Zhanna Babchuk tried shopping the big dress rental websites, but she couldn't find her size. She preferred shopping at boutiques and knew the rental dress websites were taking a toll on their businesses, so she decided to combine the two and create Poshare.com.
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"I work with local boutiques across the United States," says Babchuk.
Poshare is a dress and accessory rental website using boutiques as the clothing source.
"Dress rental starts at about $25 for four days of rental," Babchuk explains.
Paola Kustra loves luxury handbags. She wanted to rent a handbag weekly rather than monthly - which isn't typical on bag rental sites - and she wanted a less expensive price.
"It's very hard to spend the whole salary on a handbag, right?" says Kustra.
Kustra founded the luxury handbag rental website BagRomance.com.
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"You can rent handbags for $50 and up, depending on the bag and MSRP of the bag you are renting," explains Kustra.
Kustra and Babchuk say renting is the perfect option for holiday parties. For a conservative corporate party, try a royal blue, lace dress by Adrianna Papell. It retails for $200, but you can rent it for $40. The YSL clutch costs $1550, but you can rent for $120 a week.
This $600 David Meister cocktail dress rents on Poshare.com for $50. The Chanel handbag runs for $2,000, and you can rent from BagRomance.com for $150.
For a black tie event, how about a figure-flattering evening gown? A black and silver-detailed fit and flare gown usually costs $400 but can be rented for $100. Even the jewelry is rented from Poshare. The fresh water pearl and rose gold earrings rent for $12.
To finish off the look, an Edie Parker clutch typically costs $1195 but rents on BagRomance.com for $75.
"It works really well with this dress because of that silver color. We love it for a really dressy cocktail party," says Kustra.
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