The Fashion Report

[Ursa_Vonfiebryd]

Did some experimenting with a friend on this. Obviously, system is looking for certain identifiers and I think I can explain some of them after the two of us got our heads together.

We noticed that items that were HQ and dyed with PREMIUM DYE would score higher than the same items NQ and in vendor dye or not dyed at all--with the exception of the items that are rewards and/or not craftable.

This makes sense considering Masked Rose is really Redolent Rose of the Weaver's Guild. Obviously hand-made items of high quality would be of higher value at least from a lore standpoint. So if you can get it HQ I'd do it, though further testing is needed.

And dye really does matter. But I don't think the color does. Just the rarity. Also, actually read his responses because sometimes they offer further clues into what he is actually looking for. (Like the remark about Doman Martial stuff).

So:

Have all slots filled.
HQ SHOULD improve its rating.
Premium Dye (or any dye) WILL improve its rating (Premium Dye is best though).
Read his comments for clues.

Next Fashion Report will have an A+!

[CatfishCassie]

Based on earlier testing, HQ does not improve the rating. Specifically, someone tested HQ and NQ bridesmaid slippers and got the same score for each. It's possible, however, that there's some amount of RNG involved, which might explain how so many people are trying nearly identical outfits and scoring anywhere from 78 to 92 despite having the same items (and why some people with a soot black long skirt have it screenshotted as gold while mine was 4-star when I scored it earlier today).

[Myon88]

might explain how so many people are trying nearly identical outfits and scoring anywhere from 78 to 92 despite having the same items

I suspect the non-hinted slots play an important part of your final score as well. Obviously not wearing anything at all in those slots imposes a huge score penalty so you can see that they do factor into it.

5/5 golds in the hinted slots + random things every else probably gets you to 80/100, and taking the effort to match your other slots to the theme without help is probably what gets you to 90+ and 100. You can think of it like bonus points for going above and beyond.

[Kurando]

I haven't had a proper chance to try the Glamour Report yet, unlocked it and had a gander but real life unexpected got me busy so be a while till I can try it. Anyway, would be cool if someone could clear up how exactly it works.

From the understanding it reports you based on Glamour, so do you need to have a gearset(s) with all the required parts glammed and then get it reported or is it a matter of just having the individual gear items in your inventory and place them in the slots to complie the report? If it's a gearset thing then I'm guessing this would work well with the Glamour Plates obviously providing you have the gear in the dresser to do it?

[Frizze]

I haven't had a proper chance to try the Glamour Report yet, unlocked it and had a gander but real life unexpected got me busy so be a while till I can try it. Anyway, would be cool if someone could clear up how exactly it works.

From the understanding it reports you based on Glamour, so do you need to have a gearset(s) with all the required parts glammed and then get it reported or is it a matter of just having the individual gear items in your inventory and place them in the slots to complie the report? If it's a gearset thing then I'm guessing this would work well with the Glamour Plates obviously providing you have the gear in the dresser to do it?

You dont have to mess with glamour plates if you dont want to, you can just equip the gear. Anything used for an image appraisal gets bound to you, so dont use something you KNOW youre going to sell. The basic idea is that he gives you a couple vague clues on tuesday, and then on friday you can get him to appraise your appearance for how closely you got to the look he was hinting at - the following tuesday it resets for the new week. You get 4 appraisals per week, and hinted slots are appraised 1-5 stars. Reward is 10kMGP for participating, 50k more for scoring well(above 80) - and they hint that the merchant assistant standing nearby will offer more items over time to people who participate. This week he hinted at 5 slots, but you get some points for having things equipped in the other slots too. All the slots seem to have more then 1 item that can score 5 stars, though some are harder to get then others(for instance, this week one of the 5 star hats is from an old seasonal event).

The rest we're still testing and figuring out. Does HQ matter? Dyes seem to help, but theres debate about whether color, rarity, or both are the deciding factor. Is there RNG involved?

As for my contribution to this weeks knowledge(though its a bit late to help most), the Scion Adventurers shirt is only a 1 star, as is the ruby cotton longkilt. I had both on hand and they seemed like they may fit, but no. Scored an 80 with suggested items from this thread and called it good.

[Yubelchen]

Read his comments for clues.

Which comments? Those he does while checking your glamour out? When i tried it four times, i got four times the same dialog: he got flowers as a gift and tells you those where roses. (at least he does that in german) So that cant be a hint.

[Alien_Gamer]

This weeks challenge: A Brave New World
Head: Keeping it Casual
Body: To Adventure
Legs: Go west
Earring: Mighty Minion
Necklace: Cute as a Button

[Iscah]

So, at a wild guess....

- cap
- starter gear shirt
- New World pants
- some kind of novelty earrings I'm not aware of (was thinking chocobo, but it's not a minion)
- ribbon necklace

[acolyte]

I assume the Scion Adventurer's Jacket would work too?

[Alien_Gamer]

My first guess for the earring is the Behemoth earring.