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greenfreak
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Rent the Runway
For many women, a $1,000 dress is something they admire in the pages of a glossy magazine or see draped on the frame of a celebrity — not an item hanging in their closet.
But a nascent Web site called Rent the Runway is hoping to make high-end fashions much more accessible and almost as easy as renting a movie from Netflix.
The mail-order service, which finishes the testing phase on Monday, allows women to rent dresses from notable fashion designers like Diane Von Furstenberg, Hervé Léger and Proenza Schouler for roughly one-tenth of what they would cost to buy in a retail store.
The rentals run $50 to $200 for a four-night loan and are shipped directly to the customer’s doorstep. After wearing the dress, she puts it into a prepaid envelope and drops it in the mail. Dry cleaning is included in the price, but damage insurance costs $5, and in the case of outright destruction of the dress, the renter is responsible for the full retail price.
Full NYT article
Rent the Runway website
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Posted 12/1/09 12:04 PM  |
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kahlua716
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Re: Rent the Runway
That's awesome!! I wonder if they will have all sizes though..
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| Posted 12/1/09 12:26 PM |
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rileysmama
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Re: Rent the Runway
...now if only i could rent brad pitt...
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| Posted 12/1/09 12:30 PM |
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: Rent the Runway
I kind of like the idea
I always buy a dress- wear it once and sell it on ebay
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| Posted 12/1/09 12:41 PM |
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Beth
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Beth
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Re: Rent the Runway
Posted by kahlua716
That's awesome!! I wonder if they will have all sizes though..
the website says to order it in 2 sizes to be safe
so I would assume the carry what the designer makes....
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| Posted 12/1/09 12:43 PM |
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DayDay
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Dayna
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Re: Rent the Runway
I think it's genius.. but I am already on the waiting list.. booooo
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| Posted 12/2/09 4:02 PM |
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johnsae
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Re: Rent the Runway
Their selection isn't that big imo...and all the dresses are teeny-tiny styles...not exactly appealing to most women.
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| Posted 12/2/09 4:59 PM |
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