Rent out your wardrobe & earn

Make money from your designer dresses by securely lending them through Designer Closet, rather than letting your dresses hang forever in the back of your closet. Unlike selling, which is a one-time money transaction, lending is ongoing and can make your dress profitable over time.

Whether you are renting your personal dress collection or an emerging fashion entrepreneur, the Designer Closet platform is built for all user types and keeps you in control of your rental business. Designer Closet gives you all the functionality you need to take advantage of the booming sharing economy and earn extra income securely.

Designer Closet is free to list on. You can list as many dresses as you’d like. Designer Closet takes a small fee from each rental transaction –meaning no upfront costs to you.

Listing Your Dress

It’s free to list your items on Designer Closet. You can have as many or as few listings as you like. Your items need to be in excellent condition and have a minimum retail value of $200.

When listing your dress, provide as much detail as possible, as some renters may not have the luxury of being able to try it on and will only receive it in the post a few days before their event.


You are in control of how much you rent your item for, and for what period of time (4 days, 8 days, or 30 days), and even list a for sale price too.

Each listing has an availability calendar according to when your dress is and isn’t available, which you can manually adjust allowing you the freedom to book time away, or wear your dress to your own event.

Responding to Requests

Once your listing has been published, you may start to receive messages and booking requests for your dress from Renters. To maintain a good reputation on Designer Closet, be sure to respond to messages and acceptor decline booking requests within 24 hours.

Arranging Postage or Pick-up

After you have accepted a booking request, prepare your dress for the Renter and ensure it has been professionally dry cleaned before being sent by courier or picked-up. All the information you need is found in your reservations page in your dashboard and in the email sent to you which confirmed the reservation. If the Renter has elected to pick up their dress, please message the Renter to confirm the pick-up arrangements. If you are sending by courier, ensure you enter the tracking numbers into the reservation on your dashboard.

 

At the completion of the reservation there is a payout to you which includes a deduction of our scaled service fee. The fee ranges between 16% to 23% of the total transaction amount, with a $19.95 minimum applicable to all transactions. You will never get charged a service fee unless you make money.

It’s never been easier to start lending your designer clothes, as many times as you like.

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Listing is simple

1. List it

Create your free account and list any of your new or pre-loved clothing items for rent, for sale or both.

2. Ship it

Once someone has booked your item, you ship the item to the customer.

3. Get paid

We will send through your payment, minus our small fee.
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Frequently asked questions

NZ Post has lost the dress on its way to me - what can I do?

Contact info@designercloset.co.nz for assistance in finding a replacement for your event, and be sure to let your lender know too.

When will I be charged for my rental?

Full charges occur upon lender confirmation. Declined orders release funds immediately. Make your rentals easy with Designer Closet’s transparent billing and prompt charges.

How long can I hire a dress for?

Options include 4, 8 and 30 days, so plan your rental with time for dispatch and delivery around any upcoming events to minimise late arrivals and make your Designer Closet experience quick and easy!

A lender has asked me to pay them directly outside of Designer Closet – is that okay?

No! Transacting off-platform voids Designer Closet’s support and safeguards. Report this activity and make sure your rentals are secure with no off-platform transactions.

What if an item is damaged?

If in the unfortunate event the item gets damaged, we will help mediate between the two parties and make sure a fair resolution is met.