Ladies: Need or want a new dress for an upcoming event or just for tomorrow? Wish you could afford a designer piece to make a stunning appearance? You say you don’t have the cash right now? Well, who can blame you in this economy. Now ladies, let me introduce you to Rent The Runway. A wonderful idea started by 2 grad students to answer the age-old complaint of EVERY woman, “I just don’t have anything to wear!”
Rent The Runway is (in their own words) “…a community designed to fill the needs of women who know and love high fashion, who want to look glamorous for all their nights out (or even a special night in!), who want to have fun
with fashion but who don’t want to deal with all the anxiety of investing in piece after piece. Users benefit from the expertise of professional stylists and the shared wisdom of like-minded fashion-forward members. Through exclusive relationships with top designers, Rent the Runway is able to continually update its stock with the latest pieces.”
It’s really simple. Here’s how it works – just 3, quick steps:
Browse through our array of A-list designers and find a dress you love. Or two!
Schedule a delivery date, and your dress will appear on your doorstep. Next-day and even same-day delivery (if you live in NYC) is available, for last-minute wardrobe crises. And we’ll send you a second, back-up size—just to be safe.
Put your dress in our handy pre-paid packaging and drop in the nearest mailbox (we take care of the dry cleaning!).Enjoy ladies. Hope you get in off the waitlist. And in a similar vein, check out Bag Borrow or Steal. The original inventor of the idea of making the financially inaccessible accessible.Update: I’m in. Off the waitlist. I really like the selection of rentable dresses: Tuleh, Herve Leger, Lela Rose, Robert Rodriguez Black Label, oh and so much more. This is like a little girl’s dream come true. Fabulous finds at affordable prices. All dresses range from $50 to $200 for 4 days. You can keep the dress for an extra 4 days (8 days total) for an additional cost (my Lela Rose dress was $90 more for 8 days). And if you’re renting a designer for the first time then you can select 2 dress sizes so you can find your fit. And, my last plug, you can rent a back up dress for a mere $25 for 4 days. Totally worth the cost. I always end up spending a lot of money on a dress that I only want to wear once or twice. It’s more fun to don something new rather than rewear one awesome piece of clothing. Enjoy!
