Summer is here and with that comes an influx of social events, from destination weddings, music festivals, and unique holiday activities.

Beat the Monday blues by planning your vacation – your summer outfits is a good place to start to lift your mood.

If you’re debating whether to rent or buy this summer, this edit of UAE-based clothing rental services that have popped up recently are worth trying.

Scroll through the below to discover what each rent-and-resale platform offers, from scene-stealing summer dresses to avant-garde pieces and hard-to-secure accessories, you’ll find one that will suit your style requirements for a fraction of the cost.

Love Me Hire Me

Love Me Hire Me is a Dubai-based rental platform that caters to a fashion-loving community, offering a chance to try and rent standout designer dresses.

 

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Hero Brands: Withjean, New Arrivals, Michael Lo Sordo, Lovers and Friends, Bronx and Banco, Asta Resort, Bec + Bridge, Acler, Helsa Studio

How It Works: Select the dress you love and choose a hire start date and duration. At checkout, you’ll get the option to try it first or hire immediately.

Cloudset

Founded by Amina Musaeva, Cloudset caters to those who want to test-drive different styles and experience sustainable fashion, with a taste for avant-garde pieces. It currently offers more than 700 luxury pieces from established and emerging brands.

Hero Brands: Chrome Hearts, Alessandra Rich, Alexandre Vauthier, Givenchy, Tom Ford, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Jacquemus, Loewe

How It Works: Simply specify your rental dates and add your favourite styles from the list of available items to your cart and proceed to their seamless checkout process. To rent without the deposit, Cloudset requires to go through an ID check. Your items will arrive on your selected date and you will be given time to try it on, and pick-up for collection is also arranged for a smooth service.

RNTD

The brainchild of sister duo, Mish and Shane, RNTD is clothing rental platform in Dubai that offers same-day delivery in Dubai and Abu Dhabi for orders placed before 3pm.

Hero Brands: Retrofete, Rat & Boa, Camila Coehlo, Nadine Merabi

How It Works: Signing up for a membership will give you a rental subscription to new looks every month. At a starting price of AED350 per month, it gives you a rental subscription to rent 2 outfits. Alternatively, if you want to just try it out without committing, simply browse through the curated collections and choose your preferred item(s), and checkout. It does ask for Dhs250 damage deposit per item that is refundable after your rental dates.

Endless

Launched in 2019 by Dubai-based British entrepreneur, Rosie Gunn, Endless is an online fashion destination with a curation of product across fashion and accessories for those looking to buy, rent, lend, or re-sell their wardrobe pieces.

It offers same and next-day delivery options for purchases and rentals made in the UAE as well as worldwide shipping of pre-loved items that go through authentication process by trusted global platform Real Authentication.

Much recently, the online platform has partnered with So Much Trouble (SMT) to launch a SMT x Endless Edit, a curated collection of over 100 pieces of occasion and luxe beachwear as well as iconic vintage finds that style-savvy shoppers can rent as well as buy.

 

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Hero Brands: Christopher Esber, Oceanus, Retrofete

How It Works: To start renting, scroll through the rental edit and select your favourite item and size as well as your dates. Then, proceed to checkout to receive your item.

Best Kept Shared

Launched by Kelly Power and Sophie Louise Kjoller, Best Kept Shared is a peer-to-peer rental and resale marketplace offering a wide selection of brands from community of fashion tastemakers lending their designer wardrobes the likes of Jennifer Kolomoni aka Bambikoko, Maha Gorton, Tala Samman of Myfashdiary, Rosemin Madhavji, Sasha Ray, and more.

Hero Brands: Chats by C.Dam, Jacquemus, Amina Muaddi, Khaite, Rotate

How It Works: Once you have found the pieces you wish to rent,  simply register and go through an ID verification process, select your rental duration dates, and request to book to receive your item(s). The platform allows you to reserve an item up to six months in advance so outfit planning is quick and easy.

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