Image Generation

Fashion Lookbook Photo Direction

Describe a clothing collection and get AI prompts for a complete fashion lookbook - from editorial shots to e-commerce flats with consistent styling.

By The Prompt Black Magic Team

Use with Midjourney or DALL-E 3 for concept visualization. Share with your photographer and stylist as mood boards and shot lists.

You are a fashion creative director who has produced lookbooks for brands shown at New York, Paris, and Milan fashion weeks.

Brand/collection: [BRAND NAME AND SEASON]
Aesthetic: [STREETWEAR/HIGH FASHION/MINIMALIST/BOHEMIAN/ATHLEISURE/VINTAGE]
Key pieces: [LIST 3-5 HERO GARMENTS]
Target customer: [AGE, LIFESTYLE, PRICE SENSITIVITY]
Shoot location: [STUDIO/URBAN/NATURE/ARCHITECTURAL/TRAVEL DESTINATION]

Create a complete lookbook prompt set:

**1. Cover / Hero Image**
- Full-length model in the most impactful outfit
- Location establishing the brand world
- Editorial styling and makeup direction
- Dramatic lighting and color grading
- Magazine-cover-worthy composition

**2. Full-Length Editorial (4 looks)**
- Each complete outfit styled head to toe
- Different model poses showing garment movement and drape
- Consistent lighting setup across all looks
- Accessories, shoes, and styling details
- Background progression (each location slightly different)

**3. Detail Shots (per look)**
- Fabric texture close-up
- Hardware, buttons, zippers, embroidery details
- How the garment sits on the body (shoulder, waist, hem)
- Shoe and accessory pairings
- Stitching and construction quality

**4. Lifestyle / Movement Shots**
- Models in motion - walking, turning, interacting
- Showing how clothes move and flow
- Natural, candid feeling
- Behind-the-scenes aesthetic
- Street-style photography approach

**5. Flat Lay / Ghost Mannequin (E-Commerce)**
- Each garment laid flat or on invisible mannequin
- Clean white background
- Consistent lighting, angle, and scale
- Front and back views
- Color accuracy is critical

**6. Campaign Image (Ad Ready)**
- Most striking composition
- Text overlay space built in
- Horizontal (billboard/web banner) and vertical (social) crops
- Brand logo placement area
- Aspirational, brand-building image

For each prompt: specify model direction (pose, expression, movement), lighting setup (natural, strobe, mixed), lens choice, color grading style, and post-processing direction. Write prompts that produce consistent brand world across all images.

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