Fashion Illustrations

AI Prompt Inspiration

Learn keywords that will help you generate photos that look like they’ve jumped off the Paris runways.

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, black and white with a highlight of red”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by Rene Gruau ”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear on the cover of “Vogue”

~Built in Midjourney

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How It Works

I’ve selected 4 prompts that show off common fashion illustration compositions that will be used to test all the keywords in Midjourney and Firefly.

The base of the prompt will always stay the same; I only add the keyword being tested each time so we can see how that keyword is interpreted by each AI.

View the photos below to see how the prompts generate without any additional keywords.

Dress Sketch

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress  generated in Midjourney

a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress

Accessories

fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories

Man Wearing a Hat

fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat

a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat

Front & Back

fashion illustration of the front and back of a man in streetwear generated in Midjourney

a front-and-back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear

Brief History: Fashion Illustration

Fashion Illustrations started as a way for merchants and travelers in the 16th century to communicate the fashion trends and customs of the places they visited around the globe. This helped others in their home country know how to dress and act in these new places.

In the 1920s-30s, fashion illustrations exploded in magazines using fashion Plates. These illustrations helped set fashion trends and instructed their readers on how they could construct similar looks.

After the popularization of fashion photography, illustrations took a bit of a back seat until more recently. Now that illustrations no longer need to be instructional, it has given illustrators more room for artistic expression.

16th century

The century when fashion illustrations began.

Cover of “Vogue”

One of the most popular fashion magazines during the illustration golden age.

1920s-1930s

The “Golden Age” for fashion illustrations in magazines and advertisements.

Couture Fashion

Exclusive, high-end fashion that is custom-designed for a single individual.

Plate

Another word for illustrations specifically used in magazine printing.

16th Century

This keyword generates people in era-appropriate clothing, often using red and purple palettes to designate royalty & class.

Midjourney also tends to generate instructional images.

Firefly Effects: Painting

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 16th century”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 16th century”

~Built in Firefly

Cover of "Vogue"

Since Midjourney knows the magazine, it always tries to type the title across the image in big bold serif letters. It does a better job of this when you use V6 and put the title in quotes.

Firefly does not know Vogue since it is a business, but it does understand the context of a magazine and it does a great job of generating magazine-worthy illustrations.

Firefly Effects: Minimalism, Modern Art

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress on the cover of ‘Vogue'”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a candid photo of a young woman at a protest in the style of street photography”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories on the cover of “Vogue””

~Built in Firefly

1920s-1930s

The 20s and 30s were a perfect storm for fashion illustrations: couture fashion was emerging in Paris, and fashion magazines like Vogue were exploding at the time but photography wasn’t popular yet so advertisers and editors leaned on illustrations.

Images generated with this keyword show beautiful Art Deco illustrations full of Flapper Girls and men in trench coats like the magazines would show at the time.

Firefly Effects: Painting, Art Deco

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories from the 1920s-1930s”

~Built in Firefly

Couture Fashion

Couture Fashion, put simply, is designer clothing that is custom-made to order. You won’t find Couture Fashion on the rack in any store, but all the beautiful gowns you see on the Red Carpet are couture.

Because of the custom nature of this type of fashion, images generated using this keyword are bold and unique.

Firefly Effects: Watercolor, paint Splattering, Bold Lines

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories in the style of couture fashion”

~Built in Firefly

Plate

A Fashion Plate is a term, popular in the 20s, that describes a fashion illustration in a magazine.

Firefly struggles with this term but generates golden images. The keyword also tends to generate more realistic illustrations.

Midjourney on the other hand tends to generate intricate and delicate designs. They look a little macabre, like something out of a Tim Burton movie.


Firefly Effects: Painting, Art Deco, Bold Lines

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion plate of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion plate of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion plate of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

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Fashion Illustration Styles

It’s hard to actually define fashion illustrations outside of saying: that it’s an illustration that depicts fashion. Not super helpful for generating images. Instead, we are going over different styles within the movement!

