# Dress to Impress: get the theme, build the look, walk the runway

Source: https://roam.new/dress-to-impress/

Dress to Impress is a fashion competition game on Roblox, made by a group led by a developer known as Gigi. It released on November 11, 2023. Each round gives everyone a theme, a few minutes to style an outfit, and a runway walk where the other players rate your look with stars.

Where to play the original: [Dress To Impress on Roblox](https://www.roblox.com/games/15101393044/).

## How a round works

Good placements raise your rank, and higher ranks unlock more items. There is also a duo mode with a partner and a freeplay mode with no timer, for practice.

- **1. The theme**: The round opens with a theme such as a decade, a movie genre or a party. Everyone gets the same one.
- **2. The dressing room**: You have a timer, about six minutes, to put together up to 18 clothing items and set makeup, skin tone and nails. Colors can be changed.
- **3. The runway**: When time is up, each player walks the catwalk while the others rate the look from one to five stars.
- **4. The podium**: The three looks with the most stars stand on the podium.

## Why it took off

The loop is short, social and easy to judge: everyone can tell if a look fits the theme. It became one of the fastest Roblox experiences to reach a billion visits. In 2024 it was the most-played game on Roblox for a time and won three Roblox Innovation Awards. Collaborations with Charli XCX, Lady Gaga and Wicked brought in waves of new players.


## Tips for more stars

- **Read the theme literally first**: Voters reward looks they understand at a glance.
- **Pick one color story**: Two or three colors read better on the runway than ten.
- **Finish early, then add details**: A complete outfit with no shoes loses stars.
- **Pose on the runway**: A pose and a walk help a look stand out in a full lobby.

## Where to play, and making your own

Dress to Impress is free on Roblox, on phones, PC, consoles and VR headsets. Roam does not have a dress-up contest in its catalog right now, but you can describe one and play it with friends on your iPhone, with your own themes and your own rules for voting.


## Make your own dress-up contest with Roam

Roam is a free iPhone app that turns a description into a game. Write the themes, the clothes and how people vote, and play it with your friends. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.

Try: "dress-up contest, 3 minutes to style for the theme, then a runway walk, everyone votes 1 to 5 stars, my friends are the models"

[Get Roam on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6745489251?pt=126889634&mt=8&ct=rnew-dress-to-impress)

## Questions people ask

**Who made Dress to Impress?**
The Dress To Impress Group on Roblox, led by a developer known as Gigi.

**When did Dress to Impress come out?**
It officially released on Roblox on November 11, 2023.

**How long do you get to dress in Dress to Impress?**
About six minutes per round, then everyone walks the runway and votes.

## About Roam

Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play. https://roam.gg