Girl Meets Dress has a huge variety of beautiful long evening dresses that will wow at your black tie event! With awards, charity galas or formal balls being all year round, we know how daunting it is to decide what to wear for a black tie. Equally, it is a struggle to find the perfect long dress that is flattering and elegant.

Now you don’t have to commit to buying a long evening dress, that you would only wear once, at Girl Meets Dress you can just hire a dress! After all, here at Girl Meets Dress, we have over 4,000 designer dresses that you’ll definitely find a dress that flatters your shape and skin tone. Our beautiful selection of long dresses are stylish, seductive and elegant.

It simple – order up to two long evening dresses and you will get fully refunded for anything returned unworn! You can even come to our lovely London showroom, just book your appointment HERE, oh and you get a free beauty goody bag.

To make your dress picking easier, the stylists at Girl Meets Dress have picked out a few long dresses from the evening gowns collection to flatter any body shape.

GORGEOUS COUTURE / The Bailey Maxi Red

The Bailey Maxi dress is beautifully constructed and bang on trend. Our eternal bestseller dress to hire for any occasion, also available in knee length. This is a one shoulder, floor length maxi dress by Gorgeous Couture.

JILL JILL STUART / Skylar Velvet Gown

The beauty of simplicity is seen in this asymmetric velvet and crepe gown by Jill Jill Stuart.

Badgley Mischka / Ombre Burst Gown

Hire this full length gown by Badgley Mischka. A purple dress that oozes glamour, with a side slit that adds comfort and ease on an evening full of dancing. Add drop earrings to balance out the asymmetry of the shoulder strap.

Beulah / Red Painted Lady

The ‘Painted Lady’ is a beautiful full length evening gown. It is one of Beulah‘s classic styles that exudes elegance and glamour. Perfectly matched with skyscraper heels and minimal accessories, this floor length piece is complimented by a thigh high slit and pleated neckline. The ‘Painted Lady,’ is sure to set the tone for any special occasion.

ARIELLA / Celine Gown

Show stopping gold sequin full length dress by Ariella made of dazzling gold sequin stretch fabric. The a-symmetric strap and fishtail skirt create a beautiful silhouette. Worn by Beverley Knight to the Bond premiere Skyfall.

For those who live in London, Girl Meets Dress offers same day delivery, for all orders placed before 1pm, so its not too late to hire dresses of your dreams!

For all our other UK and European customers, we offer next day delivery for all orders placed before 1pm.

With Girl Meets Dress, you can now rent the runway, as the dresses you see on the Girl Meets Dress website, are always fresh off the front row of the catwalk.

Do you have lots of events to attend each month and want to wear a new designer dress each time? Why not become a Girl Meets Dress member?

Chinese New Year is where many communities in Asia celebrate the new lunar year, lasting a week long; its basically an extended version of New Year’s Eve, predominantly celebrated around the world. This year, it’s commencing on 16th February and is the year of the Dog. Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world, predominately in heavily concentrated Chinese communities. The colour red is seen everywhere during this period as it symbolises luck and prosperity for the coming year. Wearing the colour red on Chinese New Year is often seen, so if you still need a red dress for your celebrations, why not hire a red dress from Girl Meets Dress? Below the Girl Meets Dress team has composed a list of their favourite red dresses to hire:

Self Portrait – Floral Red Midi Dress

Self-Portrait has a way of creating the perfect party dresses – This red sheer floral lace style reveals just the right amount of skin, with skinny straps, an open back and a midi skirt. A lining stops to reveal the legs beneath.

Self Portrait – Hall Mini Red Dress

Self-Portrait’s Hall red mini dress makes a statement in contemporary evening wear. The raspberry-red fabric sculpts to your figure, while panels of sheer lace and tulle and ruffled trims at the shoulders add an additional touch of texture.

Adrianna Papell – Persimmon Red Cocktail Dress

Crafted from a lustrous taffeta and fully lined for comfort. This sensational take on a classic fit and flare silhouette is cut to a sleeveless shape, with an elegant scooped neckline. Landing at a midi-length, with asymmetric tiers to the full skirt for a voluminous finish. Team with heels and a clutch for a showstopping occasion ensemble.

