Don't give up!

I think I've gotten my prettiest free dresses as drops from the daily or 40-hour free wishes at the pavilion. They basically make me glide through the story, too, which is really nice. I still hate the skills, but at least I get an S even if I muff them.

But really, most of the items you see in SC can be crafted using late-story princess drops and recipes from the Time Diary in achievements. It's possible these are old events that have been released in a challenging way for newer players, but I doubt we'll see the events repeat...

Once you pick a suit that looks reasonable, that checklist "guide" feature where Momo tells you how many of each thing you need is very helpful... although even finding the suit in the list can be a day's work, LOL! Also, because I missed a few days of Shamala's Love, Momo keeps bringing it up in the suggestions, which is... unhelpful, lol

Granted, crafting is painful too... I'm almost in tears about how the recipe for the wedding dress I apparently need for V1:3-S2 costs 232 star coins... even late-game players complain about not having enough dyes to recolor items for crafting, this whole process just eats star coins. I'm not sure how reusable this dress is in-game, either, but it's certainly a big fluffy thing! I feel more generous towards anyone using the wedding dress in their competition or SC posts now, like, ugh.