Got a budding designer in the house who’s always sketching outfits or restyling their toys’ wardrobes? Fashion designer games are a brilliant creative outlet for kids who love colour, pattern and putting a look together. Whether they want to style a model, design a print, run their own fashion store or shoot a catwalk show, there’s a game or app here to match their interest and age.
Here are 10 fun fashion designer games perfect for creative kids:
1. Fashion Designer
2. Star Fashion Designer App
3. Barbie Fashion Design Maker App
4. Dress Up Games
5. Games2girls Fashion Designer
6. Stardoll.com
7. Style Studio App
8. Fancy Nancy Dress-Up App
9. Fashion Design World
10. Makies Fashion App
#1. Fashion Designer
This browser-based game collection walks kids step by step through designing their own looks — from pyjamas to sneakers to a full outfit for a fashion house show. Each step is easy to follow, making it a good fit for kids of all ages who want to dip into design without any pressure.
#2. Star Fashion Designer App
Star Fashion Designer App lets kids channel their inner stylist, travelling to fashion capitals around the world to create outfits for demanding celebrity clients. It’s full of drama, glamour and design inspiration, and it’s a fun way for kids with a strong sense of style to test their eye for detail.
Available on Android.
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#3. Barbie Fashion Design Maker App
The Barbie® Fashion Design Maker™ app and website let kids design, print and dress — choosing from a range of photo-realistic fabric swatches and patterns to build real outfits they can print out and put on Barbie.
Available on iTunes and Android, or on the Barbie® website if you don’t have a mobile device handy.
#4. Dress Up Games
Fancy a prom dress, a custom Kimono, an Elsa-inspired gown or even an animal hoodie? Dressupgames has a wide range of design-your-own dress-up styles to keep budding designers entertained, plus plenty of other fashion games on the site to explore.
#5. Games2girls Fashion Designer
Fancy setting up a design studio in New York? Games2girls Fashion Designer lets kids choose different models, dress them in various styles, add make-up, and present their finished look for feedback. There are lots more makeover and design games on the site too.
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#6. Stardoll.com
Hair, fashion, décor and jewellery — Stardoll lets kids do it all. They can dress models in hundreds of combinations, style hair and make-up, give their creations a personality, and see how they compare with other members’ looks.
Worth noting for parents: standard membership allows users to chat and make friends online. Stardoll offers a Kidsafe Membership for under-13s, giving access to all the games and features without the chat function.
Kids can also design on the go with the Stardoll Access app for Android and iTunes.
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#7. Style Studio App
Has your child dreamed of designing a fashion line and seeing it on a magazine cover? Style Studio lets them create a custom collection ranging from casual chic to haute couture, dress a model in their designs, add props, and lay out their own magazine cover. Features include male and female models and more than 30 base clothing items to work with. Best suited to older kids, roughly 10 and up.
Available on iTunes in a free/lite version, with a paid version also available.
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#8. Fancy Nancy Dress-Up App
Perfect for younger kids who love dress-up, the Fancy Nancy app offers hundreds of outfit combinations along with fun backgrounds and stickers, so fans can dress up Nancy and build their own Fancy Fashion Story. Ooh la la!
Available on iTunes.
#9. Fashion Design World
This app introduces kids to the full journey of fashion design — from creating clothes to running their own fashion store. Kids design pieces, display them on the stands, sell to customers, and can even decorate their store to make it stand out from the competition.
Available on iTunes.
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#10. Makies Fashion App
With the Makies Fashion app, kids become the designer rather than just dressing up a doll in ready-made clothes. They can create original looks for their Makie and shoot fun fashion photos of her wearing their designs on a pro catwalk show. It’s a paid app.
Available on iTunes and Android.
So, over to you — if your creative fashionista has found other design games or apps they love, we’d love to hear about them.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best fashion designer games for kids?
The best fashion designer games let kids do more than just pick outfits — they encourage real creative choices around colour, pattern and style. Options range from simple browser-based dress-up games to full design studio apps where kids build a collection from scratch, so it’s worth trying a few to see which style of play suits your child.
Are fashion designer games free to play?
It varies. Some of the games and apps in this list are free to download and play, while others are paid apps or offer a free “lite” version alongside a paid upgrade. Always check the current price and any in-app purchases on the app store listing before downloading.
What age are fashion designer games suitable for?
Most of the games here suit a broad age range, but some are aimed more specifically at younger children (simple dress-up and styling) or older kids (more detailed design tools and magazine-style layouts). We’ve noted age suitability where it’s relevant in each entry.
Are fashion designer games safe for kids to play online?
Many of these games are perfectly safe standalone play, but a few — like Stardoll — include social features such as chat with other users. Look out for parental controls or restricted “kids” membership options, and always check an app or website’s privacy and safety settings before letting younger children use them unsupervised.
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