For Rent: Haute Couture for frugal fashionistas

rtrTwo gals from Harvard Business School figured if you can’t bring the fashionista to the runway, bring the runway to the fashionista! Jenn Hymann and Jenny Carter Fleiss made their dream of fashion couture available for the masses a reality at Rent The Runway.

In what’s being called ”the Netflix model” for dresses, girls can shop the Rent the Runway site and choose designer dresses to rent for an event, and forget about spending upwards of $1000 on an outfit that they’ll probably wear once.

Rentals cost anywhere from $50 to $200 for four nights, according to the New York Times. In three easy steps a girl can be the bell of the ball–or her prom–in a Christian Siriano gown. How fierce is that?

Step 1: Love Browse through our array of  A-list designers and find a dress you love. Or two!

Step 2: Wear Schedule a delivery date and your dress will appear on your doorstep, in two different sizes. Just to be safe.

Step 3: Return Shoppers don’t even have to worry about dry-cleaning, it on them!

To assist with fitting, they have on-call stylists who can advise shoppers on how certain materials feel and how a particular dress might hang on various body types. In addition, the site offers returns within 24 hours for any reason and will include an extra size of a first dress at no additional cost. According to Hyman, 20,000 women have signed up for the site that has only been delivering dresses for about a week. Looks like the Cinderella story can happen… On a budget.

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