There are so many different styles and mediums that can be used in a fashion illustration. The movement has included styles ranging from Art Deco to Watercolor.

Art Deco

Pen

Watercolor

Sketch

Flat Vector

Line Drawing

Art Deco

Art Deco was an illustrative style that first emerged during the 1920s.

Images generated with this keyword are geometric and era-specific. The arch, a popular design used in Art Deco architecture, is often seen in the generated images.

I did a full deep dive into the Art Deco movement. Check out more keywords here.

Firefly Effects: Art Deco, Minimalism

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “an Art Deco fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “an Art Deco fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “an art deco front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “an art deco front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “an Art Deco fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “an Art Deco fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “an art deco fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Pen

This keyword generates black-and-white ink illustrations. Subjects are shaded by scribbles of hatching giving the images more dimension. Pens are often seen in the image as if someone took a photo of the drawing.

Firefly Effects: Ink, Bold Lines

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a pen front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a candid photo of a young woman at a protest full of light and shadow”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a pen fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Watercolor

I don’t know about you, but when I think of a fashion illustration, this is what I think of. Flashy fashion jumps off the page with the bright jewelled colors of watercolor paint. The contrast of the diffused and splattered background makes the clothing look like it’s exploding to life.

I did a full deep dive into the Watercolor movement. Check out more keywords here.

Firefly Effects: Watercolor, Ink

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
Man Drinking Coffee, generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a watercolor fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Sketch

The Sketch keyword combines nearly all the styles on this list. It generates ink sketches like the pen keyword or bright and colorful watercolors.

Firefly Effects: Sketch

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion sketch illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion sketch illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration sketch of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Flat Vector

Like the work of Malika Farve, fashion illustrations are exploding in the world of vector art.

The clean and bold forms of vector illustrations lend themselves well to edgy fashion illustrations.

Since there are a lot of public examples to learn from, both Midjourney and Firefly are very good at generating vector illustrations.

I did a full deep dive into the Flat Vector movement. Check out more keywords here.

Firefly Effects: Flat Design, Geometric, Vector Look

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a flat vector fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Line Drawing

Images Generated with the keyword line drawing are similar to the pen and sketch images, but the keyword tends to generate more simplistic images.

The illustrations look to be created with pen, pencil, ink, or vector lines and tend to stay black and white. They often look like they could be used in an adult coloring book.

Firefly Effects: Ink, Bold Lines

Midjourney

Firefly

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “aa Line drawing fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a Line drawing front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear”

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly

fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a woman in a dress”

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a Line drawing fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories”

~Built in Firefly

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In the Style of:

Artists

From its Golden Age to today’s more artistic renderings, there are too many fashion illustrators to choose from!

Here are a couple from across the decades that work wonders in Midjourney!

It’s important to call out here, that not all of these artists have consented for their work to be used in Midjourny. If you are going to use their name in your prompt, try to steal like an artist. Meaning, use their work as inspiration, don’t just replicate it.

*Artist Names Don’t Work in Firefly

Adobe doesn’t train its AI on artist names so Firefly images have been removed from this section.

Georges Lepape Headshot

Georges Lepape

Rene Gruau headshot

Rene Gruau

Kerrie Hess Headshot

Kerrie Hess

FX Leyendecker Headshot

F.X. Leyendecker

Alfredo Bouret Headshot

Alfredo Bouret

Georges Lepape Headshot

Georges Lepape

1887-1971       Paris, France

Bio

Georges Lepape was a popular French Art Deco illustrator back in the 20s and 30s. He created illustrations for book covers, advertisements, and textiles, but he is most known for his iconic Vanity Fair and Vogue magazine covers.

