海外文化:欧洲女白领热衷奢侈品租赁
<p>【英文原文】</p><p>摘要：不管是新年晚会还是生日派对，不论是慈善宴请还是公司聚会，想在外貌上“出奇制胜”的女人常常会为她们的衣着而伤透脑筋。高贵典雅的晚礼服、璀璨夺目的钻石项链……勉强购买一两件显然解决不了问题，因为人们常说“女人要变才会美”。不过，在现在的欧洲，同样是些“善变”的女人，尤其是一些高级女白领，已经发现了一种既能维持预算又可顾及体面的好办法——奢侈品租赁。</p><p><span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="dressy">dressy</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span> <span word="ragged">ragged</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span>? <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="denim">denim</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>? </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="luxury">luxury</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="renting">renting</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stigma">stigma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="knockoff">knockoff</span> <span word="designer">designer</span> <span word="tuxedos">tuxedos</span>, <span word="Halloween">Halloween</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="date">date</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="wear">wear</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="special">special</span>-<span word="event">event</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> (<span word="gala">gala</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span>, <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="weddings">weddings</span>), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>. </p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="eveningwear">eveningwear</span> <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Night">Night</span> <span word="Stand">Stand</span> (<span word="onenightstand">onenightstand</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>), <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 500 <span word="dresses">dresses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="with">with</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>, <span word="Joanna">Joanna</span> <span word="Doniger">Doniger</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="borrowing">borrowing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laugh">laugh</span>. </p>
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