In a floor-length, ostrich feather and sequin-adorned black Marchesa ball dress, Spanish screen siren-goddess Penelope Cruz proved herself to be the belle of the red carpet at the World Premiere of the fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie on Saturday. The 37 year old’s ball dress was set off by a healthy olive glow, and absolutely no sign of any remaining baby weight, following the birth of her and Javier Bardem’s son in January.

Black Beauty- The Ball Dress that Stole the Show

The actress’ ball gown, embroidered with feather and jet crystals, was complimented by Chopard jewelry, while her hair was swept back into a simple up-do- perfectly balancing out her lavish ball dress.   In her ball gown, Penelope looked like decadence personified, while her co-star, the sexily eccentric Johnny Depp, opted for a Keith Richards inspired tux/jacket, posing alongside his Rolling Stone idol on the red carpet.   Depp admitted that while still filming, seeing Penelope pregnant and her and Bardem with their newborn son made him feel rather broody.

Ball Gowns for Hire – Rent a Ball Dress Fit for Penelope

A customized ball dress, getting your hands on Penelope’s Marchesa ball gown would be near next to impossible. However, the following ball gowns for hire come close to channeling Penelope’s black beauty ball dress glamour.   Strapless and floor-length, the divine swirl detailing on this Ruth Tarvydas ball dress will lend your ball gown the element of Penelope luxury you’re looking  for. Ball gown for hire: £99 (original price £600.)

The 100% silk, backless Hedron Organza ball dress by PPQ, with its ruffled detailing, lives up to its name as the ultimate statement maker.  Hire: £79, (this ball dress would usually retail for £724).  Be every inch the goddess in this seductive long ball gown with diamante shoulder strap detailing.

With its plunging neckline and classic cut, the ball dress is the epitome of sexy sophistication, while the shoulder straps add that touch of Penelope bling for all of us that won’t be splashing out on Chopard diamond drop earrings quite yet.  (For similar earrings why not check out the GMD jewellery to buy section, where you’ll find fabulous pieces such as these Martine Wester crystal statement earrings.) But back to the ball dress! Rent ball gown: £79.  Original RRP: £325.  

Hire these ball gowns/designer dresses and you never know whose style you might be stealing.  The following celebs have at one and another time been spotted in these designer dresses.  Hire any of them here at GirlMeetsDress online designer dress hire.

Rent Ball Gowns – Look Every Inch the A-Lister

1. Fashion’s first lady – Michelle Obama in a Thakoon floral dress:

Seen here carrying out official duties with her presidential other half, Mrs. Obama comes over all debonair in this fresh floral Thakoon number.   New York based Thakoon’s designs have long been championed by Michelle, perfectly fitting the bill for on and off-duty chic.  Instead of paying £1,159, rent this dress for a purse-friendly £179.  Make like the first lady, and go from daytime to evening with ease!

2.  Next up is the Swedish supermodel Claudia Schiffer, spotted sporting a Stella McCartney silkdress, oozing glamour in a way that only Claudia can.  Rent this designer dress online for the not-so-designer price of £99. (Claudia paid £450 for hers).

3.  Make like Kristin Cavallari and hire this designer ball gown dress by TIBI.  With a gorgeous summery flower print, along with a flattering padded bustier and fitted bodice, it’s no wonder this TIBI ball gown dress is popular on the red-carpet.   Rent this designer gown for £109 (RRP is a costly £575).

4. This Butter by Nadia dress, as the picture shows, has caught the eye of more than just one celeb.  And it’s no wonder why, given the beautiful ball dress’ ability to flatter almost any figure.  A versatile dress that wraps in unfathomably numerous ways, hire this ball gown dress and look every inch the screen goddess.  Hire: £89, RRP: £245.

Our ball gown dress lust list for this month looks something like this…Top of the ball gown hire lust list for events this month, is the alluring Aftershock Victoria Jane ball dress.  Rent it for just £69, a bargain when you consider it was originally worth £185.

Ball Dress Rental – Why Less is Just as Much

Why settle for the mediocre when you can hire a ball dress with chutzpah?  Waltz your way into luxury-dom in this delicious Melissa Odabash Diana ball gown (right). Rent the dress for £79 instead of shelling out a whole £325.  Converting that lust into a fully fledged dress love affair is now possible!

Ball Gown Hire Means Chic-er for Cheaper

Turn up the heat in this sizzling Señorita ball gown dress available to hire from the Ruth Tarvydas dress hire section.  With an original price-tag that lay more toward the prohibitively expensive side of things, (£600!) it’s one we’ll be renting pronto now that we can hire this ball dress for £79.

Head-to-Toe Sequins for Fewer Pennies

We have been well and truly seduced by the sequinned powers of this Aftershock Palais Maxi ball dress. Rent this gorgeous garment for just £99- no less sequins, only a sheering off of £300 pounds from it’s original cost.

Customer Sam in Her GMD Bailey Maxi Dress

Invite- check. Outfit-err? This is where designer prom dress hire can come to your rescue.   If you’re stuck at work, with no time for shopping, and a fantastic gown from Net-a-Porter’s just a little too much to ask of your bank account (we’ve just had a four day bank holiday blow-out dontcha know!), why not hire a designer prom dress?

More than half the women that turn to us are in just that same predicament.

They know they can just email us with their three favourite dress choices from the site collection, and that they’ll get a prompt reply from GMD customer services telling them whether the designers and dresses they wish to hire are available.   It’s just like shopping designer dresses on-line, except you’re renting designer dresses instead!

Designer Prom Dress Hire – When the Hanger’s Empty

In the unlikely event that a dress is unavailable, GMD stylists get back to them with alternative dress options.  Once they’ve come to a decision, clients notify GMD customer services via email and confirmation of the order will arrive. No funds are taken until after a customer has received their dress orders through next day delivery.  They decide on the dress they like, keep it, and send the ones they don’t back.   Which equals minimal hassle for them.

Even the skeptics amongst the renting-a-dress contingent afterwards admitted to be pleasantly surprised by just how smoothly the whole ordering process and overall hire experience was.   In fact, the majority were quite taken with the whole affair, getting in touch to express their sheer excitement upon receiving their dresses.  GMD staff are always happy to hear that someone’s night was a success, and that they enjoyed their online designer dress hire experience.  Which is why it’s always a pleasure when clients send in photos and or attach notes in their return dress hire boxes telling us just how great they felt in their dress!  Here’s looking at you ladies! The GMD Girls x