Ganni pleated floral Georgette costume, obtainable to lease from €65, at Drobey; www.drobey.ie.
Launched in April 2023, Drobey is Eire’s latest trend rental platform. Moderately than specializing in informal put on, Drobey gives all the things from boots, purses, sun shades and different equipment to extra informal T-shirts, corsets and miniskirts. “The thought is that you simply spend money on your primary clothes and lease the costlier, one-off or assertion items by way of our platform. Drobey is like your second wardrobe!” founder Nicky Dwyer tells us. “We wish individuals to have the ability to uncover new manufacturers, experiment with their fashion and have enjoyable with trend, whereas avoiding the excessive costs and waste that usually include it. We’re massive on the truth that leases are a good way to enhance accessibility to high-end manufacturers – Drobey permits you to have interaction with and quickly personal these manufacturers by way of our rental mannequin.”
To take the sustainability issue to the subsequent degree, it was essential for Dwyer to even have sustainable manufacturers in inventory at Drobey. “We have already got some actually cool sustainable manufacturers on board, comparable to Umlaut in Paris, who use unused materials from main trend homes to make their items, The Classic Studio within the UK who promote one-off reworked classic clothes, and Ten Eveleen in Australia, who handcraft every particular person piece in accordance with demand, simply to call a couple of. In addition they have two Irish designers in retailer: Colin Horgan and Rachel Maguire of Rashiiiid, the primary forays into leases for each designers.
Drobey have a showroom in Monkstown, Co Dublin the place they provide 30 minute passes the place you may e book with a buddy and make the house your individual whereas planning your upcoming outfits. You’ll be able to take your items residence there after which by way of the press and acquire choice, or have them shipped on to you. 4, 8 and 12 day leases can be found, and priced accordingly, so if you happen to’re happening vacation you may as well pack Drobey items in your hand baggage. Summer season dressing by no means seemed so good. www.drobey.ie.
