I think the new bear outfits are kind of cute. But I do wish it wasn't another bear suit again. Every time I see the bear suit I'm reminded of Claire the bear in the sims 1 and I feel sad that game got an actual bear and 17 years later we have costumes!
I love the idea of phases but I do wish the costumes were not the bear costume. I love the dress up options from the sims 2 and 3. I think it's really cute when my sim child in the sims 3 regularly dresses up like a princess and presides over the royal court.