Some headgear covered the top of the head, while others covered the entire head. This greatly improved facial customisability, in addition with the ability to change hairstyles later in the game. Preset Headgear and facial Accessories were added, both of which were also sold from the Able Sisters. The shirt and hat designs were made independent of each other, allowing the player to wear different designs on each. This function is exclusive to Animal Crossing (and its remakes), and Wild World Wild Worldįrom this title onwards, shirts and umbrellas are purchased at the Able Sisters store. The player was able to drop a shirt or design into a hidden slot under the bottom-right slot of the inventory to change the background image. The pattern that appeared on the player's clothes would also become their hat. Designs could also be obtained from Wendell in exchange for food. Players could create designs by speaking to Mabel and paying 350 bells. Doing so would result in the same pattern being tiles across the four sections of the shirt: The front, back, left sleeve and right sleeve.
Preset clothes and Umbrellas could be purchased from Tom Nook's Store, or designs could be worn or applied to the umbrella instead. Villagers wear shirts without sleeves, and it would either appear short or dress-like depending on the species. Male players had a short-sleeved shirt shape with basketball shorts (that could not be changed) while female players' shirts were longer to give the appearance of a dress. In Animal Crossing, the only type of clothes the player could change was the ones worn on their torso.