Bag and Shoe On-Model Shots That Show True Scale

A cut-out alone does not convey an accessory’s size or how it is worn.
You cannot judge a bag’s size from its photo,
a shoe photo does not show where the trouser hem falls once it is on,
and half of a scarf is the way it is tied, yet the only photo shows it spread flat.
An on-foot or on-model shot solves this,
but accessories are more trouble to shoot than clothes.
They need a model and an outfit to go with them.

When AI makes the on-model shot, shape,
color and texture follow the uploaded cut-out,
and how the item is worn goes into the instruction text.
The bag cut below came from one cut-out and one line: “make the bag clearly visible,
worn over the shoulder”.
No outfit was specified; it picked one to match the bag.
Results from a shoe-only experiment are in From shoe box to full-outfit lookbook; this post covers only the conditions and checks that bags, shoes and scarves share.

Uploaded cut-out of a brown leather shoulder bag — Input: shoulder bag cut-out

Model wearing the brown shoulder bag over one shoulder, full body, the bag hanging beside the waist — Result: "make the bag clearly visible, worn over the shoulder"

What to write for each item

Accessories need two things clothes do not: how the item is worn,
and where it sits on the body.

Item	What to write	How it is worn	First check
Bag	Where it hangs on the body	Over the shoulder / in the hand	Size against the body
Shoes	Toe shape, heel height, trouser length	Ankle showing, no socks	Toe and heel match the original
Scarf	Size and how it is tied	Knotted at the neck / draped over the shoulder	Pattern unchanged

Size does not come out right from numbers.
Measurements are only loosely reflected,
so if the bag comes out too large or too small for the body,
write where it sits: “the bottom of the bag hanging just above the elbow”.
Composition instructions sometimes miss.
The shoe and scarf cuts below were asked for “mostly lower body” and “a composition that shows the upper body”, and both came out full length.
If you need a close-up, change the composition afterwards in Edit (the feature that changes a specified part of a finished image) with a line such as “composition focused on the ankles and shoes”.

What you need, and the instruction text

One product cut-out and one line on how it is worn is enough to start.
Files: JPG or PNG, 1024px or larger.
The instruction text goes in the instruction box on the lookbook creation screen.
If you do not specify an outfit, the AI picks one to suit the product,
so upload your own garment photos if you want the model in your clothes.

Bag: write where it hangs

Make the bag clearly visible. Worn over the shoulder.

That is the exact instruction behind the cut above.
The leather’s sheen and color followed the cut-out,
and the bag hangs beside the waist.
If a mini bag comes out the size of a tote, or the reverse,
add where it should sit: “the bottom of the bag hanging just above the elbow”.
For a hand-carried bag, write “handle held in the hand, the bag beside the thigh”.

Shoes: keep the design, change only the situation

An outfit that suits the shoes. Mostly lower body so the shoes show clearly.

Two cuts came from one cut-out of a red canvas sneaker.
The first was asked only for “an outfit that suits the shoes”,
and the trouser hem ends at the ankle with the whole shoe visible.
The second added “mostly lower body” as above and still came out full length,
but in a walking pose that brings the shoes forward.
Toe shape, laces and sole color match the cut-out in both.

Uploaded cut-out of a red canvas sneaker, side view — Input: sneaker cut-out

Full-body on-foot shot in a white shirt and beige trousers with red sneakers, hem ending at the ankle — "An outfit that suits the shoes": the hem ends at the ankle

Full-body on-foot shot walking in white trousers and red sneakers, shoes to the front — "Mostly lower body": still full length, but a walking pose puts the shoes in front

The first thing to check in an on-foot shot is whether the trouser hem covers the shoe.
If it does, add “trouser length that shows the ankle” to the instruction,
and for shoes like loafers, where socks change the look, write that too.
If you need an ankle-level cut,
take a good full-length cut into Expand (the feature that produces a new composition from a finished cut with the same garment, model and tone) and ask for “a composition focused on the ankles and shoes”.
The limits with sandals whose straps overlap are in Shoe prompts that actually work.

Scarf: write how it is tied

A natural composition that shows the scarf on the upper body. An outfit that goes with the scarf.

The input is one product shot of the scarf already knotted.
The result ties it at the neck the same way, and the green,
houndstooth and brown-border pattern came through unchanged.
The AI chose the trench coat and white trousers itself.
To set how it is worn, write “wrapped once around the neck and knotted” or “draped over the shoulder”.
A narrow twilly goes at the neck; a large square drapes over the shoulder.
A few more cuts with only the tying changed can fill a row of product-page images.
For small accessories such as necklaces and hair clips,
the approach in Accessory photos to AI lookbook fits better.

Uploaded product shot of a silk scarf, knotted, green and houndstooth pattern — Input: product shot, knotted

Full-body shot in a beige trench coat with the green patterned silk scarf knotted at the neck — Result: pattern unchanged, composition full length

Four things to check first

Size: does the bag hang where the instruction said?
Shape: number of handles, zip and buckle positions, round or square toe
Pattern and color: scarf pattern unchanged, leather color true to the product
Composition: did a close-up or lower-body instruction come out full length,
and is the product lost in the outfit?

If a handle came out wrong, select the handle area in Edit,
upload the original cut-out as a reference,
and write “make the handle in the selected area match the reference,
keep the angle and background”.
For a shoe with the wrong toe, write only “round toe as in the original”.
Fix one thing at a time (Fixing a shot without reshooting).

What it cannot do

Small metal hardware and engraved logos can blur from one result to the next.
If the hardware is the point,
write “close-up of the hardware” and make a separate cut; in a full-length cut,
let the blur go.
Sandals with several overlapping straps need a few generations to choose from.
Do not use a cut where the leather’s color or texture differs from the real product.
Accessories are bought on color and material,
so compare with the product before posting.

Try this first

Signing up gives you free credits, and a standard lookbook image costs 10 credits,
so the four cuts above cost 40.
Take one bag that has drawn size questions and make two cuts,
one with where it hangs written in and one without, side by side.
Then make an on-foot shot of your best-selling shoe with the ankle showing and put it next to the existing cut-out.
Look first at how the cut with the condition differs from the one without.