Skins

see Clothes.''
 * This article is about the cosmetic clothes in Don't Starve Together''. For the gameplay-affecting items,

"Maybe I can be even more handsome!"

- Wilson

Skins are a feature in Don't Starve Together. They are cosmetic items that players can use to customize their Characters and Player Profiles in-game. Players can choose their character's Skins when they join a server for the first time, or in-game by activating a Wardrobe. Skins are collected at random times while playing on a DST server, and the timing is weighted so that users who play an average amount of DST in a week should get a few gifts, and those that play a decent amount should get the full four. The player can get a maximum of 4 skins from random drops per week; this count resets every Thursday around 1pm PST, before Klei's weekly Twitch broadcast.

The player has to be active in order to receive the skins, and must open the earlier gift box to receive the next one. Skins are purely cosmetic, and have no effect on gameplay besides visuals. Steam users can trade skins with other players, buy/sell them on the market, turn them into Spools, or use the Trade Inn interface, where a player can exchange 9 unwanted skins for 1 skin of higher quality. Distinguished skins cannot be traded in for an Elegant skin, and Elegant skins cannot be traded in because it is the highest quality.

In order to obtain a skin, one must receive a random drop, which will be signaled with a gift box appearing in the top-left corner of the screen and a sound similar to ripping paper. After this, the player must go to one of the science research stations (Science Machine or Alchemy Engine) to open it. When a whistle plays and the research station starts producing streams of shadows, the gift can be opened and the Skin will be obtained. Higher tier skins have a lower chance of dropping in-game.

There are 13 types of Skins (Body, Hands, Legs, Feet, Characters, Items, Structures, Critters,Emotes, Emoticons, Profile Icons, Profile Backgrounds and Loading Backgrounds), which are classified into different tiers of rarity ( Common, Classy , Spiffy , Distinguished , Elegant ). Items of Loyal, Timeless , Event , Proof of Purchase or Reward rarity are unobtainable from the weekly random drops and are instead obtained through other means.

The Gladiator Outfits ( Distinguished )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Snowfallen Outfits ( Distinguished )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Verdant Outfits ( Distinguished )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Gladiator Gloves ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Snowfallen Gloves ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Verdant Gloves ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Gladiator Pants ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Snowfallen Pants ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Verdant Pants ( Spiffy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Gladiator Shoes ( Classy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Snowfallen Shoes ( Classy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Verdant Shoes ( Classy )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Gladiator ( Elegant )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Snowfallen ( Elegant )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

The Verdant ( Elegant )
Due to being event items, these are not tradable or marketable.

Backpacks Skins
Backpacks have a unique feature where if left on the ground for too long, they will start rotting and eventually turn into a "Moldy Backpack". This only affects the backpack that was left on the ground and doesn't remove one's ability to make more backpacks with same or different acquired skins. Moldy Backpacks can still be worn and used as a normal Backpack with no extra effects.

Special Skins
Some skins cannot be earned through random drops, but are instead awarded to players for certain actions.

Bottomless Pit ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for participating in Don't Starve Together's early-access phase.

Mini Monument ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing Don't Starve: Reign of Giants (RoG). Can be obtained by redeeming RoG's CD-key in DST's main menu.

Tragic Torch ( Loyal, Timeless )

 * - Awarded for solving the Cyclum Puzzles.
 * - The Timeless variant could only be obtained before May 16th, 2016.
 * - The Loyal variant is obtained by completing the Cyclum Puzzles while the Metheus Puzzles are being held.
 * - Required to start the Metheus Puzzles.

Ancient Cane ( Timeless )

 * - Awarded for solving the Metheus Puzzles.

Ancient King's Chest ( Timeless )

 * - Awarded for solving the Metheus Puzzles.

Expo Shirts ( Spiffy )

 * - Awarded for visiting the Klei booth during PAX.

Winter Hats ( Proof of Purchase )

 * - Obtained by purchasing the Winter Hat from the Klei Store.

