Nine evening looks built around one floor-length sequined qipao, in champagne gold, wine red, peacock blue, deep purple, ivory, emerald green, royal blue, rose red and caramel gold.

The dress is a stand collar closing at the throat under a narrow rolled edge, with a side placket running down on a row of small cloth-covered knotted buttons.

The sleeves are cut close and stop at the upper arm, each cuff finished with a satin band. The waist is taken in, and the skirt falls to the ankle with a side slit edged in a narrow satin band of the same cloth.

The whole dress is covered in nail-sized sequins laid in dense overlapping rows, so the surface turns from its own colour to deep shadow as the body moves; the silk ground still reads between the sequins, and the rolled edges and satin bands are cut on a fine diagonal twill with a soft matte face.

A fur stole is worn slipped off one shoulder, resting in the crook of the arm. The shoes change with the colourway: sequined pumps or pearl-white satin pumps, each with a narrow pointed toe and a thin strap wound once round the ankle.

The jewellery stays the same throughout — a slim gold chain bracelet worn loose at one wrist, a narrow matte band at the other, and a fine gold ring set with a single rice-grain pearl.

The settings are nightlife rooms: a dance floor under moving lights; a long bar with a row of stools; a lounge wall lined with glassware; a piano bar; a curtained VIP corner with a low sofa; a rooftop terrace above the city; a champagne service bar with a tower of glasses; an entrance hall with a velvet curtain; and a mirrored dressing room between rails of clothes.

Every image is created entirely by AI.