Do clothes affect a Sim's mood or not?

I have seen old and outdated threads saying that depending on what a Sim wears, this will affect the mood of that sim. Is this true in a vanilla base game with no mods? I'm aware that some clothes, like the Animal Hats content, will affect the mood of a Sim, but do normal clothes affect a mood? I like designing my Sims uniquely and don't want to use a same-color shirt to make a Sim happier. Is it true that the type or texture of clothes affect the Sim in any way?

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18 Replies

EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Very most of the time, no.

Though there are rare exceptions when it does. Like the animal hats you've brought out (and the other Digital Deluxe clothing). The firefighter uniform will make sims confident while Tragic Clown uniform will make sims sad. Badly made knitted clothing will make sims uncomfortable.

Oh, and with High School Year bringing fashion likes and dislikes will have sims be happy or tense on their or other sims' clothing style.
LlamaOMama
New Ace
2 years ago
Alrighty!
EgonVM
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"ItsMeThatGuy;c-18223101" wrote:
Does the hairstyle, facial hair, or face or body profile affect the Sim's mood?

Now that is full on no.
LlamaOMama
New Ace
2 years ago
I know now the Sim's appearance is fully cosmetic! Thanks!
GalacticGal
Legend
2 years ago
The only time I am aware the clothes affects the Sim is sometimes in CAS they will 'react' to the new outfit. In game, not so much. I wish it would, quite frankly. That would be an added layer of gameplay. Fun.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I think there's that one sparkly outfit from the base game that is supposed to have an effect (one for males, one for females) but it's the only one, and I rarely use it so I don’t remember whether it does anything. I could have sworn that it was announced before the game came out that clothing would have an impact, but it didn’t happen.
OldeSimsFan
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
The sparkly one for females gives a mood boost. It's a whole-body outfit, the shorts with jacket that has palm trees on it. Comes in blue, yellow, and white. Have no idea on the male one.
TheGigge
2 years ago
There are a few items that affect mood like the sombrero which makes them embarrassed or one of the goofy pairs of sunglasses that gives them another moodlet. I forget which.
Simmerville
Legend
2 years ago
I would like them to have a moodlet from wearing clothes of their favorite color and vice versa. Guess colors worn has no effect, though.
mariefoxprice83
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
"Simmerville;c-18223555" wrote:
I would like them to have a moodlet from wearing clothes of their favorite color and vice versa. Guess colors worn has no effect, though.

I did wonder whether favourite colour would make a difference once they brought in likes and dislikes, but no such luck.