About the dress tag
dress is a fashion tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 1,285,746 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 2,347. The samples above put the tag at the front of a fixed base prompt with seed 1234, so the differences between tags come from the tag alone.
How each model draws dress
Follows composition and expression instructions closely, so the effect shows in a tidy form.
Reacts to the tag more strongly, so its effect is easier to see.
WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.
Writing dress in a prompt
Put the subject first, then this tag, then quality tags.
1girl, solo, dress, best quality, masterpiecewlop, 1girl, dressThe negative prompt and the full settings are on the terms page.
How these samples were made
Every image uses 832×1216, seed 1234, 23 steps and the k_euler_ancestral sampler. The base prompt and negative prompt stay the same for every tag, and only the tag under test changes. Images flagged by the NSFW check are regenerated with a new seed or hidden.
From the Danbooru wiki
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A one-piece garment worn on the torso and that hangs down over the legs. It consists of a bodice (the top part) attached to a skirt (the bottom).
Dresses range widely in style, from short to long, and from casual to formal.
Not to be confused with a skirt. A dress is a one-piece outfit, with the top attached to the bottom, while a skirt is part of a two-piece outfit, with the top separate from the skirt. Dresses should not be tagged with skirt.
Examples
Related tags
Length
Color
- aqua dress
- black dress
- blue dress
- brown dress
- green dress
- grey dress
- orange dress
- pink dress
- purple dress
- red dress
- white dress
- yellow dress
- gold dress
- silver dress
- multicolored dress
- gradient dress
- two-tone dress
- two-sided dress
Print and pattern
- American flag dress
- argyle dress
- asymmetrical dress
- checkered dress
- floral print dress
- gingham dress
- pinstripe dress
- plaid dress
- polka dot dress
- print dress
- striped dress
Trim
Neckline
** tube dress
Sleeves
** puffy short sleeves ** puffy long sleeves ** juliet sleeves
Fit
Skirt
Style
- armored dress
- backless dress
- cake dress
- coat dress
- collared dress
- cross-laced dress
- denim dress
- dress swimsuit
- feather dress
- figure skating dress
- frilled dress
- glitter dress
- half-dress
- highleg dress
- hooded dress
- latex dress
- layered dress
- o-ring dress
- pinafore dress
- pleated dress
- polo dress
- puffy dress
- ribbed dress
- sailor dress
- santa dress
- see-through dress
- sideless dress
- single-shoulder dress
- sundress
- sweater dress
- tennis dress
- tent dress
- trapeze dress
- zipper dress
Formal
- cocktail dress
- evening gown
- flamenco dress
- funeral dress
- gown
- hobble dress
- mermaid dress
- wedding dress
Traditional
Memes
- chronopattern dress
- daphne dress
- dongtan dress
- katlyne dress
- lirika matoshi strawberry dress
- miyan's cheongsam
- modakawa dress
- paciane dress
- see-through china babydoll
- the dress
Actions
- adjusting dress
- dress aside
- dress flip
- dress lift
- dress pull
- dress tug
- grabbing another's dress
- open dress
- skirt basket
- tied dress
- torn dress
- wet dress
- wringing dress
Other
See also
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize dress?
Compare the samples on this page. Every tag on this site shares the same seed and base prompt, so any change you see comes from dress.
How do I write dress in a prompt?
Write "dress" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 shows the tag's effect more strongly. V5 gives steadier images with fewer artifacts.

