"Hăo de." Her finger touches down and the figure in the shortest dress vanishes, the other two rising and expanding to share the available space. "And let's see now..."

The figures split and shrink again, this time into about a dozen copies, each now displaying variations on the long dress and the mid-calf dress. Full or narrow skirt, straight hem or handkerchief hem or asymmetrical, short sleeves or long sweeping sleeves or long tight sleeves or straps, high collar or medium neckline or deep vee.

"Which ones do you like?" Dara asks. "Take your time."