What’s a woman to do when her social life is booking out faster than her bank account can keep up? Turn to one of Brisbane/Meanjin’s best dress hire sites, so she can look the part while keeping her funds flourishing.
Take it from the ones at Urban List who love nothing more than dressing up for an occasion, these dress hire shops and sites are your best-kept secret.
From black tie gowns to party pieces and everything in between, here’s our definitive list of the best rental shops in Brisbane and online, so you can leave room in your wardrobe for all the important stuff (like track pants you’ll wear on repeat).
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Dress Hire Boutiques In Brisbane
One Night Stand Boutique
53 Commercial Rd, Teneriffe
Need a frock last minute? One Night Stand’s got your back, with their Teneriffe space open 7 days a week (praise be). Here, you’ll discover racks bursting at the seams with pieces from Aussie labels including Zimmermann, AJE, and Bec + Bridge, as well as international favourites you might otherwise struggle to get your hands on in a range of sizes from 4 to 14 and XS to XL. ONS also stocks a range of ex-rental pieces available for purchase, and with additional boutiques in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney, finding a dress last minute no matter where you are will never be an issue.
Borrowed Dress Hire
3/158 Moray St, New Farm
Hiring a dress can sometimes feel like risky business, but Borrowed takes the guesswork out of the equation with their try-on service. Featuring a range of formal-wear, cocktail, black tie, and casual options, finding the right fit is just a DM away.
Tenn
7/5 Activity Cres, Molendinar
When your current wardrobe isn’t inspiring you, head down the highway to Tenn, where you can book a private appointment and try on their range of pieces for hire. From ballgowns to cocktail dresses, minis, and sets, Tenn is your key to finding the right look for your next night out. With new styles added weekly, and a range of bags and clutches also available, you’ll never be stuck without a fancy new fit to flaunt again.
The Wardrobe
71 Flinders Parade, North Lakes
Formal dresses is the name of the game, but The Wardrobe goes beyond finding the perfect ‘fit to offering a range of formal and event packages. Here, they take care of it all in the one place with a range of beauty services including hair and makeup, spray tanning, nails and eyebrows. They also offer limo transfers, photographers, and videographers for those who wish to go the extra mile.
Online Dress Hire For Brisbane
The Volte
Upping the ante at your next event doesn’t have to cost you much—just turn to The Volte, where you’ll find literally thousands of options. An online rental platform that ships Australia-wide, The Volte is home to an impressive line-up of Australian and luxury brands catering to all dress codes. Filter by date, size, colour, length, occasion, and designer to find your perfect fit. Best of all, you can sign up to let others have access to your wardrobe and earn some coin in return.
Glam Corner
When you’re a girl with a busy social schedule, you’re likely to need endless outfits. Enter Glam Corner: an online rental platform where you can rent one-off pieces for 4 or 8 day return or choose a membership option and have multiple pieces delivered to your door monthly. Well, ain’t that handy. There’s also a vast range of pre-loved pieces to pick up for a fraction of the price. Frugality looks good on you.
Designerex
Wearing a designer dress might have once been a pipe dream, but it’s now your reality for all events thanks to Designerex, where luxury brands are delivered straight to your door. The largest peer-to-peer platform of them all, you’ll find a mix of instantly recognisable fashion favourites, as well as hard to find runway pieces from luxury brands like Prada, Chanel, YSL, and Stella McCartney. Designerex also offers 2-hour delivery and pick-up with Uber so last-minute wardrobe disasters don’t have to ruin your day.
Dress For A Night
It’s all in the name—Dress for a Night knows that splurging on a piece you’ll only wear once is not economical. Instead, they offer you more than 4,000 rental options you can wear and return. It’s that simple. They also offer try ons via post and the option to add a backup dress to your order for an additional $30. Now that’s good business.
All The Dresses
Turns out, you can never have too many options. With more than 15,000 rental pieces on their site, All The Dresses is easily one of the best hiring platforms to find a ‘fit from. Featuring more than 270 brands, and curated edits made for your convenience, All The Dresses caters to all occasions, sizes, and budgets. But why stop at your outfit? Their range of jewellery, headpieces, fascinators, bags and clutches is just as impressive, so fit yourself out from head to toe.
Passion For Fashion
Designer styles to blow your mind, not your budget—that’s the sentiment you’ll find at Passion For Fashion. Constantly expanding their closet with the latest and most-wanted styles, this online hub will inspire you to get dressed and save your pennies. There’s also the option to lend your pieces out as well as pick up pre-loved goods in tip-top condition for a fraction of the price.
Style Theory
If the likes of Michael Lo Sordo, Alemias, Rebecca Vallance, and Alex Perry tickle your pickle, you’ve found your fortress. Style Theory’s curated collection is unlike other rental sites, offering you unique pieces you won’t see on the girl seated at the table next to you. From formal dress codes to those more casual daytime affairs, Style Theory covers all the bases, so take a look, and find your next rental.
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