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Rachelle Abbott

The Leader podcast: Kim K’s Met Gala dress and the ‘Airbnb for fashion’ boom

Kim Kardashian is estimated to be worth $1.8 billion.

(Picture: Getty Images for The Met Museum/)

As celebrities glammed up for New York’s Met Gala, there was a stand-out star - Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 dress with six thousand crystals, which is worth nearly $5 million and was given a new lease of life by reality star Kim Kardashian.

Would you rent out your clothes instead of buying new?

Meet the London-based technology companies hoping to save the planet and your bank balance.

We speak with Sacha Newall, founder of My Wardrobe HQ, and Eshita Kabra, founder of By Rotation.

The CEOs tell us what’s hot on their designer clothes rental platforms - and how to make the most of what you already own.

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