Forbidden City hanfu cover shoot

Generate a 9:16 vertical, high-end fashion magazine cover-grade photoreal photo: use my uploaded FACE_REF as the identity reference and match facial features and bone structure 100%. The subject wears a heavy, Ming-style ceremonial hanfu with multiple layers (hand embroidery/metallic brocade, precious gold hairpieces) and is photographed in the Forbidden City red-wall corridor in a snowy scene. The image must reach the photography, styling, and cover design level of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, i-D, Allure, or FLAUNT; randomly pick one of these magazines for the cover design and keep its characteristic Chinese/English design language.

[INPUTS]
FACE_REF: uploaded portrait reference (identity lock)

[ABSOLUTE PRIORITY | IDENTITY LOCK]
Match FACE_REF facial features and bone structure 100%: eye distance, nose bridge/wing, lip shape, jawline, and cheekbone structure cannot drift.
Real skin texture: visible pores and fine texture; no over-smoothing or influencer filters.
Adult female.

[SHOT TYPE | PICK ONE (MODEL RANDOMLY CHOOSES)]
A) Half-body cover: chest to upper waist; face and upper embroidery are the sharpest; eyes in razor focus (primary).
B) Full-body cover: head-to-toe showing layered robe and skirt patterns; stronger corridor depth and red-wall perspective (secondary).
For both A/B: keep a cover composition with whitespace for typography; avoid torn-paper or hand-drawn effects.

[LOCATION | FORBIDDEN CITY]
Beijing Forbidden City red-wall corridor: vermilion walls, red pillars, carved lattice windows, painted beams with emphasized depth.
Weather (random pick): 1) light snowfall 2) clear after snow (snow under eaves/steps, clear air).
Clean background: no tourists, no modern signage, no phone status bar UI, no watermarks/subtitles.

[LIGHTING & CAMERA | MAGAZINE-LEVEL]
Lens: 85mm portrait feel (half-body) or 50mm/70mm (full-body), shallow depth of field, eyes tack sharp.
Lighting: winter natural light + soft fill; gold jewelry has real highlights without clipping; embroidery texture is readable.
Color: cinematic and refined; red wall and garment main colors do not muddy each other; overall clean, airy, and rich.

[WARDROBE | MING CEREMONIAL LUXE, MULTI-LAYER, READABLE ANCHORS]
Target aesthetic: gold-dominant, dense tassels, phoenix crown, large areas of brocade embroidery, layered and opulent but elevated.
Silhouette & layering (must be multi-layered)
Inner: white inner layer with stand collar/visible inner collar; crisp and clean to create layer boundaries.
Middle: cross-collar jacket/shirt (or square/stand collar), wide cuffs with fine piping.
Outer: draped shawl/xiapei-like ceremonial layer with clear chest ornaments/press plaques; overall heavy layering.
Lower: long skirt/horse-face skirt; continuous hem patterns with brocade or embroidered borders (must be obvious in full-body).
Fabric & craft (handwork must be visible)
Main fabric: metallic brocade/jacquard with real fiber texture and raised dark patterns.
Key techniques: couching goldwork, gold thread embroidery, 3D embroidery, applique to give motifs slight relief.
Motif themes: peony/roundel/auspicious clouds/mythical beasts (fine, dense, crisp edges; mythical beasts cannot be dragons).
Details: piping, hidden buttons, ties, protective collar, layered chest ornaments like yoke/yingluo (rich but not messy).
Headpiece (gold-heavy, lavish)
Gold-led direction: gold wire with beads, kingfisher/green inlay, dense hairpins, symmetrical long tassels, phoenix crown.
Tassels must be obvious in length and density, with slight sway in motion or breeze.
Earrings/necklaces: gold + pearl + jade (luxurious, not cheap-shiny).

[COLOR MATRIX | MUST EXECUTE, MULTI-COLOR EMBROIDERY REQUIRED]
Randomly pick ONE base scheme for main fabric color. Embroidery must be palace-style multicolor (not gold-only).
Scheme G (emerald base): base emerald/peacock green; embroidery mixes multicolor threads + goldwork (at least gold, vermilion/crimson, royal/navy blue, off-white, light purple or mauve); highlight layers with off-white inner edges + small vermilion/blue palace accents.
Scheme A (apricot base): warm apricot/cream base; embroidery mixes multicolor threads + goldwork (at least gold, emerald/turquoise, vermilion/coral, peacock/navy blue, off-white); add small emerald + vermilion contrasts for “elegant not plain, noble not garish.”
Scheme R (red base): deep vermilion/crimson base; embroidery mixes multicolor threads + goldwork (at least gold, peacock/navy blue, turquoise, off-white, rose/coral pink); highlight with off-white inner edges + small emerald or peacock blue for warm/cool contrast.
Color execution rules
Visible multicolor embroidery: at least 4 distinct thread colors clearly readable, layered with gold thread for depth.
Crisp motif edges; garment must separate cleanly from red wall background (low muddiness, thick but not dull).
Never allow “single gold embroidery covering the whole outfit.”

[POSE | COVER ATTITUDE: POISED, REGAL, NOT CHEESY]
Half-body: hands gently holding a round/folding fan in front (fan embroidery readable), or one hand lightly gathers the sleeve while the other hangs naturally.
Full-body: upright stance, stable weight; skirt drapes naturally; sleeves arc gracefully.
Expression: calm, restrained, confident; no exaggerated laughter, no social-video winks/hearts.

[OUTPUT]
1 x 9:16 vertical photoreal, magazine-cover-grade photo.
Random: half-body or full-body (pick A/B).
Random: snowing or clear-after-snow (weather pick).
Random: emerald/apricot/red (color matrix pick).
Styling: Ming ceremonial luxe + heavy gold phoenix crown + multi-layered + large-area brocade embroidery.