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Dressmaker walkthrough: the story events in order

Dressmaker’s story is a run of commissions from ten recurring townspeople, gathered around town events. It opens with the Duke’s funeral; a sporting day, an art exhibition, a market fair, a hedge maze and a spring fete follow at some point, and eight more events after those.

Find your next story commission

Pick your current main-story card to reveal the next one. Side commissions do not replace the main-story sequence.

Dressmaker - Launch TrailerCozy Lives · 1:02The launch trailer.

The opening, commission by commission

The main story always runs in the same order, one card at a time; the full order is further down. Side cards slot in between once they open. Here is how a first playthrough met the opening, with its three unlocks. Commission names link to the card with its full requirements.

  1. Librarian Workwear for Rose
  2. Flamboyant Funeral for PrudenceThe Duke's funeral
  3. Accessories unlock. The shop prompt reads “We've unlocked some Accessories, let's buy some!” Lace, bows, brooches and the rest go on after sewing: lace trim and accessories.
  4. Fierce Funeral for PriyaThe Duke's funeral
  5. Respectful Funeral for MarieThe Duke's funeral
  6. Off-the-rack dresses appear. A card for making a dress of your own design shows up once the third commission is delivered, just after the fourth card arrives. If it has not shown up for you, see off the rack, selling and gifts.
  7. Biographer's Interview for Edith
  8. Vegetable Empire for Fiona
  9. Studious Motivation for Alice
  10. Chilly Overtime for Rose
  11. Nocturnal Glamour for Vivian
  12. Pigeon Adoption for Dorothy
  13. Undercover Servant for Prudence
  14. Gifting unlocks. The prompt: “You may now also gift dresses to the clients you've met.” Each client’s preferences and measurements are then in the Sketchbook.
  15. Sporting Chance for AdoraThe sporting day contest
  16. Spirited Exercise for Alice
  17. Perfect Picnic for Marie

Pigeon Adoption is Dorothy’s first dress. Delivering it earns You’ve Got Mail and, in Dorothy’s words, “Berty has decided to go ahead with your adoption! He will accompany you from now on.” From then on some commissions come by pigeon mail.

The Duke's funeral

Finishing every dress for it earns Laid To Dress, held by 74.5% of Steam players. 3 cards name the event:

  • Flamboyant Funeral for Prudence: Prudence needs a dress to stand out at the Duke's funeral.
  • Fierce Funeral for Priya: Priya needs an intimidating dress for the funeral: formal and gothic. Naturally, it must not be colourful.
  • Respectful Funeral for Marie: Marie needs a sensible black dress to attend the late Duke's funeral.

The three dresses side by side, and why their colour rules cannot share a dress: the Duke’s funeral.

The sporting day contest

Finishing every dress for it earns Style Goals, held by 34% of Steam players. One card names the event:

  • Sporting Chance for Adora: Adora is excited to take part in the annual sporting day competition.

The achievement names it the Woman’s Sporting Day Contest and asks for all its dresses, so expect more than Adora’s.

Priya's exhibition opening

Finishing every dress for it earns Dart Deco, held by 23.1% of Steam players. 4 cards name the event:

  • Exhibition Opening for Priya: Priya requires a dress for her exhibition opening that represents her as an artist.
  • Secret Art Critic for Adora: Adora wants an avant-garde dress for Priya's exhibition.
  • Art Appreciator for Vivian: Vivian wants a sequined dress to attend Priya's art exhibition.
  • Secret Gallery Visit for Prudence: Prudence wants to visit Priya's exhibition in a disguise.

The Market Fair

Finishing every dress for it earns Rooting For You, held by 15.8% of Steam players. One card names the event:

  • Carrot Promotion for Edith: Edith wants to support Fiona at the Market Fair. Fiona wants Edith to dress as a carrot.

Fiona’s Vegetable Empire and Walking Billboard are also about her vegetable business, but neither card names the fair.

The hedge maze

Finishing every dress for it earns Hedge Your Bets, held by 11.4% of Steam players. 3 cards name the event:

  • Love Labyrinth for Alice: Alice is on a mission to find her true love in a hedge maze.
  • Hedge Camouflage for Dorothy: Dorothy needs some camouflage in order to spy on people in a hedge maze.
  • A-maze-ingly Lost for Fiona: Fiona is accompanying Dorothy through the Twillford Hedge Maze, and wants a loud dress in case they get lost.

The Spring Fete

Finishing every dress for it earns Don't Wanna Miss A Spring, held by 9% of Steam players. 2 cards name the event:

  • Floral Romance for Prudence: Prudence wants a flowery dress for the Spring Fete.
  • Spring Fete for Marie: Marie needs a romantic dress for the Spring Fete!

