"Private" toggle for CAS outfits, please!
With the release of Lovestruck and Sweet Slumber Party and, frankly, watching one of lilsimsie's Sims plead with the Grim Reaper in her lingerie this week I'd love to see a "Private" button on CAS items or fits so each Sim can decide what they're comfortable with. Like when the shoes auto-on/off when they enter the house in For Rent (love that!), they could auto-change into an outfit marked as Private if they are alone in a room, or with a Partner Sim.
I love building CAS that feels realistic, and for me that means Sleep outfits for a femme Sim might include: shorts and a Horse Ranch sweater, a t-shirt and underwear bottoms, pants and a bra, a bra and underwear set, a nightgown. Likewise, Sleep outfits for a masc Sim might include: pants and no top, boxers and no top, underwear and a Horse Ranch sweater (it's one of my favourite Sleep tops!), boxers and a t-shirt. But I don't want an Adult shirtless or in their underwear when there are kids around, or Roommates, or Sims from outside their Household. Here are some other reasons a Private toggle for CAS outfits would be so empowering to our Sims (and to Simmers!):
- A Teen Sim is shy and uncomfortable in their own skin and prefers bulky sweaters in public but is also experimenting with form-fitting CAS in Private
- A Sim is transitioning and wearing a different Fashion Choice (Feminine or Masculine) in Private
- An Elder Sim who grew up wearing makeup will always put their makeup on when non-Household Sims are around (Public)
- A Sim that covers will take their hijab off when they're with their Partner Sim (Private)
- A Sim on a Sleep Over or Stay-Over will not wear underwear or other Private outfits in other Sims' houses
- A Sim dresses Preppy or other specific Style in Public and a little more Rocker in Private
- A Sim prefers a one-piece Swimwear in Public but might wear a two-piece if they were getting in the hot tub with their Partner Sim (Private)
- A Sim is obsessed with horses (see: Horse Ranch sweater, above) and it's a secret from everyone!
But automated.
There are lots of opportunities for to use a "Private" toggle on CAS outfits in storytelling! Let me know if you have any additional ideas below!