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1.6: How to Style an AI Lookbook with Hair, Makeup and Accessories

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Astria Workshops · Series 1: Your first AI lookbook · Lesson 6

Style your outfit so the clothes, hair, makeup, accessories and shoes work together. In this lesson, you’ll identify the brand’s styling choices, describe the details you want and compare the styled image with your first generation.

Follow workshop 1.6: Styling. The examples and instructions follow the video’s order. Click a screenshot or source image to enlarge it.

Before you begin​

Start with your outfit on Astria Generate and the background and lighting direction you chose in the previous lesson. Keep the brand’s product photos and your first generation available for comparison.

Step 1: Study the hair and makeup​

Look at Bobo Choses’ photos, the brand example used throughout this series. Is the hair pulled back or worn over the shoulders? Does the makeup look clean and minimal? Choose the details that fit your brand.

Original Bobo Choses shirt photograph showing loose copper hair over the shoulders and natural makeup
Start with what the brand actually shows. This original shirt photo is the styling reference used in the lesson.

Describe the choice clearly in the prompt. The workshop uses “hair pulled back” as an example. Use the instruction that matches your intended look.

Astria Lookbook prompt box and the selected face, shirt, trousers, shoes and background references
Add the styling direction to the prompt. Keep the established outfit references while describing the hair and makeup you want. Video: 00:34. Face preview hidden.

Step 2: Choose accessories and shoes​

Choose shoes that suit the outfit. Consider a bag or earrings when they belong in the look. In Lookbook, use Footwear for shoes, Bags & Belts for a bag and Accessories for earrings.

Lookbook reference squares including Accessories, Bags and Belts, Top, Bottom and Footwear
Choose the supporting pieces. The reference squares separate footwear, accessories and bags. Video: 00:38. Face preview hidden.

The bag and earrings in the workshop are creative styling choices for this outfit. They are not presented as Bobo Choses products or as details taken from its reference photo.

Look at the full image while deciding. Check how the pieces work with the clothes, hair and makeup, including the shoes at the bottom of the frame.

Step 3: Compare the first and styled results​

Put the first generation beside the result after your styling direction. Review the hair, makeup, accessories and shoes together. Notice which changes bring the look closer to the brand’s style, then check that the garment details are still correct.

First reference-based full-length image with the cream shirt, burgundy trousers and suede shoes
First generation. Check the complete outfit before styling adjustments.
Styled full-length lookbook image with the same referenced outfit, gold hoop earrings and a tan shoulder bag
After styling direction. Assess the added pieces and hair alongside the collar, hem, trouser shape and shoes.

Check your result​

Choose the styling you want to carry through the rest of the lookbook. Confirm that the full outfit works together and the products remain recognizable. The next lesson uses that established look to choose poses and framing that show the garment’s fit and details.

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