle or pinstripe before you cut, and check Cute after each piece rather than at the end. Look at the tags of any white or pastel cloth first: most of it carries Cute.
- Accessories carry tags too, so check Cute again before you add one. How accessories are placed is on lace trim and accessories.
- Quality needs 70 here. If a seam is going badly, finishing is still worth it: the grain and seam advice is on getting 100% quality.
Delivered, she says “No more shivering at the front desk for me - I could roam the arctic in this outfit!” What else Rose asks for, and the other caps on her cards, are on Rose’s page; how style tags add up is on style tags and requirement rules.