More women are renting dresses, coats and ugly sweaters as clothing prices tick up

Lydia Patel looks over the clothes from her Rent the Runway order at her home in Rochester, Minn. As a busy pharmacist, YouTube creator and mom of three, she realized she doesn

More women are planning to deck the halls in rented fashion this year, just as inflation and tariffs are poised to push clothing prices higher.

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