Virgos Lounge – Kiera Red Dress

Hire this red ankle length dress by Virgos Lounge. Long sleeves and beaded – this is a stunning choice which will draw compliments all evening. The perfect length for comfortable dancing.

Beulah – Red Painted Lady

Does your Chinese New Year celebrations involve a black tie event? Then the red ‘Painted Lady’ is a beautiful full length evening gown to hire. It is one of Beulah’s classic styles that exudes elegance and glamour. Perfectly matched with skyscraper heels and minimal accessories, this floor length piece is complimented by a thigh high slit and pleated neckline.  Renting this red full length evening gown is sure to set the tone for your Chinese New Year celebrations.

We do next day delivery or same day delivery if you live in London, for all orders placed before 1pm, so its not too late to hire dresses of your dreams!

Do you have lots of events to attend each month and want to wear a new designer dress each time? Why not become a Girl Meets Dress member?

London, Bristol, Oxford, Sheffield and Edinburgh are the most popular destinations for UK dress hire this month at Girl Meets Dress so we’ve decided to take you through the best rentals for each. This blog will feature our Edinburgh.

What’s going on in Edingburgh?

Hitting the Town: The Refinery St Andrew Square 

The Refinery St Andrew Square brings a touch of glamour to the city´s drinking and dining scene with a stunning setting that is sure to delight locals and visitors alike.

Spread across two beautifully designed floors – visible through ground to ceiling glass windows – and separated by a show-stopping spiral staircase, guests will be greeted by a beautiful bar and casual dining area, with a statement back bar illuminating the various bottles of wine and spirits available. Towards the rear is an intimate restaurant and open-plan kitchen with sit-at counter dining, bringing all of the action of the grill to diners who want a front row seat. Curiosity will almost certainly lead guests up the staircase to the restaurant’s library lounge where they’ll be able to sink into comfortable armchairs draped in fur. There will also be an alfresco terrace, complete with blankets and hot water bottles for year-round revelry. The Refinery St Andrew Square will be keeping cocktails above the standards of even the most demanding connoisseurs, serving up seasonally inspired concoctions influenced by the latest global trends.

For a truly great party dress to hire in Edinburgh try the Regina Pink Dress to hire by Diva Sophia or our Pink Lace Dress to hire by Lipsy  – remember, you can rent 3 at a time and get a refund on the ones you don’t wear! Don’t worry about any drink spillage on your night out either – we take care of all the dry cleaning!

Dining Out: Restaurant Mark Greenway

A talented chef and a showman – he’s been on the telly – Greenaway brings both professionalism and fun to fine dining. He burst on the Edinburgh scene in 2011 at Picardy Place then moved his restaurant to North Castle Street in 2013. Here the interior colour scheme is predominantly pale blue and the furniture modern, but it somehow fits in a building that’s very much part of the Georgian New Town. Given the existence of the market menu, covering lunch and pre-theatre, eating here need not break the bank. Come the evening, come the à la carte of course – or an eight course tasting menu should you prefer.

The theatrical aspect of Greenaway’s craft can kick in early – a salmon amuse bouche housed in a ceramic egg and served in an egg carton for instance. A signature starter is crab cannelloni with smoked cauliflower custard, lemon pearls, baby coriander, beetroot mayo – and herbed butter playing a surprise role. The long-running signature main is 11-hour, slow-roast belly pork, a dish that has been tweaked over the years but it might come with pork cheek, blackened fillet, sweetcorn and toffee apple jus. A typical dessert could be white chocolate sponge with blueberry gel, lemon curd, ice cream and poppy seed tuille.

Hire evening dresses in Edinburgh and dazzle in our Navy Crepe Dress by Victoria Beckham or stun in a midi dress to hire  like our Lucianna Oxblood by Gorgeous Couture. We provide a FREE RETURN  label for you to return the dress when you’ve worn it! Completely hassle free.

