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Gothic Collar: unlock, matching bodices and cutting pieces

Unlocked the Gothic Collar but cannot find it in the Sketchbook? It needs a compatible V-neck bodice. Raising Vivian’s friendship unlocks it; changing the bodice makes it available to select.

Vivian · friendship star 48 panels in variant 11 variant

How to unlock it

  1. Raise Vivian’s friendship to star 4.
  2. Choose a matching bodice in the Sketchbook; the collar list depends on that bodice.
  3. Select Gothic Collar, then choose the variant and fabric before cutting.

Check the bodice before assuming the reward is missing. Its Gothic bonus comes with penalties to several daytime and working styles, so a Gothic improvement can make another card line worse. The unlock finder checks the reward; friendship and gifts explains how to work toward it.

Which bodices can use Gothic Collar?

The collar must match the bodice’s neckline, and a bodice with no collar opening cannot take one. Detached collars also have a matching neckline group. These 5 obtainable bodices match. Opening a shape leaves fabric and your progress for you to fill in.

Compatible bodices and their unlocks
BodiceUnlockPlan
Double Breasted BodiceDorothy, 4 friendship starsOpen matching shape
Princess V Bodicestarting patternOpen matching shape
V Neck Yoked ShirtRose, 2 friendship starsOpen matching shape
Waterfall BodiceDorothy, 3 friendship starsOpen matching shape
Wrap BodicePriya, 4 friendship starsOpen matching shape

What it adds—and what it takes away

These are the pattern’s own points before fabric and accessories. They add to the whole dress; they are not percentages or a complete commission score. Compare fabrics for Gothic, then check the complete design.

Raises

Lowers

  • Professional-10
  • Workwear-10
  • Casual-5
  • Cute-5
  • Daywear-5
  • Simple-5

Cutting checklist

Mark each panel once cut. The bars compare panel area within this gothic collar; they are not a sewing layout or a shopping length.

0 of 8 panels checked; 8 still unchecked.

Checkmarks stay while switching variants in this tab. Reloading clears them. An unnamed panel still needs cutting.

For mixed materials, check fabric area shares after choosing the variant. For arrows, seams and recutting, use grain and print alignment and redoing a piece. Checking a box here does not change your game or verify its Quality.

Compare the other collar choices

PatternUnlockVariant 1 panelsGothic
Gothic CollarVivian, 4 friendship stars820
Viper CollarVivian, 2 friendship stars1620
Widow's Peak CollarVivian, 1 friendship stars1015

For a worked task, continue to crowning glory. Different collars can require different bodices; changing one part may need a second change.