By Will Hunter, founder of Rent with Thred. All pricing verified July 2026. Methodology and disclosure at the bottom.
The short answer
Rent the Runway does not offer menswear, so there is no men's section of Rent the Runway itself. But the model absolutely exists for men. The closest equivalent is Rent with Thred, a premium menswear rental subscription where you choose your own pieces, starting at $89 a month. Taelor is the other main option, and it works more like a styling service, with a stylist choosing for you.
Women have had this since 2009. Men got a real version much more recently, and in 2026 there are now a couple of good ones.
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What Rent the Runway Actually Is
Rent the Runway launched in 2009 around a simple idea: instead of buying a designer dress you would wear once, you rent it, wear it, and send it back. It grew from occasion rentals into a monthly subscription, a rotating closet in the cloud, and it became the reference point for the entire clothing rental category. When people picture renting clothes, they picture Rent the Runway.
The catalog is large and genuinely designer. More than 750 brands, thousands of items, retail values up to around $3,000, spanning dresses, workwear, coats, knitwear, handbags, jewelry and accessories. As an active member you keep pieces as long as you want and return them on your own schedule rather than all at once. There is an option to buy items you love at a member discount, and the subscription tiers vary by how many pieces you hold at a time.
It is a well-built service with one defining characteristic for the purposes of this article: it is womenswear. Rent the Runway has never offered a menswear line. So a man searching for Rent the Runway for men is not looking for a section of RTR that exists. He is looking for the men's version of the model, and that is a different search with a real answer.
Why Men Waited So Long
The clothing rental model reached women fifteen years before it reached men in any serious form, and the reason is worth understanding, because it explains what to look for now.
Womenswear rents well. Occasion dressing, frequent variety, statement pieces worn a handful of times, a strong desire not to be photographed in the same outfit twice: all of that suits a rotating rented closet. Menswear is different. Men tend to wear a smaller rotation harder, repeat outfits without a second thought, and value durability over novelty. That makes men's rental a tougher operation, because the same garments get worn more heavily and have to hold up across many members.
The result was that for years the men's equivalent of Rent the Runway did not really exist. There were styling boxes that sold you clothes, and there were a few short-lived attempts at rental, but nothing that combined premium menswear with a true rental model and stuck. That has changed, and the version that works looks a little different from the women's original, in ways that actually suit how men dress.
The Real Rent the Runway for Men, in 2026
Two services now deliver the model for men, and they take opposite approaches to one question: who picks the clothes.
Rent with Thred is the self-select option, and it is the closest in spirit to browsing a rented closet and choosing what you want. The Weekender is $89 a month for three pieces at a time, and The Jet-Setter is $139 for five. You browse the inventory, pick every piece yourself, and swap pieces as your month goes on. Free shipping both ways, professional cleaning included, no contract. The catalog is premium menswear men already know: Buck Mason, Faherty, Marine Layer, Alex Crane, Wax London, Todd Snyder, Filson and Corridor.
Taelor is the stylist-led option. Roughly $85 to $95 a month for six items, or about $119 for up to ten across two shipments, cleaning and shipping included. A stylist assembles each shipment for you based on a style quiz, which suits a man who would rather not choose. It is closer to a styling service than to browsing a closet.
If Rent the Runway's appeal to you is the browsing, the picking, the sense of an open closet you draw from on your own terms, Rent with Thred maps onto that most directly. If the appeal is handing the whole thing to someone with taste, Taelor is the better match.
The men's model also fixes something the women's version never bothered to, because it did not need to. Men rent to solve specific problems, so both services work well for a single event as well as an ongoing rotation. You can rent men's clothes for a wedding weekend, a run of work travel, or a season, then adjust as your life does. It is clothing rental for men shaped around how men actually get dressed rather than a direct copy of the women's playbook.
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What to Look For in a Men's Rental Service
If you are evaluating the men's version of this model for the first time, a few things separate a service worth keeping from one you cancel in two months.
Start with the catalog, because it is the product. A service is only as good as whether you actually want to wear what is in it, so look at the brands before anything else and ask whether they are labels you already respect. A rented closet full of names you do not recognize is not access, it is a gamble. Depth matters as much as breadth here: being able to rent the same brand more than once is how you learn whether it suits you, which a rotating box of one-offs never teaches.
