Friday, 31 August 2018

Menswear Shop

Men's fashion has returned in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star and you can even work at a special boutique designed for fashionable male customers. Men's fashion was sadly missed in the previous game Fashion Forward, only appear as a unlockable option from the opening menu screen. Styling Star brings the ability to serve male customers back into the game in the form of the Menswear Shop.



The Menswear Shop unlocks during the main story line of the game and will become available around Stylist Rank 28 (this is the time it unlocked for myself). The shop is managed by Xiaobai who appears at your boutique during the main story line. You need to follow him to the Menswear Shop to hear his story about his dreams and inspiration to open the shop. It will take some time for the shop to officially open and you just need to wait until Johann appears at your boutique as you need to redirect him to the Menswear Shop. Head over there to help him pick out an outfit and after this, you will direct a few more male customers from your boutique to the Menswear Shop and pick out new outfits for them. Once you have successfully served three customers at the Menswear Shop, you will now be able to work there all the time and customers will appear.


Xiaobai shown at the Menswear Shop


One important thing to note about the Menswear Shop is that you do earn money for working there, it just doesn't show as an amount at the end. The money goes straight to your money in-game and it's a great place to work as male customers tend to spend more than female customers and will request full outfits most of the time. There is also an award for serving 10 customers at the Menswear Shop which is pretty easy to achieve.

The men's fashion items featuring a variety of items and many accessories unique to male characters. The selection of items is smaller than the ones available for female characters, but there is selection of fashionable pieces to choose from. Men's fashion items fall under the following categories:

  • Inners
  • Tops
  • Outers
  • Trousers
  • Yukatas/Dungarees
  • Socks
  • Shoes
  • Gloves
  • Watches/Bracelets
  • Necklaces/Ties
  • Scarves
  • Glasses/Sunglasses
  • Headwear

The following styles are available for men's fashion items: eastern, basic, casual, bold, chic, rock, preppy & boho-chic. Only five brands are available at the Menswear Shop and these include:

  • Kanokoi - Eastern inspired fashion pieces.
  • Basic U - Simple and comfortable items.
  • Helion - Contemporary fashion featuring casual styled items.
  • Dept. 9 - The bold fashion brand for men featuring street style inspired clothing.
  • Markus & Corman - Classy and expensive items for the sophisticated gentleman.

Creating an outfit for Uncle Tim during the main story line

Customers will appear at the Menswear Shop the same way as other shops with the customers displayed on the bottom 3DS screen. Select a customer to talk to them and they will give you the run down on the type of outfit they are after. Once you have listened to the customer, the bottom 3DS screen will bring up two options: Leave this to me! or Sorry. You cannot stock up like at your boutique instead just being able to accept or reject requests.

Sunday, 26 August 2018

Brands - Kanokoi

There are a variety of brands featured in Style Boutique 3/Style Savvy 4 that cater to all tastes in fashion. One of the brands is Kanokoi which focuses on eastern inspired fashion. The game lists the following description for the brand "An exotic brand inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese styles. Includes seasonal items!". 



Kanokoi's main image is Eastern and clothing items in the brand also fall under the following images: lively, basic, girly, psychedelic, boho-chic, bold and chic. Freddie returns as the brand representative for Kanokoi in Styling Star. Kanokoi is known for it's Yukata and Kimono items. Styling Star doesn't feature any new designs however for this style of item. For the Kanokoi brand, each section of clothing contains the following amount of items:
  • Inner = 103
  • Tops = 146
  • Outer = 41
  • Trousers = 34
  • Skirts = 50
  • Dresses = 73
  • Socks = 36
  • Leg Warmers = N/A
  • Gloves = N/A
  • Bags = 48
  • Bracelets/Watches/Bangles = 22
  • Shoes = 62
  • Necklaces = 11
  • Scarves = 18
  • Earrings = 7
  • Accessories = N/A
  • Headwear = 36

Items from the brand fall under the following images and the number of items belonging to each image is listed as well:
  • Lively = 14
  • Eastern = 687
  • Basic = 12
  • Girly = 13
  • Psychedelic = 16
  • Boho-Chic = 7
  • Gothic = N/A
  • Baby-Doll = N/A
  • Bold = 23
  • Rock = N/A
  • Chic = 2
  • Feminine = N/A
  • Preppy = N/A

Here are examples of some of the new clothing items that appear in Styling Star from the Kanokoi brand:




Here are some photo shoots showcasing outfits made from items from the Kanokoi brand.




Monday, 20 August 2018

Miniatures - Floors

In New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star, there is a wide variety of miniatures that you can collect and use to decorate your boutique and apartment interior. Miniatures fall under different categories and many items were featured previously in Fashion Forward. Miniatures can be obtained by either purchasing them from various stores around the city or received as gifts from NPC's. This guide will detail all the Floors available which can be used in decorating the boutique.

