Grace

Grace
Grace at Strata
Alternative Name
アキ Aki (Japanese) Maria (Italian)
Biographical Information
Gender	Female
Occupation	Boutique manager
Characteristics
Style	Chic
Brand	Alvarado
Relationships
Friends	Player Character Renée Dominic

Grace is a major side character who makes her debut in Style Savvy. She acts as the player's mentor and friend. She owns her own shop named Strata.

Style Savvy

In the beginning of the game, Grace hires the player character to work for her at Strata. After some time of working with her, Grace realizes the player character's fashion potential and helps her open her own boutique.

Throughout the game, Grace will occasionally visit the boutique to give the player character advice. If the player dresses a mannequin in clothing that is out-of-season (e.g. a coat during summer), she may come to the boutique and give some pointers. Additionally, she will visit the boutique to test the player's customer service skills if they haven't played in over a month. If they don't make a successful sale when this happens, the boutique's shop rank will decrease.

Grace also has her own section in Nuances where she talks about the upcoming trends and the season's hottest looks. She appears to have a lot of influence on the fashion world, with customers often visiting the player's boutique asking for an outfit she would wear. She can commonly be seen wearing Alvarado.

Additionally, Grace appears as a contestant in the Platinum Contest, competing against the player. She is the highest-scoring opponent in this contest, always receiving second prize whenever the player wins.

Style Savvy: Trendsetters

In the sequel, Grace can visit the player's boutique along with Renée. She offers the player a chance to learn her secrets, and insists that there is more she has to learn. The Trendsetters player character reminds her of the one from the original game.

Gallery

Grace greeting the player at Strata

Grace at the Contest Hall

Grace visiting the player's shop in Trendsetters

Trivia

• In the European release of Style Savvy, Grace's boutique is named Primavera.
• According to Renee, Grace is scared of teddy bears and doesn't like tomatoes.
• When she was younger, Grace was a fan of the urban fashion style. This could mean she used to wear AZ-USA clothing most often, considering that she mentions this on one occasion when discussing the AZ-USA brand.
• In the North American instruction manual of Style Savvy, there are in-game screenshots in which the player name is Grace and her boutique is named Strata.
  • Interestingly, this Easter egg does not appear in the European instruction manual.