Everybody wants to have a big wardrobe, full of unique items and to constantly purchase new items that will complement their current clothes. This process can be expensive and it might make your closet so full that you will get lost in it. It is important to have a versatile wardrobe that showcases your preferences, taste and personality!

Today, however, we want to focus on a very interesting aspect of the fashion world: renting clothes and accessories. In this post,we will be looking at five advantages of why you should give such a service a try! This being said, we do not encourage you to have all your items rented!

We believe that you should own the core of your wardrobe: it is very important to have items you can always rely on and which you should know that they are always ready to use and in perfect shape. This gives you emotional comfort and saves a lot of time!

For example, Tie Society is a brand that offers ties and other accessories, such as bow ties and cufflink for rental to men who enjoy changing their look more frequently. They have a wide array of vintage items to choose from, some of them being part of limited editions or made by various designers.

Their services are flexible, you can choose how many items you want to rent and for how long you wish to keep them. Moreover, they have special offers such as the “Dad Packs” offer! What this means is that you can actually subscribe someone to their service, therefore allowing them to own or rent a pre-curated box of accessories. The receiver will get, besides the two ties, one pocket square, one tie bar and one pair of cufflinks (five items instead of the classic three), a handwritten message and a 3-month discount of the service. It’s up to the person who makes the hands over the gift whether they want the receiver to keep the items or exchange them for something else after a while. We think that’s a fun initiative and that it can be tried out: who knows; it might become a fun thing to do on a regular basis.

There are a lot of reasons why you should rent accessories from time to time, and even bigger pieces of clothes. Here are our six arguments:

 

 

The provider makes sure that the items are in a good state

 

 

You might think that renting clothes is like borrowing second hand clothes, but that is not the case. Most rental clothing providers make sure that the clothes they give out are in great shape and that they offer a good service. These services work like real businesses and generally the owners want to make sure that the customer comes back. A business that has no returning customers usually fails to stand the test of time. Most businesses succeed from the word being passed by, so they want to make sure that you will be offered a qualitative service.

 

 

You won’t have a cluttered wardrobe

 

 

Renting out clothes is a great way to make sure that your wardrobe or your accessories drawer will never be too full and that you will always have something new, without thing piling up. Closet organizers usually say that if you have not worn something within the last 12 months, you should throw it out! Renting out ties or accessories is a great way to make sure you don’t have to raid your own wardrobe in the search of what needs to be kept and what doesn’t.

 

 

You will always have something new

 

 

Ties and accessories are great ways to style up your outfits. We said earlier that we think that it’s really important to have a wardrobe of your own, that reflects your style and personality and to which you can always go to for a complete outfit. Accessories are more flexible and renting out some will make the same clothes look different or appropriate for a different occasion. Wearing the right accessories can really make an outfit. Wearing new accessories every time you go somewhere is sure a mark of personal care and attention to detail. Some services such as the Tie Society we mentioned earlier have an option where one is allowed to purchase items as well. This way, if you really like an item and wish to own it, you can do that.

 

 

You will avoid impulse buying

Some shopping advisers claim that you shouldn’t buy something the moment you see it. Let it stay on your mind, and, if you really really think about it a while after you’ve seen it, you should go ahead and purchase it. This is where rental ties and other accessories come in very handy. You can receive a few items you like, wear them for a while and send them back. There’s no need to buy every tie you like just for a moment.

 

 

It’s cheaper

Renting fashion items can be a lot cheaper than actually purchasing them. This way, you will save money, which we recommend that you invest in your “permanent collection” or in something else you like.

 

 

You don’t need to buy something you are only planning on wearing just a few times

Unless it’s a special piece which you want to have in your own collection of items, there is no point in buying an item you won’t wear more than twice. Of course, some things get to have sentimental value and you should own those, but other than that, renting out items is the best way to go.

We know from experience that men often want to wear a very special tie or jacket, but hesitate to buy it because they know they won’t wear it anytime soon again.

 

Of course, it’s up to you in the end to decide which pieces need to be owned and which can be rented out, but we wanted to bring to your attention the fact that you can have a rotating or partially rotating wardrobe and that there are alternatives to classic shopping!

In the end, your style should reflect your personality and there are a lot of ways in which this can be achieved.

 

Fraquoh and Franchomme

 

 

 

 

 

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