If images of renting a dress online calls to mind images of pink pastel taffeta party dresses decked out in bows and ruffles circa 1984, then it’s time to modernize your vision. Today you can rent a range of dresses from the hottest designers, so you can keep your look fresh, chic and classy.
Here’s how you can go about making sure you get the very best options so you can showcase your very best self.
1) Rent from a Boutique
Just like how boutique stores carry some of the trendiest designers, so do online dress rental stores with that boutique feel. You can decipher these stores from the masses because they will always update their selection. No same old, same old. No tired old styles. You’ll see the most current trends reflected in their selection. From one month to the next, you’ll encounter fresh new looks as well as the classic favourites.
2) Check Policies
Even the most immaculately designed and crafted dress can look different on you than it did on a model or on a rack. If you want to make sure your classy dress looks classy on you, then check the online rental store’s policies about exchanges and backup dresses. The most reputable dress rental businesses will offer free and fast exchanges on dresses, and they’ll also allow you to select two dresses: your primary pick, and a backup in case your first choice is a flop. Both of these measures are great ways to ensure you get the look you want.
3) Be Realistic
The plunging neckline on that gorgeous evening gown may look sexy and sophisticated on the modestly endowed model, but if you have a larger chest, it could look plain sleazy on you. Likewise, a strapless dress can look stellar on many figures, but if you have wider shoulders and narrower hips, it’s a look that will emphasise this imbalance.
While there are a lot of great things about renting a dress online, the fact remains you don’t get to try it on for size. So, by all means, try a new style, but realise you can’t reinvent the wheel: your body type will not miraculously change to compliment a gown. Instead, pick a style you know will look great on your body. By all means, experiment with colour, pattern, embellishment, texture and even some aspects of cut and fit, but just remember, it doesn’t matter if the dress looks amazing on the model: it has to look amazing on you.
Just three tips, and you’re almost guaranteed to rent a dress that is as endlessly gorgeous and classy as you.
