GTA 6 Character Customization: Clothes, Hairstyles and Tattoos Explained

GTA 6 is bringing back deep character customization for Jason and Lucia, and trailer footage plus Rockstar's own screenshots confirm it goes further than GTA 5 ever did. Both protagonists change outfits constantly across the two trailers, Lucia is shown with at least three different hairstyles, and tattoo parlors and barbershops are visible as interactive locations in Vice City.

The essentials:

• Clothing can be mixed and matched, and Rockstar has shown cloth that creases and reacts to movement, sleeves that roll up, and caps that can be flipped.
• Barbershops return for hairstyles, hair color and facial hair, and hair appears to grow over time similar to Red Dead Redemption 2.
• Tattoo parlors are back for ink on the arms, legs and back.
• Lucia gets makeup and nail options; Jason's facial hair can be grown and styled.
• Jewelry, watches and sunglasses appear as separate accessory layers in trailer footage.

Clothing customization in GTA 6

Across both official trailers, Jason and Lucia are rarely seen wearing the same outfit twice. Rockstar's marketing screenshots (including full galleries built around a "Vice City Style" look) show tank tops, guayabera-style shirts, tracksuits, swimwear and formal wear, often paired with the same base character in different combinations. That mix-and-match approach mirrors how clothing stores worked in GTA 5 and GTA Online, where separate pieces (tops, bottoms, shoes, hats) could be combined into a full outfit rather than picking one fixed costume.

What looks new is the physical detail. Footage shows fabric creasing at the knees and elbows, sleeves that can be rolled up on their own, and caps or hats that flip and shift as the character moves. None of this has been detailed in an official patch-note style breakdown yet, since GTA 6 has not launched, but it lines up with Rockstar's broader push toward more reactive animation and clothing in the RAGE engine.

Hairstyles, facial hair and makeup

Lucia has appeared with at least three distinct hairstyles across trailer cuts, and Jason has been shown with varying stubble and beard lengths. A barbershop interior with a visible menu of cuts and styles appears in Vice City footage, confirming that salons are back as a customization location, just as they were in GTA 5 and GTA Online.

One detail that stands out from GTA 5: hair in GTA 6 appears to grow naturally over time rather than resetting after every cutscene, a system closer to the beard-growth mechanic Rockstar built for Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2. If that carries over fully, players may need to keep visiting a barber to maintain a look rather than setting it once and forgetting about it.

Lucia's customization options also extend to makeup and nails, both new categories that did not exist for the female character options in GTA 5's story mode (GTA Online added some cosmetic options for female characters years after launch). Jason's facial hair works alongside his hairstyle as its own customization layer.

Tattoos and body art

Tattoo parlors are confirmed as physical locations you can walk into, continuing a feature from GTA 5 and GTA Online where players chose designs for the arms, legs, back and torso. GTA 6 marketing has not published a full tattoo catalog, so the exact number of designs and whether they differ between Jason and Lucia is still unknown. Expect the core loop to work the same way it did before: pick a parlor, browse a menu, pay, and the ink appears immediately.

Accessories: jewelry, watches and sunglasses

Trailer footage shows both protagonists wearing jewelry, watches and sunglasses, layered on top of their outfits rather than baked into a single costume. That points to an accessories system similar to GTA Online's, where jewelry and eyewear are chosen independently of the main outfit and can be swapped without changing clothes.

What GTA 5 and GTA Online customization tell us about GTA 6

GTA 5's story mode customization was fairly limited: each protagonist (Michael, Franklin and Trevor) had access to their own set of clothing stores like Binco, Suburban and Ponsonbys, plus barbershops and one tattoo parlor per character's home city. GTA Online expanded that massively over more than a decade, adding a full character creator, hundreds of clothing items, and later plastic surgery options to change facial features entirely.

GTA 6's approach looks closer to a hybrid: story-mode depth (two fully voiced protagonists with their own wardrobes) combined with the range of options GTA Online built up over time, since Rockstar has said GTA 6 was designed with both a single-player story and an online component from the start. If that holds, Jason and Lucia's customization could ship at launch with more options than GTA 5's protagonists had on day one in 2013.

GTA 5 vs GTA 6 customization at a glance

Feature	GTA 5 (story mode)	GTA 6 (confirmed so far)
Clothing stores	Per-protagonist, fixed set (Binco, Suburban, Ponsonbys)	Mix-and-match outfits shown for both Jason and Lucia across multiple locations
Hair	Static once chosen, reset between missions	Barbershop confirmed, hair appears to grow over time
Facial hair	Basic styles for male characters	Growth and styling shown for Jason across trailer cuts
Makeup and nails	Not available in story mode	Confirmed for Lucia
Tattoos	One parlor per protagonist's home city	Tattoo parlors confirmed as interactive locations
Accessories	Limited to a few hats and glasses	Jewelry, watches and sunglasses shown as separate layers

Frequently asked questions

Can you change Jason and Lucia's appearance at any time in GTA 6? Based on the barbershop and tattoo parlor locations shown so far, changes will likely work the way they did in GTA 5 and GTA Online: walk into the right store, pick from a menu, pay, and the change applies immediately. Rockstar has not confirmed whether there's a cooldown or cost tied to any specific item.

Does hair grow back in GTA 6? Trailer footage suggests hair length changes naturally over time rather than staying fixed once you leave the barber, closer to the beard-growth system in Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar has not published the exact mechanic, so treat this as an educated read of the footage rather than a confirmed feature.

Will Jason and Lucia have separate wardrobes? Yes. Both characters are shown in distinct outfits throughout the trailers, and since they are two fully voiced protagonists rather than a single customizable avatar, their clothing options are tied to their own individual wardrobes rather than a shared pool.

What's still unconfirmed

Rockstar has not published an official breakdown of every clothing store, barbershop or tattoo parlor location, the total number of hairstyles or tattoo designs, or whether players can unlock cosmetic items through missions and side activities rather than just buying them. Treat any specific numbers you see elsewhere as unofficial estimates until Rockstar confirms them directly, and be wary of anything sourced from leaks rather than the official trailers and screenshots.

For more on the two leads wearing all this gear, see who Jason and Lucia are and whether GTA 6 will let you switch between them like GTA 5 did with its three protagonists. It's also worth reading up on every confirmed activity in the GTA 6 trailers, since barbershops and clothing stores are shaping up to be part of that same open-world loop, and on the 6 confirmed regions of Leonida where you'll find those stores. If you're still deciding how to buy the game, check which GTA 6 edition to buy.