Hot shop: Love Me & Leave Me

Got a penchant for It bags but can’t justify the price tag? Or perhaps a luxury brand’s eco isn’t as big as you’d hope? Love Me & Leave Me’s unique rental service lets you indulge in special pieces, minus the debt or needless consumption.

Available online for a while now (I’ve mentioned them before), Love Me & Leave Me has just cut the ribbon to their first boutique in Melbourne’s hip Armadale fashion strip. Potential foster fashionistas have the chance to get up close and personal with their new ward. Allow me to channel Ab Fab for a moment here… Prada, Gucci, Chanel, Vuitton—names, names, names, sweetie. They can be yours for a week, or a month, up to you (and your purse).

Current season pieces sit side by side with vintage couture and exclusive accessories from cult brands Alexis Hudson, Fallon, Angel Jackson, Elizabeth Cole, Shourouk and BON301.

If you do fall irreversibly in love with something, Love Me & Leave Me does offer the option to buy (presumably at a significant saving on the original price)… but why not enjoy a fleeting moment of fabulous and pass it on for another deserving fashion lover to indulge?

The Love Me & Leave Me concept store is at 1005 High Street, Armadale. Call 1300 LOVE ME (1300 568 363).