The midi dress is a length that falls somewhere between the knee and the ankle, and that is exactly why it comes back every summer. It asks nothing of you. It does not ask you to be thirty, or to be hungry all summer. It works with the body you already have - and that is a rarer offer than it looks.

The tricks are optical and they are no secret. A vertical line lengthens, a V-neck extends the torso, and gathering and pleating at the waist define the waist without squeezing it. That is geometry, not a diet.

The floral midi with a belt (39.95 euros) has flowers in green and orange tones on a butter-yellow base, with a V-neck that lengthens the torso. The belt comes with it and defines the silhouette without anything having to squeeze.

The pleated one with beads (39.95 euros) uses the oldest trick in the book: the fine pleat lines run vertically, and so they lengthen. The embroidered beads give shine without overloading it.

The linen midi (39.95 euros) is the nineties in one sentence - minimalism, a fluid drape, nothing surplus. For high temperatures, linen still has no substitute.

The asymmetric satin one (69.95 euros) is the priciest and the most formal: a boat neckline, asymmetric cape-style sleeves and a pleated belt at the waist that defines the curves. This is the dress for being a guest at a wedding.

The midi with ruffles (39.95 euros) defines the waist with gathering, while the asymmetric ruffle carries the movement. The round neckline and the dropped sleeve balance the proportions.

The embroidered kaftan-midi (49.95 euros) has a relaxed silhouette that follows the body without clinging to it, with a Mediterranean, almost artisanal look.

Five of the six cost under 40 euros, and one is 69.95. That is a realistic range and it is worth saying out loud, because fashion lists usually start at three-figure numbers and end with advice to „invest in yourself“.

What these six dresses have in common is not the cut - it is that not one of them asks you to change before you put it on. If fashion really does sell an illusion, at least this illusion starts at 39.95 and does not ask you to sign for instalments.