carmen marc valvo dresses

Don’t buy it- RENT IT

ILUS-NYC

Dresses for special occasions are a difficult purchase to make.  How many times will you actually wear it?  Will you get your money’s worth?  What if it goes out of style next season?!?

So, for those of you that are commitmentphobic, try renting your next dress.  Here are my three favorite cocktail dresses from ILUS-NYC.com’s website.  Check out the rental price vs. retail.

Designer:  Carmen Marc Valvo

3 Night Rental Price: $110 (plus $10 cleaning fee)

Current Retail Value:  $476, edressme.com

This little number would be fitting on any body type, and many different skin tones.

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Designer:  Carmen Marc Valvo

3 Night Rental Price:  $90 (plus $10 cleaning fee)

Current Retail Value:  $242.39, bluefly.com

For those of us that need the illusion of a bust line, pleats are always a plus!

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Designer:  Jill Stuart

3 Night Rental Price:  $135 (plus $10 cleaning fee)

Current Retail Value:  $850, shopbop.com

Skinny girls can appreciate this dress because it will give them curves.  Curvy girls will appreciate this dress because they will look like Goddesses.  Pleats are perfect for deception.

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The one thing that I would like to see ILUS improve is their stock of dresses in sizes over 8.  I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that they only have two dresses on their website in size 12.  And that’s the biggest size they have.