Hi guys! Happy Friday! First, I want to thank you all for the sweet comments you left on my last post, and for all the emails and FB messages as well, I appreciate it and love you all! So, let’s start today off by talking about something fun, shall we? So, as part of my new job, I have been asked to attend a fancy fundraiser in a few weeks. While I am really excited to be a part of this fundraiser, I have absolutely nothing to wear to an event with a dress code of cocktail chic. Like, what does that even mean? Long, short, fancy, business? Not only do I have no idea what that means, the thought of dropping some serious cash on a dress I will likely have no use for afterwards is just not that appealing to me, and even more so, when the heck do I have time to go shopping for said dress?
Well, that is where Rent the Runway comes in. Rent the Runway is a site where you can rent premier designer dresses for really affordable prices ($30 and up) What I love most about it is that you can sort your choices by so many different categories like price, color, occasion, level of formality, body type, etc. Also, real people who have rented the same dress upload pics of themselves in the dress with reviews so you know things like if it runs large/small, if it’s comfortable, what kind of undergarments you need to wear, you know, important stuff! This is always really helpful to hear from real people rather than just reading a generic description from the site. What I also love is that when you order a dress to rent, you can choose the length of your rental (4 or 8 days) and they will send you TWO sizes for the same price. For me, this is critical since sizes are never uniform across designers.
After finding out I was selected to attend yesterday afternoon, I quickly got online at Rent the Runway (affiliate link) and started looking around. Thankfully, there is no shortage of gorgeous dresses So far, here are my front runners:
I think I am leaning towards the black lace one even though I really like the blue and gold dress. It’s funny because both the gold and blue dresses are really sparkly and that is not a style I am typically drawn to, but they really are beautiful dresses, but I think I may feel more comfortable in the black lace one. The dress below is actually my favorite one and if we have a wedding to attend in the near future, this IS my dress, it’s so me! But, I just can’t justify the price ($90 plus shipping) for a fundraiser event because I would actually like to bid on something at the event to raise money for this great cause instead of shelling a lot of money out on a dress that I can’t keep post event!
Okay friends, let me know in the comments what YOU think and don’t forget to have a great weekend! I’ll see you all on Monday!
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Question of the day
Which dress do you think I should choose? Have you ever used RTRW?