Themed Backpacks ( Proof of Purchase )

 * - The Crabpack, Glommer Pack, Meepsack and Deerclops Duffel are awarded for purchasing the Crab Plushie, Glommer Plushie, Mandrake Plushie and Deerclops Plushie, respectively, from the Klei Store.

Calico Chester Chest ( Proof of Purchase )

 * - Obtained by purchasing the Calico Chester from the Klei Store.

Pirate Birdcage ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing Don't Starve: Shipwrecked (SW). Can be obtained by redeeming SW's CD-key in DST's main menu.

Cherub's Heart ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing Don't Starve Together on Valentine's Day 2017, along with the /swoon Emote.

Hallowed Nights Skins

 * - The following Skins are only obtainable during the official Hallowed Nights event.

Halloween Characters Costumes ( Event )

 * - The character specific costumes didn't drop normally. Instead, they were wearable during the time of the official Hallowed Nights event.

The Pig King will give out more Halloween Candy per trade if the player is wearing a costume skin during the event.

Body ( Distinguished )
These used to be event clothing.

Hats ( Event )

 * - The following items do not drop normally. Instead, they are useable by everyone until the end of the event.

Chests ( Event )

 * - The following items do not drop normally. Instead, they are useable by everyone until the end of the event.

Year of the Gobbler Skins

 * - The following skins are available during the official Year of the Gobbler event.

Winter Hats ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing during the Year of the Gobbler event.

Body ( Event )

 * - The following items do not drop normally. Instead, they are useable by everyone until the end of the event.
 * - These were also available during the Year of the Varg event.

Shoes ( Event )

 * - The following items do not drop normally. Instead, they are useable by everyone until the end of the event.

The Forge Skins

 * - The following skins are available during the official The Forge event.

The Challenger Set ( Event )

 * - This skin set does not drop normally. Instead, they are wearable by everyone during the time of The Forge event.

Year of the Varg

 * - The following skins are available during the official Year of the Varg event.

Winter Hats ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing during the Year of the Varg event.

Telltale Hearts ( Loyal )

 * - Awarded for playing Don't Starve Together during the Year of the Varg event, along with the /swoon Emote if it was not previously acquired.

Emotes

 * The Distinguished Cheer, Chicken Dance, Flex, Impatient, Laugh, Robot Dance, Shrug, Slow Clap, and Step Dance Emotes can be obtained during The Forge event.
 * The Loyal Swoon Emote can be obtained by playing Don't Starve Together on Valentine's Day, along with the Cherub's Heart.
 * The Reward Sleepy and Yawn Emotes can be obtained by completing a set of certain skin items in a player's collection, including Jammie Shirts, Pants and Patchwork Quilts of a specific color. ("You look cozy from top to bottom. Sweet dreams, sleepy survivor!") & ("You are so ready for a nap. You've never been more ready for anything in your entire life.")
 * The Reward Fist Shake Emote can be obtained by completing any The Gladiator set in a player's collection. ("Why, you!")
 * The Reward Carol Emote can be obtained by completing any The Snowfallen set in a player's collection. ("The spirit of Winter's Feast will keep you warm when you go a-caroling tonight!")

Trivia

 * In one of the developers' inventory, Nome, there is a Potato Cup skin ( Timeless ). It was used by the developers to test skins. Its description is "Something to do with all those useless potatoes you have lying around. Stop looking like a chump drinking your water out of glasses or beefalo horns."
 * The Bumble Spear used to be called the Beeyonet.
 * The Scorching Satchel's description (Dragon flier burning bright, in the desert quite a sight. What equipment is required to quench thy fearsome scorching fires?) is a reference to William Blake's poem The Tyger.
 * The Yuletide Frock's description (A dashing frock for dashing through the snow!) is a reference to the song Jingle Bells.
 * The Sleepy Emote's old description was ""You are getting veeery /sleepy..."".
 * The description for the Fauvist's Gloves (Gloves to paint cheery, small trees in.) is a reference to a Bob Ross quote from The Joy of Painting ("happy little trees").
 * The names of Wes's Verdant Set clothing (Fauvist's X) is a reference to the artistic movement of Fauvism.