Soft feminine pastel colours for elegant and playful 1950s fashion style photography.
- XMP · Lightroom Classic, CC & Camera Raw
- .costyle · Capture One
- .cube · 3D LUT (DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro)
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Nylon Skirt
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Character and mood
Nylon Skirt brings something to mind. A summer dress caught in a breeze, a smile a little too wide for a proper lady, the smell of face powder and lipstick. This preset gives your photos the soft, pastel-tinted quality of 1950s fashion photography, without looking staged or theatrical. The colours breathe, skin glows gently, and the overall feel is like a memory of something you never actually lived through.
On a technical level, Nylon Skirt works by lifting the shadows and pulling back the highlights slightly, keeping contrast smooth and gentle throughout. The whites take on an almost milky warmth, while the midtones lean softly towards pink and peach. Blue-green tones are subdued, which means mint green or powder blue clothing comes out exactly the way you want it. Skin responds well to this preset across different skin tones, because the red and orange channels have been kept deliberately neutral.
The preset works best with portraits and fashion photos featuring vintage clothing, retro props or a classic setting. Think of shots taken in a 1950s-style barbershop, a pastel-coloured interior, a flower market, or outside in soft daylight. Studio photos with a neutral background and pastel-coloured clothing also benefit from the softness Nylon Skirt adds. You do not need to shoot literally in the 1950s style, the preset holds up just as well with contemporary fashion that has a playful, feminine character.
You reach for Nylon Skirt when you want a series that feels cohesive without becoming heavy. The preset does not lay a thick filter over your image, it nudges things in the right direction. That also makes it a good starting point for further editing rather than a final answer. If you already shoot with a soft, clean exposure style, Nylon Skirt will sit naturally on your raw files from the start.
A practical tip: add half a stop to a full stop of exposure when applying the preset, especially when shooting outdoors in shade or overcast light. Nylon Skirt needs room to work. A raw file that is too dark will flatten the pastel tones and you lose exactly what makes this preset worth using.
Installation
Lightroom Classic & CC (desktop)
Unzip the downloaded file on your computer. Open Lightroom Classic and go to the Develop module. Right-click the Presets panel, choose 'Import Presets', and select the .xmp file. The preset appears in your list immediately and can be applied to any photo straight away.
Lightroom Mobile
Lightroom Mobile syncs presets via the cloud. Import the .xmp file into Lightroom CC on your desktop first. Once cloud sync completes, the preset is automatically available on your phone or tablet. An Adobe CC subscription is required for this sync feature.
Capture One
Unzip the file. Open Capture One and navigate to the Styles panel. Click the arrow next to 'Styles' and choose 'Import Style'. Select the .costyle file. The style is available in your library immediately. Works with Capture One version 21 and later.
DaVinci Resolve / Premiere Pro (3D LUT)
Copy the .cube file to your application's LUT folder. In DaVinci Resolve via Project Settings → Color Management → LUT folders. In Premiere Pro via the Lumetri Color panel → Creative tab → Look → Browse. The LUT works on both LOG and standard exposed video footage.
