I had probably the most frustrating week in the history of Sims, evah (OK, from my point of view anyway): it took me all week to finally discover that apparently I suck at retexturing/recolouring clothing. I really don't understand why Bodyshop stuff is considered easier to create than objects, as I've always found it much more painful - give me object creation/recolouring/retexturing any day! :D