The $32 ‘optical illusion’ dress that makes your waist look instantly smaller

Thousands are stunned by a $32 ‘optical illusion’ dress that makes your waist look INCHES smaller than it really is – so can you spot why?

  • A fashionista left millions scratching their heads with an ‘optical illusion’ dress
  • Fashion Nova’s ‘Mind Of My Own Maxi Dress’ makes your waist impossibly small
  • The eye is tricked by a thick piece of fabric tied tightly around the waist 
  • Video of the dress has gone viral with hundreds of stunned responses


A fashionista has left thousands scratching their heads with an ‘optical illusion’ dress that makes the waist look inches smaller than it really is. 

An influencer named Jem sparked stunned responses after wearing the $32 AUD/$22.99 USD ‘Mind Of My Own Maxi Dress’ from Fashion Nova on TikTok.

In a now-viral video, the brunette poses in the boldly printed frock before tying a thick piece of fabric tightly around her waist.

The eye is tricked into seeing wider hips and a slimmer waist by the swirling downward pattern. 

In a now-viral video, the brunette poses in the boldly printed frock before tying a thick piece of fabric tightly around her waist

A fashionista has left millions scratching their heads with an ‘optical illusion’ dress that makes the waist look inches smaller than it really is.

The video, which has racked up 2.6 million views since it was posted online on October 10, sparked stunned responses.

Viewers swiftly flooded the comments section, saying they were ‘struggling to fathom’ how her figure looked in the dress.

‘I couldn’t comprehend that for so long,’ one person wrote.

‘Girl it looked like you cut yourself in half for a second,’ said another, while a third added: ‘Am I drunk or…?’

According to the Fashion Nova website, the outfit is not intentionally designed to snatch the waistline

According to the Fashion Nova website, the outfit is not intentionally designed to snatch the waistline

Others raved about the slimming illusion and said they couldn’t wait to buy the dress themselves. 

‘I need this!!’ one woman said.

A second added: ‘Need that kind of magic in my life.’ 

A product description on Fashion Nova’s website suggests the outfit is not intentionally designed to snatch the waistline, but many were unconvinced. 

A similar style is also available on Shein for $26.95 AUD/$19.99. 

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