Rent, rock, return: Nine of the best dress rental sites

Event season is here! But instead of blowing your buck on buying a new outfit, why not consider renting the dream dress and limiting fashion’s impact on the planet.

By Jane Tarrant

Hurr

A slim mixed race woman with long dark hair wears a strappy long red dress

Hurr is the perfect one stop shop and can fit you out from head to toe with a designer outfit, shoes and bag. From Victoria Beckham to Chanel, the wardrobe at Hurr is constantly updated with the latest looks.

Discover the Hurr rental collection

By Rotation

The By Rotation site make things super easy by allowing you to browse by occasion. It’s also size inclusive, with a range from size 6 – 30, and if you fall totally in love with an outfit then check out the second-hand dresses to buy page. Plus, there’s a men’s collection too in case colleagues, partners or husbands want to look good for less.

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Selfridges

A white woman wiht dark hair wears a low cut red sparkly desk

The Selfridges rental site make life super easy by allowing you to enter your budget, designer of choice and category and date required. They also have a resale page where you can snap up a preloved designer dress for a fraction of its original cost.

Womenswear rental at Sefridges

John Lewis

A male model with short dark hair wears a black dinner suit, white shirt and bow tie and looks direct at the camera

From smart to casual John Lewis have had the women’s dress-rental market covered for several years with brands including LK Bennett, The Vampires Wife and their own brand John Lewis. The department store has recently added a men’s wardrobe to their rental site, making it the perfect place to find everything from a dinner suit to a pastel-coloured casual suit. (and even ski suits!)

Disover the John Lewis rental collection

My Wardrobe

A headless model wears a sleeveless mid-length red and white dress wiht a yellow slash and white sandals

My Wardrobe has an extensive designer wardrobe just waiting to be rented, with beautiful brands including Loewe and Isabel Marant available. They also have a children’s section which makes them the perfect place to deck the whole family out.

Discover the My Wardrobe designer rental collection

Flannels

A white model with the picture cutting off her head is wearing a pink floaty mini-dress and high heel shoes

The rental site of Flannels has many of the brands that they sell instore including Jacquemus, Self-Portrait and Ganni. You will find everything here from a ball gown to a fun party outfit.

Rental outfits at Fannels

Loan The Look

A collage of 5 outfits include a lady in a red dress, a dark haired woman in a blue dress, a blond woman in a red trouser suit, a lady in pajamas anda dark haired woman in a long pale dress

The selection here is off the scale with everything from The Vampire’s Wife dresses and La DoubleJ feather trimmed co-ords. If you are unsure what to pick from the hundreds of beautifully curated outfits at Loan The Look and fancy a morning of dress up, you can book in to visit them at their Portobello Road headquarters in London for a trying on session to pick your dream dress!

Take a peek at Loan The Look

Rites

A headless model wears a mid-length red dress an clumpy black shoes

As well as loads of gorgeous things to rent, Rites also have a resale page where you will find lots of one-off vintage designer finds. It means you could rent a dress and then buy a designer bag or fabulous sunglasses to top off the outfit and then re-use them again and again as the perfect accessories with other items in your wardrobe.

Check out Rites rental and resale clothing

The Cocoon Club

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The Cocoon Club is every bag lover’s dream. Simply choose which subscription package you want, sign up to become a member and give Sarah Jessica Parker a run for her money by rocking a different designer bag every month. Brands include Saint Laurent, Loewe and Louis Vuitton

Bag the look at The Cocoon Club

Jane Tarrant is an award-winning freelance fashion, beauty and style director who has worked on titles including Cosmopolitan, Sugar and OK! and styled celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Chaka Khan, Ray Winstone and Steps.