Clothing

Clothes are a major category of items in the series, as well as a huge part of the game. Like furniture, clothes are available from a variety of sources: in, clothes are most commonly purchased at Tom Nook's Store, while in and , clothes may only be found at the Able Sisters' shop. Some special clothes are also available via holidays and events such as Gracie's visits in or New Year's in City Folk. In City Folk, some clothing articles are only obtainable from GracieGrace at very high prices.

In the first game, clothes were the only means of customizing one's character, other than the unchangeable face generated when the player first creates his or her character. The shirt/dress design would therefore also appear on the character's hat. In subsequent titles, hats and accessories became separate from clothes, making clothes one of several ways to change the appearance of one's character.

In all three titles, players are able to create custom designs through the Able Sisters, which may then be used on the characters' clothes for just a small amount of bells.