Character companion · Marie Laroche

Marie in the Dressmaker game

Home from the Charmeuse embassy.

Who is Marie?

Marie Laroche — character portrait

Marie grew up in Tulleton and spent eight years at the embassy in Charmeuse before coming to Twillford to help her parents move. Her opening card, Respectful Funeral, is the demure middle path of the Duke’s funeral: black over half the dress, formal, elegant, simple.

Her taste runs colour-ward — she says women from Charmeuse favour colourful, patterned clothing, and her later cards ask for exactly that, from Goat Mediation to a picnic. Her wedding dress pays 2,500, and finishing her seven cards earns the achievement G.O.A.T.

Cards
7 client commissions
First card pays
300
Story achievement
G.O.A.T. (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
Respectful FuneralQ≥75; Formal≥50; Elegant≥40; Simple≥40; Black≥50%300
Goat MediationQ≥80; Patterned≥50; Eclectic≥50; Formal≤40250
Spring FeteQ≥80; Elaborate≥30; Romantic≥50; Eveningwear≥60; only Silk500
Marie’s WeddingQ≥80; Elaborate≥50; Formal≥50; Eclectic≥40; ≥3 different colours2,500
Diplomatic OutreachQ≥80; Elaborate≥50; Glamour≥25; Eclectic≥50; Eveningwear≥401,500
Poetic MuseQ≥80; dialogue-dependent: one of Cute≥50 / Elegant≥50 / Risqué≥60; one of Flowers≥50 / Gothic≥50 / ≥5 colours; one of Romantic≥50 / Professional≥50 / Uncomfortable≥30500
Perfect PicnicQ≥80; Patterned≥50; Cool≥50; Daywear≥40; Eclectic≥40500

Respectful Funeral sets black at half the dress; everything after leans Patterned and Eclectic — exactly what she says Charmeuse women wear. The Wiki describes Poetic Muse as dialogue-dependent: one requirement from each of three groups, while Tpose combines the alternatives into one list. Check your actual card rather than requiring all nine tags; and her wedding card pays 2,500.

Story notes

Marie’s arc runs from restraint to colour: the funeral half-black, then the patterned dresses she says Charmeuse women favour, ending with her wedding at 2,500 gold. Finishing all seven cards earns G.O.A.T., according to the community Wiki.

She is the demure third of the funeral trio — see Prudence and Priya for the other two briefs.

Measurements

Source-reported measurements, checked 3 October 2026; ≈ means approximate
SourceBustWaistHipsUnit as stated
Tpose Gaming93.570.5102.3Not stated
Dressmaker Wiki93.670.5102.2cm

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.