Character companion · Dorothy Parker

Dorothy in the Dressmaker game

Pigeon keeper and town gossip.

Who is Dorothy?

Dorothy Parker — character portrait

Dorothy keeps three named pigeons and knows everyone’s business. Her first card is an audition — Pigeon Adoption — and once the pigeon adopts you, further commissions start arriving by mail. The wiki notes that delivering that first card earns its own achievement, You’ve Got Mail.

Nearly every Dorothy card wants Eclectic: camouflage in a hedge, a half-purple gala gown, a detective dress in wool, and Extraterrestrial Entreaty, which asks for at least 5% of all seven fabrics in a single dress.

Cards
7 client commissions
First card pays
400
Story achievement
Snitches Get Stitches (community Wiki, checked 3 October 2026)
Full cast
All ten clients

Commission cards

Q is the dress quality score; “only” restricts every colour or fabric used; percentages are the share of the dress.

Community-reported thresholds and budgets: Dressmaker Wiki and Tpose Gaming, checked 3 October 2026
CardRequirementsBudget
Pigeon AdoptionQ≥75; Warm≥50; Eclectic≥50; Jewel≥1; Brooch≥1400
Hedge CamouflageQ≥80; Daywear≥40; Eclectic≥25; Flowers≥25; Green≥40%350
Precious PigeonQ≥80; Eclectic≥60; Patterned≥30; Tassel≥5; ≥4 different fabrics350
Dressed DownQ≥80; Elegant≥25; Eclectic≥40; Cool≥40; Patterned≥40350
Gala SupporterQ≥80; Glamour≥50; Eveningwear≥40; Eclectic≥50; Purple≥50%; Trim≥20 cm750
Extraterrestrial EntreatyQ≥80; Cotton≥5%; Lace≥5%; Linen≥5%; Sequin≥5%; Silk≥5%; Velvet≥5%; Wool≥5%750
Detective DorothyQ≥80; Professional≥50; Gothic≥40; Wool≥50%750

Eclectic is the thread through nearly every card, and Extraterrestrial Entreaty is the fabric tour — 5% of all seven fabrics in one dress. Delivering Pigeon Adoption earns You’ve Got Mail and opens her mail-order cards.

Story notes

Dorothy’s first card is an audition for her pigeon, and once he adopts you the further commissions arrive by mail — delivering Pigeon Adoption earns You’ve Got Mail, and the mail cards feed the bird-themed achievements, per the wiki. Finishing all seven earns Snitches Get Stitches, according to the community Wiki.

Berty and the rest of the town’s never-dressed cast sit on the beyond-the-ten list.

Measurements

Source-reported measurements, checked 3 October 2026; ≈ means approximate
SourceBustWaistHipsUnit as stated
Tpose Gaming98.383.2110.9Not stated
Dressmaker Wiki98.283.4≈110.3cm

The Wiki reports centimetres; Tpose does not state a unit. Differences between these community reports remain unresolved. Use the in-game measuring tape to confirm a client’s size; these reports are not guaranteed mannequin settings.