Luxe Beat Magazine DECEMBER 2014 | Page 115

Fashion which was nice. SW: Would you use their service again? CL: Absolutely! I can’t wait to get invited somewhere fabulous. SW: Have you ever rented a dress before? CL: Never. My philosophy was always that I would rather spend $400 on something nice that I would get use out of over the years. Typically, I can style anything for day or night, dressy or casual, so I’m never in fear of underutilizing something. Stretching out my pieces over many, many years is something I have a knack for. There is a Marc Jacobs cocktail dress hanging in my closet that I spent $1000 on in 2005. It has probably been worn at LEAST three times a year, excluding time being pregnant. Having two kids limits my disposable income, cutting into my spending on designer cocktail dresses. SW: As a fashion expert, how do you feel about Rent the Runway’s collection of designers? CL: They have some really 115