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"Oh, well, it is very old and in the language of my ancestors, which happens to be Raccoonish, yes, yes.” - Tom Nook


Today I want to show off an outfit I put together based on my favorite money-hungry tanuki (not actually a raccoon), Tom Nook. He is described as a raccoon in the western versions of Animal Crossing probably because we don't have an animal quite like them here in the US. But Tom's name does allude to the fact that he is a tanuki. Okay, education lesson is over now.


In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Tom Nook has moved on from his career in retail and is now a real estate agent. I wanted an outfit centered around him to be fairly professional, and with one or two expensive accessories. You gotta spend those home-expansion bells somewhere, right?

• Blouse (Cichic): I think this chiffon blouse is an extra feminine counterpart to Tom Nook's shirt and sweater vest, with this minty green top having a Peter Pan collar and a lot of lace detail. 
• Pants (Anne Klein): I believe Tom Nook's pants are actually black, but I thought a medium to light gray would look nice and keep the full outfit a little brighter. 
• Shoes (Lafayette 148 NY): I chose red flats to accent this outfit in a similar way to Tom's red necktie.
• Earrings (YOKO London): The real estate game can be brutal, but in my New Leaf towns I always enjoyed expanding my house so that I could decorate my rooms more, and that meant a lot of home loans to pay back to Tom Nook. After full house upgrades, a player will spend over 7.5 million bells, so I decided that this outfit would show off a couple of the finer things. These YOKO London earrings sell at Saks Fifth Avenue for something like $900. Yeahhhhh, I didn't say all the items in these fashion collages would be affordable. 
• Rings (Joanna Laura Constantine): Like the earrings, I wanted to have gold rings to keep with the "rich" vibe. But unlike the earrings, these rings retail for only ~$275. 
• Necklace (Etsy - soulboundnyc): This necklace is simply amazing. It's a handmade brass pendant of Timmy and Tommy Nook, and I think that this is the type of accessory someone like Tom Nook should have. Timmy and Tommy are Tom's nephews who, in New Leaf, take over managing his store, so this necklace is a cute way to emphasize love for family! To be honest, I'm not sure how kindhearted or family-oriented Tom Nook is, but for now I'm just going to assume he loves his nephews, so a necklace showing them off will be perfect. 
• Purse (Dolce & Gabbana): A red purse balances the red shoes, and again it is an accent similar to Tom's red tie. Not to mention Dolce & Gabbana bags ain't cheap. 

Thanks again for reading. I really enjoy making these so I hope you enjoy looking at them!

Talk to you all soon!