Dress hire has become a staple in the world of event season wardrobes in Sydney/Eora, and we’re here for it: sustainable fashion, the latest season’s styles and a fraction of the price you’d usually dish out.
From weddings to spring racing, hen's parties and winery tours, dress hire shops in Sydney (and online) are the perfect balance between feeling fine in a new fit without forking out. The best bit? You don't have to deal with the dry cleaning.
Get ready for glam season with Sydney's best dress hire boutiques.
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The Best Try On Dress Hire In Sydney
Dress For A Night
245 Pacific Highway, North Sydney
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Stocked up with hundreds of gorgeous gowns, Dress For A Night has you covered when you really don't have anything to wear. You can book a free appointment if you're organised, otherwise you can walk on in if you're in a pinch to browse and try on labels like Aje, Cult Gaia, SIR. and Zimmermann.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: You can also order try-ons via post and add a backup dress at 80% off.
Sizes: 4–22
Cost: $99–$499
O.N.S Boutique
1/57 Harbour Street, Mosman
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This insanely good dress hire shop is an Australian icon with stores across Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide. O.N.S stocks dresses from some of Australia’s glitziest designers as well as labels that you’d be lucky to see anywhere else.
Alongside an impressive array of outfits and dresses for hire, the Mosman boutique has been transformed into an ex-rental outlet where you can buy 500+ designer dresses at slashed prices. So no matter what your style, we’re pretty sure you won’t walk out empty-handed.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: This boutique is by appointment only.
Sizes: 4–16
Cost: $79–$399
High St. Hire
Shop 6/251–269 Bay Street, Brighton-Le-Sands
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Try before you hire at this bright and breezy dress rental boutique stocked with over 1000 garments, and founded on the values of access over ownership and disrupting the disposable fashion economy. High St Hire stocks Aussie and international designers including BY JOHNNY., Rachel Gilbert and Bec + Bridge, and you can walk on in every day except Sunday.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: To narrow down what you’re looking for, take a virtual style quiz or request a free 45-minute style session online or in person.
Sizes: 4–16
Cost: $89.95–$500
Styled By Charli
Forestville, Sydney
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Northern Beaches-based dress hire brand Styled By Charli offers a flashy catalogue of dresses online that you can request to try on at their Forestville location for $20, which is redeemed on the cost of your hire. Stunning brands like Arcina Ori, Helsa Studio and Rat & Boa are on the cards, perfect for formals, birthdays, weddings, graduations and other special occasions.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: They even have a bump-friendly selection and some accessories for hire, too.
Sizes: 6–14
Cost: $79–$215
Hire To Help
Erskineville, Sydney
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Hire To Help offers dress rentals in both Sydney and Adelaide with a smaller, curated selection of brands such as Christopher Esber, Scanlan Theodore, House of CB and more. Have a squiz at the online catalogue and have your perfect dress delivered, or book a 30-minute try-on session at their Erskineville location.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: Afterpay is available, and 1% of proceeds are donated.
Sizes: 4–12
Cost: $30–$200
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The Best Online Dress Hire In Sydney
The Volte
Online
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The Volte is a peer-to-peer rental platform housing some of the most iconic names in fashion. There’s a ridiculously good array of clothing to choose from, and you can filter by colour, length, occasion and designer to find exactly what you’re looking for. Brands stocked include local and international designers from Acne, Alex Perry and Camilla and Marc to Gucci, Valentino and Balmain—just to name a few.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: You can also sign up to hire out your wardrobe for some extra cash.
Sizes: 4–22
Cost: $20–$3968
Dress Hire AU
Online
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Stocking over a whopping 6,000 garments, you’re guaranteed to find a fit at Dress Hire AU. The online boutique helps you wear the dresses you love at affordable prices with $1000 gowns rented out for under $300. Trending brands like Odd Muse, Benni, Alémais, Leo Lin, and With Harper Lu are just a few from the big selection of designers.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: Book a backup dress for just 20% of the usual hire price.
Sizes: 4–18
Cost: $39–$359
All The Dresses
Online
All The Dresses pulls together over 40 of Australia’s best dress hire companies, allowing shoppers to rent more than 15,000 designer items from different boutiques and book in one simple checkout with dry-cleaning and return postage included—genius.
To make your life easier, items can be filtered by category, length, colour, size, occasion, designer, cost, and features like backless, halter neck, off the shoulder and so on.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: Complete your look with hired designer bags and jewellery from Chanel, Gucci, and Prada.
Sizes: 6-18
Cost: $30–$499
Style Theory
Online
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You know, there is such a thing as too much choice—this is where Style Theory really shines. If you suffer from fashion omnivore syndrome (where you love just about everything you see on the 50+ pages you’ve spent hours flicking through), then a more custom collection might save you some heartache.
Whether you need an elegant gown for a formal event, an outfit for an evening engagement, or a beautiful dress for your bestie’s wedding, this is a platform that offers a carefully edited selection of pieces, mostly featuring Australian design icons such as Zimmerman, Rachel Gilbert, Camilla And Marc, Sass & Bide and more.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: If you're visiting or based in Melbourne, they also have a physical store in South Yarra.
Sizes: 4–14
Cost: $54.50–$189
Glam Corner
Online
Glam Corner is an OG rental platform with an incredible line-up of Aussie fashion brands including Aje, Alice McCall, Bec + Bridge, Rebecca Vallance and Zimmermann. As well as stunning gowns, they’ve also got designer jackets, separates, and handbags. You can hire as a once-off or fulfill your fashion dreams with a membership and a rotating wardrobe. If you’re going for the once-off option and aren’t 100% sure of your style or size, you can grab a backup dress for an extra $15—this is as good as getting glam gets.
THE DETAILS
Insider Intel: You can also buy pre-loved pieces at a quarter of their RRP.
Sizes: 4–20
Cost: $33.15–$390.15
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