There are rental subscription services for clothes, jewelry, bags, designer items, and more. You pay a monthly fee and get a set amount of items that you've pre-picked. Thanks to rental subscription services, you're not over consuming and accumulating items that you'll end up throwing away or keeping in your closet forever, unused.

These services are great for sustainability and reducing clothes waste. Let's look at six of the best options you can try out today.

Why a Rental Service Is the Way To Go

Everyone loves online shopping, but it can break the budget pretty fast. Rental services offer a great way to see if you like a piece enough to buy it. You can try it on, see how it fits you, and if you're happy with it, invest in it, and if not, send it back. It helps reduce clothes waste and is a much more sustainable way of clothes shopping without supporting fast fashion.

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It's especially great for occasions. If there's an upcoming event, like a fancy wedding, prom, birthday, and so on, maybe look into trying one of these services. That way, you won't be spending an absorbent amount of money on a single outfit that you're going to use for that one or two special occasions and then leave in your closet, never to get worn again.

Sometimes it's great to invest in a single piece that you'll know you'll get a lot of wear out of, but that means you'll have one good dress or suit that you'll have to wear for every special occasion. And that repetition gets pretty boring. Not to mention, you'll look the same in all the different event pictures.

1. Fashion to Figure Closet

Fashion to Figure Closet how it works

Fashion to Figure offers an excellent selection in sizes 12–24 and XL–3XL. You subscribe for $54.95/month and get three items at a time. The best part is, you get to keep them for however long you want. The item selection process is a bit tricky, though.

You select which items you'd like to receive in your box and mark the ones that are a priority to you. If the prioritized items are unavailable to get sent to you, the site sends you the items that follow, and so on down the list. You can add up to 20 items in your virtual closet and then mark which ones you'd like to prioritize.

If you receive an item you want to keep, you can buy it for a much lower price than its retail one.

2. Nuuly

how nuuly works

Nuuly offers a wide selection of clothes of over 100 brands, with a variety of vintage pieces and designer labels you can get your hands on. You subscribe to a monthly box for $88 and get six items with it, which you get to keep for 30 days until the next box comes. You preselect what you get, and you can create a virtual closet with things you'd like to get at some point, where you can also track items that are currently unavailable.

When you select your six pieces, they're the ones you get. You can't swap them in the middle of the month if you decide you don't like one of them. You just have to wait for the next month to roll over and make an entirely new selection. And if you like a piece so much you want to keep it, Nuuly offers it at a discounted price, so you pay less than its retail cost.

3. Gwynnie Bee

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Gwynnie Bee offers plus-size clothing and caters to sizes 10 to 32. It also uses plus-size women to model the items, so you get an accurate view of how they look and fit.

A Gwynnie Bee subscription costs you $69.95/month and gets you two items and unlimited exchanges. You can also explore several other plans, with the priciest being $199 for ten items and the cheapest $49 for a single one. The best part about Gwynnie Bee is it offers a free trial. It gives you two items for free for your first month, so you can see how you feel about the service.

After you subscribe, Gwynnie Bee suggests you fill up your virtual closet with items, so the service always has a selection ready to pick from and send you items. If you want to keep an item, you can buy it at a discounted rate.

4. Le Tote

le tote how it works

A Le Tote subscription starts at $59 a month and changes according to the plan you choose. The service offers eight items for $79/month, $99/month for ten items, and $119/month for 15.

Once you subscribe, you have to put in your measurements and interests. Then, Le Tote chooses the items you'll get for you, and you can see them only after you've gone through checkout and payment.

If you don't like what got chosen for you, you can swap items. After your 'tote' gets curated, you have seven days to make swaps and customize your box to your liking. As you use the platform, Le Tote gets a better idea of your preferences and makes more accurate recommendations in the first place. If you want to keep an item, you can buy it at a below retail price.

5. Switch

switch how it works

Switch is a subscription service for fine jewelry enthusiasts. It deals with exquisite pieces of every type: rings, bracelets, earrings, etc. Once you get your box, you can keep the item for as long as you wish. And, you can do unlimited exchanges, too.

Switch offers three plans: $40/month for one piece at a time, $70/month for two, and $90/month for three. With the different plans, you earn a different amount of store credit, which you can later use towards purchases.

The subscription plans may seem like a lot at first glance, but it gets you access to designer jewelry, as Switch has an impressive brand catalog and stunning pieces. So, don't overlook it. It's worth trying out.

6. Bag Romance

bag romance how it works

Bag Romance offers every type of bag you can think of. The service lets you buy, rent, or even sell bags and boasts an impressive brand list. Since Bag Romance specializes in designer bags, the price for each rental varies based on which bag you choose.

Rental prices begin at $140. After you browse the site and find the bag you're looking for, you can reserve it for seven to thirty days. Once that bag gets delivered to you, you get to keep it for as long as you want.

Are Rental Services Even Worth It?

Short answer: yes. You get to enjoy items that you can't otherwise afford to get. You refresh your wardrobe without supporting fast fashion or contributing to overconsumption and clothes waste. You play dress-up without having to commit to the items you're wearing. They come and go, and you always have something new to enjoy.

Look into these services and maybe even give some of them a go. They're worth trying, and you may even find your next favorite outfit.