Floors can be purchased from the Lifestyle Shop which is run by Pippa. The selection of items available changes each month. Not all the floors that appeared in Fashion Forward are available in Styling Star, some have been removed. Here is a list of all the Floors items available in Style Boutique 3/Style Savvy 4:
  • Shop Floor
  • Antique Floor
  • Pink Floor
  • Hardwood Floor
  • Antique Flush Joint Floor
  • Natural Wood Floor
  • White Wood Floor
  • Chic Wood Floor
  • Boho Herringbone Floor
  • Quality Herringbone Floor
  • Natural Herringbone Floor
  • Laminate Wood Floor
  • Diamond-Patterned Floor
  • Grunge Floor
  • Concrete Floor
  • Black Tile Floor
  • Stylish Tile Floor
  • Elegant Tile Floor
  • Pop Floor
  • Large Dot Floor
  • Princess Carpet
  • Round Carpet
  • Charming Floor
  • Chequered Floor
  • Shocking Pink Check Floor
  • Colourful Carpet
  • Colourful Chic Floor
  • Tatami Floor
  • Red Tatami Floor
  • Palace Floor




Tuesday, 14 August 2018

Miniatures - Walls

In New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star, there is a wide variety of miniatures that you can collect and use to decorate your boutique and apartment interior. Miniatures fall under different categories and many items were featured previously in Fashion Forward. Miniatures can be obtained by either purchasing them from various stores around the city or received as gifts from NPC's. This guide will detail all the Walls available which can be used in decorating the boutique.

Walls can be purchased from the Lifestyle Shop which is run by Pippa. The selection of items available changes each month. Not all the wallpapers that appeared in Fashion Forward are available in Styling Star, some have been removed. Here is a list of all the Walls items available in Style Boutique 3/Style Savvy 4:
  • Shop Wall
  • Natural Wall
  • Pink Striped Wall
  • Red Wall with Border
  • Fowler Pattern Wall
  • Sweet Pale Blue Wall
  • Sweet Pink Wall
  • Polka Dot Wall
  • Bohemian Wall
  • Elaborate Green Wall
  • Black Basic Wall
  • Berry Red Wall
  • Elegant Patterned Wall
  • Grunge Wall
  • White Brick Wall
  • Natural Brick Wall
  • Black Brick Wall
  • Elegant Wall
  • Pop Wall
  • Yellow Stripes Wall
  • Green Stripes Wall
  • Starry Sky Wall
  • Charming Wall
  • Chic Blue Wall
  • Chic Purple Wall
  • Stylish Brick Wall
  • Panelled Wall
  • Ornate Panelled Wall
  • Antique Panelled Wall
  • Palace Wall



Thursday, 9 August 2018

Purple Moon - Apple Princess

The Purple Moon brand in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star sells a variety of fun costume outfits. The brand is found at the Exhibition Hall and the brand representative is Eliza. Purple Moon has some new costumes available in Styling Star and one of these new outfits is the Apple Princess outfit. Each item in the outfit costs $990.00 and can be restocked through the Restock app via the Phone Menu.

The Apple Princess outfit is made up of the following items:

  • Apple Princess High Collar Blouse
  • Apple Princess Skirt
  • Apple Princess Bow

The Apple Princess outfit is available in a variety of colours and items in the set belong to three different themes. The High Collar Blouse belongs to the baby-doll theme, the skirt belongs to the gothic and baby-doll themes and the bow belongs to the girly and baby-doll themes.


Apple Princess High Collar Blouse

Apple Princess High Collar Blouse

Apple Princess Skirt

Apple Princess Bow

Saturday, 4 August 2018

Brands - Basic U

There are a variety of brands featured in Style Boutique 3/Style Savvy 4 that cater to all tastes in fashion. One of the brands is Basic U which focuses on simple and casual fashion. The game lists the following description for the brand "The definite brand for everyday wear. Basic U is reasonably priced and offers clothes in a wide variety of colours". 



Basic U's main image is Basic and clothing items in the brand also fall under the following images: lively, girly, bold, feminine and preppy. Penny returns as the brand representative for Basic U in Styling Star and some items from Streetflow have been moved to Basic UFor the Basic U brand, each section of clothing contains the following amount of items:
  • Inner = 356
  • Tops = 392
  • Outer = 152
  • Trousers = 137
  • Skirts = 94
  • Dresses = 92
  • Socks = 163
  • Leg Warmers = 36
  • Gloves = 15
  • Bags = 56
  • Bracelets/Watches/Bangles = 4
  • Shoes = 103
  • Necklaces = N/A
  • Scarves = 25
  • Earrings = N/A
  • Accessories = 14
  • Headwear = 68

Items from the brand fall under the following images and the number of items belonging to each image is listed as well:
  • Lively = 74
  • Eastern = N/A
  • Basic = 1707
  • Girly = 69
  • Psychedelic = N/A
  • Boho- Chic = N/A
  • Gothic = N/A
  • Baby-Doll = N/A
  • Bold = 109
  • Rock = N/A
  • Chic = N/A
  • Feminine = 142
  • Preppy = 35

Here are examples of some of the new clothing items that appear in Styling Star from the Basic U brand: