Able Sisters

''This article is about the Able Sisters store. For information on the Able sisters, look at their individual pages; Mabel, Sable and Labelle. ''

Able Sisters is a clothing shop/tailor shop, and one of the main stores in the. It is owned and run by Sable and Mabel, the Able sisters. The store was owned and run by their parents, until a fatal accident led to the business being handed over to Sable. Sable was left to look after her younger sister, Mabel, who at the time was an infant.

The locations are different in every Animal Crossing game. In, it is located in the F acres. In, it is placed directly east of Nook's shop. In, it could be placed anywhere in the town. In, it is located on Main Street

Products
The main products that the player can purchase from Able Sisters include clothes, such as shirts and pants, umbrellas, masks, helmets, hats, glasses, and accessories. In addition, the player is able to try on the clothes and accessories before they are bought, by clicking the item with which Mabel will reply with a list of options - trying on being one of them.

In, clothing items can be sold to Mabel. She will pay the same price as Tom Nook.

Designs
Designs are created by talking to Mabel. Designs are player-created items that can be used as paintings, clothing, accessories and floor placings. They allow the player to create customisable objects that best suit their needs. They can be used as clothing, headgear, umbrellas, paintings (to put in your house), wallpaper, flooring or used as tiles to place outside.

PRO designs
A PRO design is a design made in City Folk and New Leaf. Costing 350 Bells in City Folk and 500 Bells in New Leaf, the player can design a front, back, and two sleeves to otherwise one-design around clothes. In both games, the player must talk to Mabel to design one, unlike standard designs that can be made anywhere. In New Leaf, PRO designs can have long, short, or no sleeves. PRO designs take up one pattern slot, and, like normal patterns, can be displayed and used through the Able Sisters.

Trivia

 * Whenever the player enters or leaves the shop, the bell on the door will chime the first half of the town tune.
 * Sable and Mable may be a reference to Sonic and Shadow from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. This is speculated because both pairs are hedgehogs and their colors are identical. True or not, it seems odd for a Sonic reference to be in a Nintendo game.