We were chatting around the office about the idea of women RENTING shoes, and while we chatted it up Andres mentioned this place:
http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/webclient/getPage.aspx?page=welcome&
It has been around for a year or so, and it is difficult to determine if it has had any success.
Customers pay a monthly fee, pick and order handbags online, and borrow them for as long as they like. Monthy fees range from USD 19.95 per month for the Trendsetter membership level (one bag a month from the ‘trendsetter’ collection), to USD 99.95 a month for the Diva membership, which allows access to the couture collection. This spring, Bag, Borrow or Steal will also start offering women’s jewelry and watches by Tiffany, David Yurman and others.
So it seems at least diamond-bedecked shoes can’t be far off. You’ll be pleased to note that insurance is offered, and if you have further worries, they have a hotline you can call.
This is part of a broader sea-change of people who prefer to rent over buying. I’d wager that there a whole host of things I’d prefer to rent if I didn’t break or lose half the things I own.