Girl Meets Dress
Girl Meets Dress is a British London based online ecommerce company that provides designer dress rentals.[1] It was founded by Anna Bance, a former PR for French luxury brand Hermès and Xavier de Lecaros-Aquise, [2] who launched the company in January 2009.[3]
The business operates online from the headquarters which is based in London, England.
In November 2020, Girl Meets Dress worked with around 200 designer brands.
History[edit]
Anna Bance launched Girl Meets Dress in 2009[4] [5] [6]after working as Head of UK PR for French Luxury brand Hermès. [7] A 2013 article in The Guardian with the headline "Spotify for fashion: does renting clothes signal the end for our wardrobes?" Girl Meets Dress is part of a larger space regarded as the Sharing Economy together with other companies like Zipcar, Uber, Spotify and Airbnb.[8][9]
The company received a round of funding from Global Founders Capital.[10]
Girl Meets Dress is one of several companies renting women's clothes; competitors include Rent the Runway (US), YCloset (China), Gwynnie Bee (US), and GlamCorner (AUS)
References[edit]
- ↑ Cartner-Morley, Jess (November 1, 2017). "Spotify for fashion: does renting clothes signal the end for our wardrobes?" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "The perfect fit: Meet Girl Meets Dress co-founder Xavier de Lecaros Aquise". CityAM. June 23, 2014.
- ↑ https://lady.co.uk/conversation-wtih-anna-bance-founder-girl-meets-dress
- ↑ Davies, 8 July 2011By Marie. "Anna Bance". Drapers.
- ↑ https://www.theindustry.fashion/the-interview-anna-bance-founder-ceo-girl-meets-dress/
- ↑ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/fashion-beauty/a531847/qa-with-girl-meets-dress-founder-anna-bance/
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/women-in-leadership/2014/jan/17/anna-bance-founder-girl-meets-dress
- ↑ "Will the 'Sharing Economy' Work For Fashion?". The Business of Fashion. May 8, 2016.
- ↑ https://realbusiness.co.uk/girl-meets-dress-sector-didnt-exist-adaptive/
- ↑ "Global Founders Capital Reveals First Three Investments, Including Lingoda, GirlMeetsDress And Videdressing".
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