Stained Glass is one of the round themes in Dress To Impress on Roblox. We have not had it as a round yet, so we have not seen its hint card, and the reading here is ours: a church window turned into an outfit, with bold blocks of jewel tones (sapphire, emerald, ruby, violet and gold) in shiny materials and dark lines between them, like the lead that holds the glass. Below are two complete looks we built in Freeplay Mode, a gem-toned dress and a colour-block shirt and skirt, with our own picture for each step. Every piece, face, hairstyle and material used is free. For the other themes, see every Dress To Impress theme we have built.
Quick answer: Give every part of a multi-part piece its own jewel tone in Glitter, Foil or Metallic, with black ribbons or hair as the dark lines. The five-part plum dress and the shirt-and-skirt set work best.
Stained Glass outfit ideas in Dress To Impress
Dress To Impress shows no item names, so every piece here is described by where it sits, what it looks like and the exact palette spot we used on the Default palette. Both looks use the long curls with a small gold crown, from the hair-dryer chairs in Lana’s Salon (Hairstyles, Feminine tab, second row, left card), and keep the soft glam face from the vanity. Both are barefoot: we wore no shoes.
Look 1: Jewel window dress
Our idea: one dress, five parts, five jewel tones, so the dress itself turns into a window of coloured panes with black curls framing it. The dress is on the short-dress shelf on the right side of the Dressing Room hall; the colours are set on the Freeplay Runway.
The black top and black shorts that show now are the base body, not a piece. They cannot be taken off, only covered, and the dress covers them.
The Wearing panel now shows two pictures: the hair and the dress.
The material list on the “+” tab carries the line “Some materials only work with higher qualities.” Tiles with a gold star are star-locked; Glitter, Foil, Metallic, Leather and Silk are not.
The finished look is a sapphire Glitter dress under a sheer turquoise layer, a red shawl, yellow and violet trims, long black curls and the gold crown.
Jewel rests one hand on the chest, which keeps the front of the dress, and every coloured pane on it, in view.
From the back, the long black curls fall over the red shawl and the blue dress.
Look 2: Colour-block panes
Our idea: split the outfit into hard blocks of colour, a mint top over a red skirt with blue pleats, and let black ribbons and a black belt draw the lines between them. Both pieces hang on one stand of the short-dress shelf.
The skirt only answers a click on that spot. A click a little higher, or on the name tag over the stand, did nothing for us; it took three tries. Once both are on, the Wearing panel shows the hair, the shirt and the skirt.
The finished look is a mint-green shirt with black ribbons and a yellow neck bow, a red pleated skirt with blue pleats, a black belt with a yellow flower, violet curls and the gold crown.
Magica raises one knee and holds a hand out, which opens up the pleats so the blue panes show between the red.
From the back, the violet curls fall to the waist over the red skirt and its blue pleats.
Why these looks read as Stained Glass
A stained-glass window is many small pieces of strong colour held apart by dark lines, and it glows when light comes through. So give every part of a piece its own jewel tone instead of one colour for the whole outfit: the plum dress has five parts and the shirt and skirt seven between them, so each one gives you plenty of panes to fill. Put black on the thin parts, such as ribbons, a belt or the hair, to act as the dark lines. Use shiny materials, Glitter, Foil and Metallic, so the colours catch the light, and put Foil on a sheer part, where it looks see-through and glassy. If you like this idea, our Birth Stones outfit ideas use the same kind of gem colours on single-colour gowns. This is plain styling advice; we have not seen how either look scores in a real round.
How to recolour a piece and set its material
- Click the piece on its shelf or stand, then “Put On” when the label shows. Once you wear it, click its picture in the Wearing panel to open its colour panel again.
- Pick the part with the arrows beside the part name (“1/5: Dress”, “2/5: Sheer Overlay” and so on). Each part takes its own colour and material.
- Open the “+” tab and click the material, such as Glitter, Foil, Metallic, Leather or Silk.
- Choose its colour on the Palette tab (the Default palette: columns are hues, rows run light to dark, and row 8 runs from white to black).
- Repeat for every part. The colours stay on the piece after you close the panel.
To take a piece off, click the heart X under its picture in the Wearing panel. Material tiles with a gold star are star-locked, so leave them alone if you have no stars. The material list carries the line “Some materials only work with higher qualities.” The Patterns tab sits next to Palette; we did not use it for these looks.