Performances to Remember: The King’s Theatre

One of Britain’s most opulent touring venues, the King’s Theatre has recently undergone a major refurbishment which has seen big improvements for the beloved Edinburgh venue, not least of which is the brand new seating which affords much more legroom and an altogether more comfortable audience experience.

The King’s was built in 1905 by Edinburgh builder, William Stewart Cruikshank with the millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie laying the foundation stone. The doors opened the following year with a performance of Cinderella and the theatre soon became of national importance to the whole of the UK. With a long tradition of Variety and pantomime, stars such as Stanley Baxter, Rikki Fulton and Jimmy Logan have all trod the boards over the years.

Now the King’s is Edinburgh’s home of West End drama and quality touring theatre, ensuring local audiences have the chance to see some of the UK’s most prolific actors and best touring productions on home turf. Over the years the King’s has played host to some of the world’s biggest stars of screen and stage, including Sir Laurence Olivier, Maria Callas, Lesley Neilsen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellan, Penelope Keith, Simon Callow – and Sir Sean Connery even worked backstage here!

We have so many  evening dresses for hire in Edinburgh so you’re spoilt for choice – from our Red Painted Lady by Beulah to hire in London to our Glamorous Jumpsuit.

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Order before 12pm 22nd December to wear the dress of your dreams!

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London, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool are the most popular destinations for UK dress hire this month at Girl Meets Dress so we’ve decided to take you through the best rentals for each. This blog will feature our most popular city London.

What’s going on in London?

Hitting the Town: Maggie’s

 Maggie’s is a 1980s themed boutique members late-night bar in the heart of Chelsea, named after Prime-Minister-turned-icon Maggie Thatcher who was in power throughout this ten year period.

Club-goers can hear her famous speeches playing in the loos, while Thatcher memorabilia vies for space on the walls along with other iconic 80s images and paraphernalia.

The resident Maggie’s DJ plays a fantastic range of classic 80s music from this vibrant decade as bartenders dressed in neon coloured t-shirts, sweat bands and 80s gear, serve up a range of drinks from Piña Coladas and Daiquiris to the unforgettable Babycham. The waitresses, meanwhile, are dressed in union jack and Rubik’s cube dresses and serve guests sat at giant Rubik’s cube and old school cassette tape tables.

For a truly great party dress to hire in London try the Avery Dress by Dresses by Lara or our Steel Cocktail Dress by Virgos Lounge  – remember, you can rent 3 at a time and get a refund on the ones you don’t wear! Don’t worry about any drink spillage on your night out either – we take care of all the dry cleaning!

Dining Out: Ours

Simple yet stand-out, radical yet refined, Restaurant Ours brings the outside in to create an unexpected space hidden in the heart of Knightsbridge.

Unpretentious, effortless and elegant with a nod to retro chic. A crafted modern European menu accompanied by seasonal cocktails. An iconic space in an iconic place.

Hire cocktail dresses in London and dazzle in our Star Lace Dress by Self Portrait or stun in a midi dress to hire  like our Priya Midi Dress by Gorgeous Couture. We provide a FREE RETURN  label for you to return the dress when you’ve worn it! Completely hassle free.

Brunch: The Ivy 

Located on London’s enduringly desirable King’s Road, The Ivy Chelsea Garden brings the familiar luxury of The Ivy on West Street to a relaxed yet sophisticated all-day dining restaurant in the heart of Chelsea.

Open seven days a week and comprised of a main restaurant, extensive terrace and garden*, orangery and café, The Ivy Chelsea Garden offers tranquil al fresco dining all year and the perfect setting for any occasion.

Sample our all day menus and delicious cocktails at your leisure from breakfast until late, whether you are a local resident, work close by or are simply visiting the area, and experience a taste of Ivy magic in another beautiful setting.

We have so many long dresses for hire in London so you’re spoilt for choice – from our Seneca Floral Silk Dress by Ganni to hire in London to our Floral Grid Midi Dress by Self Portrait.

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