The Pet Show

Finishing every dress for it earns Simply Beastly, held by 5.9% of Steam players. 2 cards name the event:

  • Precious Pigeon for Dorothy: Dorothy is supporting her pigeon friend at the Pet Show, and has asked for an eclectic dress.
  • Beloved Ox for Fiona: Fiona is taking her beloved ox to the pet show.

Every main-story card, in order

The front desk hands out the 53 main-story cards in this order and only offers the next once the last is handed in, pass or fail.

  1. Librarian Workwear Rose
  2. Flamboyant Funeral Prudence
  3. Fierce Funeral Priya
  4. Respectful Funeral Marie
  5. Biographer's Interview Edith
  6. Vegetable Empire Fiona
  7. Studious Motivation Alice
  8. Chilly Overtime Rose
  9. Nocturnal Glamour Vivian
  10. Pigeon Adoption Dorothy
  11. Undercover Servant Prudence
  12. Sporting Chance Adora
  13. Spirited Exercise Alice
  14. Phoenix Costume Edith
  15. Exhibition Opening Priya
  16. Secret Art Critic Adora
  17. Art Appreciator Vivian
  18. Goat Mediation Marie
  19. Walking Billboard Fiona
  20. Carrot Promotion Edith
  21. Love Labyrinth Alice
  22. Hedge Camouflage Dorothy
  23. A-maze-ingly Lost Fiona
  24. Floral Romance Prudence
  25. Spring Fete Marie
Show cards 26 to 53 (story spoilers)
  1. Librarian Conference Rose
  2. Artistic Retreat Priya
  3. Precious Pigeon Dorothy
  4. Beloved Ox Fiona
  5. Secret Gallery Visit Prudence
  6. Parental Guidance Alice
  7. Comfortable Coffin Vivian
  8. Marie's Wedding Marie
  9. Maid of Honour Priya
  10. Never the Bride Prudence
  11. Dressed Down Dorothy
  12. Moonlight Wanderer Adora
  13. Midnight Warrior Vivian
  14. Constellation Inspiration Priya
  15. Raven Rising Alice
  16. Bold Tigress Rose
  17. Daring Heist Adora
  18. Gala Supporter Dorothy
  19. Opera Night Fiona
  20. Another Encore Edith
  21. Sudden Departure Prudence
  22. Diplomatic Outreach Marie
  23. Crowning Glory Adora
  24. Dark Emissary Vivian
  25. World Stage Edith
  26. Sewn in the Stars Priya
  27. Painted Dream Prudence
  28. Both of Us? Rose

Side cards and when they open

24 more cards sit outside the main story. Each opens once a particular main card has been handed in, pass or fail; the 8 marked by pigeon count towards Birds of a Feather, Frock Together.

Side cardClientOpens after
Perfect Picnicby pigeonMarieUndercover Servant
Rodent RelationsRoseUndercover Servant
Tomb Raiderby pigeonRoseUndercover Servant
Not HaughtyPrudenceExhibition Opening
New AestheticPriyaGoat Mediation
Romance ReaderEdithGoat Mediation
Selafie's WishSelafieGoat Mediation
Proper LadyAdoraWalking Billboard
Reporter FionaFionaWalking Billboard
Exotic MothVivianLove Labyrinth
Aspiring FloristFionaA-maze-ingly Lost
Extraterrestrial EntreatyDorothyFloral Romance
Graveside VisitEdithFloral Romance
Kroq's WishKroqSpring Fete
Potential FratricidePriyaSpring Fete
Good Auntby pigeonPrudencemain card 27
Best Bakerby pigeonFionamain card 29
Cheerful FrogAdoramain card 29
Fainting Dressby pigeonPriyamain card 30
Unstained Beautyby pigeonVivianmain card 31
Detective Dorothyby pigeonDorothymain card 32
Cat Amongst Pigeonsby pigeonEdithmain card 34
Poetic MuseMariemain card 35
Spirit of CompromiseAlicemain card 49

Later events (spoilers)

Steam hides these 7 achievements until you earn them. Each needs every dress made for its event. Tap one to see the event.

AchievementEventPlayers
Smells like Sateen Spirit
Show eventComplete all the dresses for Alice's séance.
4.3%
Newlythreads
Show eventComplete all the dresses for Duke Hassan's wedding.
3.3%
A Midsummer Night’s Seam
Show eventComplete all the dresses needed for stargazing.
2.4%
Extrav-organza
Show eventComplete all the dresses for the Summer Ball.
2.1%
On a High Note
Show eventComplete all the dresses for Edith's opera gala.
1.5%
Crowning Glory
Show eventComplete all the dresses for the coronation.
1.1%
Don We Now Our Gay Apparel
Show eventComplete all the dresses for another wedding.
0.9%

The story commissions run to about 35 hours in total. For the cards you can look up now, use the commission finder. The full list of achievements, client ones included, is on all 32 achievements.