Stained Glass colours on the Default palette
Rows count from the top of the palette, columns from the left. Foil on the emerald swatch reads lighter on the runway than it looks in the palette.
| Colour | Column | Row | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapphire blue | 4 | 5 | Look 1 dress (Glitter); Look 2 skirt godets (Foil) |
| Emerald green (shows turquoise or mint with Foil) | 6 | 5 | Look 1 sheer overlay; Look 2 shirt |
| Ruby red | 1 | 5 | Look 1 shawl; Look 2 skirt (both Glitter) |
| Gold-yellow | 8 | 5 | Look 1 lace; Look 2 neck ribbon and flower (all Metallic) |
| Violet | 3 | 5 | Look 1 overlay lace (Foil); Look 2 curls (Silk) |
| Black | 9 | 8 | Look 1 curls (Silk); Look 2 ribbons and belt (Leather) |
Stained Glass pieces to look for
None of these pieces has a name in the game, so look for them by place and shape. All of them are free and worked on our account with no VIP and 0 stars.
| Piece | Where in the Dressing Room | Colours and materials we used |
|---|---|---|
 Plum dress (five parts) | Short-dress shelf, bottom row, the middle stand, between a pink heart mini and a white strapless mini; dark plum before recolouring | Dress sapphire blue + Glitter, sheer overlay column 6, row 5 + Foil (shows as see-through turquoise), shawl ruby red + Glitter, lace gold-yellow + Metallic, overlay lace violet + Foil (Look 1) |
 Pale blue puff-sleeve shirt (three parts) | Short-dress shelf, top row, the left stand; pale blue before recolouring | Shirt column 6, row 5 + Foil (shows as bright mint), ribbons black + Leather, neck ribbon gold-yellow + Metallic (Look 2) |
 Grey pleated skirt (four parts) | Same stand as the shirt, under it: click just below the shirt hem; grey before recolouring | Skirt ruby red + Glitter, godets (the inset pleats) sapphire blue + Foil, belt black + Leather, flower gold-yellow + Metallic (Look 2) |
 Long curls with a crown, black | Lana’s Salon, hair-dryer chairs (Hairstyles), Feminine tab, second row, left card | “1/4: Preview” and “2/4: Preview” black + Silk, gold crown kept (Look 1) |
 Long curls with a crown, violet | The same hairstyle, recoloured from the Wearing panel | “1/4: Preview” and “2/4: Preview” violet + Silk, gold crown kept (Look 2) |
Poses for Stained Glass
We used Jewel for the gem-toned dress and Magica for the colour-block set, both free under Solo in the Poses menu. For the full list with a picture of each, see every free pose in Dress To Impress.
Building it in Freeplay Mode first
Freeplay Mode has no timer, so it is the place to try colours and materials part by part, see how Foil changes a swatch, walk the look down the Freeplay Runway and check how it reads. Once a look works, you know which stand, which palette spots and which materials to go to when Stained Glass comes up in a real round. For more themes built the same way, see our Boho, Robot Takeover, Album Cover, Potion Maker, Monochrome Mood, Divine Beings, Drag, Sweet 16, Camouflage, Deserted Island, Summer Cruise, Favorite Show, Fairytale, Cotton Candy Couture, Cyberpunk, Birth Stones, Y2K Popstar, Video Game Character, Top Model, Fast Food Mascot, DJ, Award Show, Drama Queen, Instagram Model, Day of the Dead, Malibu Dream, Summer Camp, Modern Royalty, Trad Goth and Wonderland outfit ideas.
How a theme round works
We have not had Stained Glass as a round yet; this is from ordinary server rounds on other themes. On the main lobby, the theme shows in a banner at the top with a timer under it. After dressing, each player walks the runway in turn, about 7 seconds each, while the others vote with five stars along the bottom of the screen, with a “Voting complete!” banner between players. A “Results” card then ranks the players, followed by an “Intermission” countdown.
The “Pick Theme” button next to the intermission timer lets you choose the theme, but only with Theme Props. The panel reads “You have: 0 Theme Props” and offers a “Buy More” button priced at 75 Robux. We bought none and saw no free ones, so without Robux you wait for Stained Glass to roll.
What we have not checked
No round we joined rolled Stained Glass, so these looks have not walked a real Stained Glass round: there is no score, star count or vote for them, and we have not seen the theme’s hint card. We did not look for a stained-glass pattern and used no pattern at all. Both looks were built with 0 stars, and nothing was bought.
FAQ
What counts as Stained Glass in Dress To Impress?
The game gives the theme’s name. We read it as a church window: blocks of jewel tones such as sapphire, emerald, ruby, violet and gold, in shiny materials, with dark lines between them from black ribbons, a belt or the hair.
Can I do Stained Glass without VIP?
Yes. Both looks were built on an account with no VIP and 0 stars, and every piece, face, hairstyle, colour and material used here worked on it, with no lock or price on any of them. Glitter, Foil, Metallic, Leather and Silk are free materials; tiles with a gold star are star-locked.
Which colours and materials work for Stained Glass?
We used sapphire blue (column 4, row 5), emerald green (column 6, row 5), ruby red (column 1, row 5), gold-yellow (column 8, row 5), violet (column 3, row 5) and black (column 9, row 8), with Glitter, Foil and Metallic on the coloured parts and Leather or Silk on the black ones. Emerald with Foil shows as turquoise or mint on the runway.
Which piece has the most parts to colour?
Of the pieces here, the plum dress on the short-dress shelf’s bottom row, with five parts. The pale blue shirt has three and its separate skirt four, so together they give seven.
Which pose fits Stained Glass?
Jewel, with one hand on the chest, for the gem-toned dress, and Magica, with one knee raised and a hand out, for the colour-block set. Both are free under Solo.
