Would You Wear a Rented Designer Dress?
Fashion truants have been doing it for ages: "Borrowing" the latest clothes by buying them, wearing them once with the tags discretely tucked away, and then returning them. While this is both unethical and also a little gross, we'll admit that we have often wished we could have access to an expensive dress for just a day or two (for, say, a high school reunion or an ex-boyfriend's wedding)-and somehow avoid the massive price tag. That's precisely the idea behind renttherunway.com, a just-launched site that allows you to lease a designer dress for anywhere from $50 to $200. You get to keep it for four nights and then return it in a prepaid bag. What do you think: Would you want to borrow some designer style for a night or two, or is it better to invest in quality pieces that you'll have for ages?
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