Effect on Midjourney

  • Subjects are dressed in 20s-30s fashion
  • Art Deco styles and colors are present
  • Reds, golds, and bronzes are often used

Original Works

Midjourny Images

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories by Georges Lepape

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress by Georges Lepape

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by Georges Lepape

~Built in Midjourney

Rene Gruau headshot

Rene Gruau

1909-2004      Italy

Bio

Rene Gruau was an Italian fashion illustrator whose Art Nouveau paintings continue to inspire illustrators today. His simple yet expression paintings and his expert use of color captivated people in the 1940s and 50s. While his work was originally meant for magazines and advertisements, you can view his popular work in museums across the world.

Effect on Midjourney

  • Midjourney keys on Gruau’s use of a black, white, and red palette
  • Simple shapes make stunning faces with red lips
  • Subject’s look like they are from the early 20th century

Original Works

Midjourny Images

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories by Rene Gruau

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress by Rene Gruau

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by Rene Gruau

~Built in Midjourney

Kerrie Hess Headshot

Kerrie Hess

Present       Australia

Bio

Kerrie Hess is a modern-day fashion illustrator from Australia. Her work has been featured on everything from big brand magazines (such as Vogue) to silk scarves. She has built a large social media following and now teaches other’s how to draw.

Effect on Midjourney

  • Follows a similar pink/red color scheme
  • Uses similarly washed watercolor
  • Outlines subjects in thick inky lines

Original Works

Midjourny Images

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories by Kerrie Hess

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress by Kerrie Hess

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by Kerrie Hess

~Built in Midjourney

FX Leyendecker Headshot

F.X. Leyendecker

1876-1924       USA

Bio

F.X. Leyendecker and his older brother, J.C. Leyendecker, were popular illustrators in the early 1900s. They worked together on books, posters, and advertisements. The duo were most known for their iconic magazine covers on Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Life.

Effect on Midjourney

  • Images are given a yellowing, aged look
  • Clothing is era-appropriate to Leyendecker’s life

Original Works

Midjourny Images

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories by F.X. Leyendecker

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress by F.X. Leyendecker

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by F.X. Leyendecker

~Built in Midjourney

Alfredo Bouret Headshot

Alfredo Bouret

1926-2018        Mexico

Bio

Alfredo is a fashion illustration royalty; he drew clothing in his iconic style for fashion giants such as Balenciaga, Chanel, and Vogue, and some literal royalty such as Princess Anne, Princess Margaret, and Princess Diana. When he noticed fashion illustration fading to photography, Bouret switched lanes into actually producing clothing and opened a couple of shops in England and Australia.

Effect on Midjourney

  • Creates black-and-white fashion illustrations
  • Only ever adds small highlights of color
  • Midjourney generates illustrations with more detail than Bouret’s style

Original Works

Midjourny Images

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories by Alfredo Bouret

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress by Alfredo Bouret

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat by Alfredo Bouret

~Built in Midjourney

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Fashion Illustrations Palettes

One of the great things about fashion is its use of color is endless! Here are a couple of keywords I found that create gorgeous illustrations.

#D92524

Black & White with a Highlight of Red

#F2C5D2

Pastel Colors

#D57224

Dual Tone

Black & White with a Highlight of Red

#D92524     rgb(217, 37, 36)

Firefly Effects: Bold Lines, Ink, Paint Splattering

Midjourney
Firefly

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, black and white with a highlight of red

~Built in Firefly

Pastel Colors

#F2C5D2      rgb(242, 197, 210)

Firefly Effects: Watercolor

Midjourney
Firefly

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Pastel colours

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt: “Aa fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Pastel colours

~Built in Firefly

Dual Tone

#D57224      rgb(213, 114, 36)

Firefly Effects: Minimalism, Modern Art, Geometric

Midjourney
Firefly

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a man wearing a hat, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a front & back fashion illustration of a man wearing streetwear, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly

Midjourney
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Midjourney
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Midjourney

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Dual tone

~Built in Midjourney

Firefly
fashion illustrations of a woman wearing a dress generated in Firefly
fashion illustration of a woman wearing accessories generated in Firefly

Prompt:a fashion illustration of a woman in a dress, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly

Prompt: “a fashion illustration of a fashionable woman wearing accessories, Dual tone

~Built in Firefly