A Chanel Style Photoshoot in Breton Stripes

The Breton stripe photoshoot register

Deauville, Nineteen-Thirteen takes its world from the Normandy resort where a young designer opened her first boutique and borrowed the fishermen's jersey for women. The long timber boardwalk, the striped bathing tents, the wide grey-gold sand, the pale Channel behind, and a sea light that is white and even.

Navy and white at matched saturation and unequal weight: white is the ground of sand, tents and sky; navy is the stripe, the trousers' band and the ribbon on a boater. A navy-striped jersey sits over wide white trousers, with a straight dropped shoulder as the silhouette. She stands before a striped tent, rests a hand on the weathered rail, and walks the planks toward the pale water. The portrait is composed to navy against white.

What comes out is photographic: nine photos of you, three in each of three settings, in the look of the Deauville boardwalk. The place and the wardrobe are borrowed as a setting; the photos are portraits of you, not pictures taken there.

How to photograph yourself for a breton stripe photoshoot

Better source photos make better portraits. An ordinary phone photo is enough, and a few habits sharpen the likeness.

1. Even, soft lightStand near a window with daylight on your face. Avoid overhead bulbs and phone flash, which flatten a face.
2. Front or three-quarter angleCamera at eye level, facing it or turned slightly. No shot from below, no stretched arm.
3. Face fully clearHair off the face, no sunglasses and no filters. A clear, front-facing phone photo is the best starting point.
4. Plain, open necklineA simple top with a clear neckline suits the pack's boat-neck jersey. Avoid busy patterns.
5. A plain background is fineDo not worry about your own backdrop. The pack replaces it entirely.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a real photo taken at the Deauville boardwalk?

No. It is a portrait of you set in the look of the Deauville boardwalk. It is not a picture taken there.

Will it look like a real photograph?

Yes. Every photo is photoreal: a real-looking photograph of you in the look of the Deauville boardwalk, not a painting or a cartoon.

Is a Breton stripe portrait the same as a nautical look?

The stripe is the nautical note. Here it is worn the way the boardwalk's first modern wardrobe wore it: loose, white-trousered and unfussy.

Why navy and white?

Two colours carry the whole beach. Jersey knit, cotton drill, painted canvas and timber give each frame its separation.

Is this pack for women?

The wardrobe and styling are cut for women, so the pack reads that way. Other packs on Narcis suit other looks.

Will the photos look like me?

Every photo looks like you, well photographed. If one is nearly right, say what to change, in your own words.

Do I have to write a prompt?

No. There is nothing to write: you pick a pack, and it is ready in seconds.

How many photos of myself do I add?

Between six and twenty, from different days and in different light, with your face clear. We check each one when you add it.

What happens to the photos I add?

They are used only to create your model, on our own servers in the European Union. They are not shared and not sold.

When this pack fits

• A Chanel style photoshoot for a profile picture
• A Breton stripe photoshoot for a holiday card
• A Deauville beach photoshoot for a travel blog
• A sailor stripe portrait for a social profile
• A navy and white outfit photoshoot for a magazine-style profile
• A framed print in navy and white

About narcis

Most AI photo tools put every pose, job, era, and style in one giant catalog. The photos all look like every other AI photo on the internet — a glaze over a stock face. Narcis goes the other way. One job: photos of you that look like photographs. You add at least 6 photos of yourself, and we create your AI model from them. Your photos are ready in a few hours, and we email you when they are. Then this pack and every other pack on Narcis can be made with your face. Each pack is curated against real references — paintings, photographers, places — and tested on real faces before it goes live. Built and run by one small team, on our own servers.