Rent The Runway

Our hospital has a Fall Gala, which is a fundraising event. This year, it was held at the Newport Bay Resort, and I was invited as a guest of the Medical Staff. I haven't been to a black tie event in several years, and I wanted to wear something really great. So I used Rent the Runway.

I returned from Washington DC on Tuesday, October 8th, and the Rent the Runway bag was on my porch. I wasn't going to open it until Friday, since the Gala was Saturday, but I decided to make sure the dresses that I ordered were the right ones in the right size. Boy, was I in for a surprise.

The first dress was a gold sequined number by Theia. Looks okay on the hanger. But..... it was dirty!!

And torn in several places !!!

That left the other one, a pink dress by Halston.

Although it wasn't torn, it was also dirty.

I called and explained the situation and sent pictures. They offered to refund my money and overnight two more dresses to me. But just for laughs, I tried the two rejects on.

The gold one was nice, but very long. The train was filthy.

The pink one was nice, but too naked for a work party.

The replacements came the very next day. There was a gorgeous red dress from LePetite Robe by Chiara Boni.

It was one-shouldered, with a cutout back and a big bow. It was made of scuba material.

It had no zipper - you just wriggle into it. It retails for $3200.

Here it is, in the preliminary try-on, with no undergarments or fluffing.

Pretty nice.

Then, I got another gold sequined dress by Badgely Mischka. The fabric was much heavier than the Theia, and the back was not as deep.

Also pretty nice!!!

Depending on my dress choice, here were my handbag choices - Yves St Laurent for the red, and vintage beading for the gold.

So which one did I choose?

The red Chiara Boni !!! Here I am, with the right underwear and Spanx.

And I stuffed my back fat into the dress. The scuba material held it in place very nicely.

Here I am, with the rest of the Quality Team:

And with my friend Suellen:

And with my friend Sonia:

I got to take home one of the hydrangea centerpieces:

And the bags went back to Rent The Runway the next day.

So all in all, Rent The Runway made good on its promise, and I was very happy. I would definitely recommend them for your black tie needs.

See you all soon!!