Check who chooses. This is the single biggest fork, and it determines the whole experience. Self-select services put you in control and reward men who have opinions. Stylist-led services take the decision off your plate and reward men who would rather not think about it. Neither is better, but picking the wrong one for your temperament is the most common reason men leave.
Look at what is actually included. Free shipping both ways and professional cleaning should be standard, not extras, and the good services fold them into the monthly price. Read the swap and return terms so you know how a piece that misses gets handled, and confirm there is no contract, since the entire appeal of renting is flexibility.
Finally, be honest about sizing. The men's rental market is younger than the women's, so the ranges are narrower. If you are outside standard sizing, confirm availability before you subscribe rather than after your first shipment.
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The Couples Angle Nobody Talks About
There is a common version of how men find this category, and it is worth naming because it might be yours. A man watches his partner use Rent the Runway or Nuuly for years, sees the appeal, and wonders why there is no equivalent for him. For a long time the answer was that there was not one. Now there is.
The practical setup a lot of households land on is her rented closet plus his, running side by side. She keeps her Rent the Runway or Nuuly subscription for the variety and occasion pieces those services do well. He runs a men's clothing subscription like Rent with Thred for premium pieces he chooses himself. Both closets stay light, neither person is buying clothes they wear twice, and the shared logic of renting rather than owning finally applies to the whole household instead of half of it.
It is a small thing, but it is the moment the category clicks for a lot of men. The model was never gendered in any deep way. Men simply had to wait for someone to build it for them.
What It Costs Compared to Rent the Runway
The pricing rhymes more than you might expect. Rent the Runway's subscription tiers scale with how many pieces you hold, and its entry into the mass market years ago landed around $89 a month, coincidentally the same starting point as Rent with Thred today.
For men, Rent with Thred is $89 a month for three pieces at a time or $139 for five, fixed and predictable, with cleaning and shipping included. Taelor runs roughly $85 to $119 depending on plan. None of these require a contract, and all let you buy pieces you love at member pricing rather than renting them forever.
Against buying, the case is the same one Rent the Runway made to women in the first place. A closet is mostly storage for clothes you do not wear. Renting keeps a smaller, fresher rotation moving through your life, and you pay for access instead of accumulation. The number that tells the truth is cost per wear: three rented pieces at $89, each worn eight times, is about $3.70 a wear, and nothing lingers in the closet afterward.
Pros and Cons of the Men's Version
Strengths. You get the Rent the Runway model built for menswear, with premium brands you recognize. Rent with Thred lets you choose every piece yourself, which is the closest thing to browsing an open closet. Costs are fixed and predictable, cleaning and shipping are included, and nothing accumulates. It works for both a single event and an ongoing rotation, and an optional Personal Stylist Membership gives you a personal stylist for men on call without taking over your rental choices.
Tradeoffs. The men's catalogs are smaller than Rent the Runway's enormous designer selection, because the market is younger. Sizing is more limited than the women's services, so check availability if you are outside standard ranges. And with the self-select model you spend a few minutes choosing each cycle, which a man who wants everything handled will not want to do, though that is exactly what the stylist-led option solves.
Which Option Fits You
If you want to browse and choose your own pieces the way a Rent the Runway member draws from her closet, Rent with Thred is the closest match, and the premium brand list is the draw. If you would rather answer a few questions and let a stylist build your shipments, Taelor fits better. If your need is a single event, a wedding, an interview, a weekend, either works for a month, and Rent with Thred lets you select the exact pieces for the occasion. And if you are setting this up alongside a partner who already rents, running his and hers rented closets in parallel is the natural move.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Rent the Runway for men? Rent the Runway itself does not offer menswear, so there is no men's section of RTR. The men's equivalent of the model exists through other services. Rent with Thred is the closest, a premium menswear rental subscription where you choose your own pieces from $89 a month. Taelor is the stylist-led alternative.
Does Rent the Runway have a men's section? No. Rent the Runway carries womenswear, handbags, jewelry and accessories across more than 750 designer brands, and has never launched a menswear line.
What is the best Rent the Runway for men? For choosing your own premium pieces, Rent with Thred. For a stylist choosing for you, Taelor. The right one depends on whether you want to pick your clothes or have them picked.
How much does men's clothing rental cost? Rent with Thred is $89 a month for three pieces at a time or $139 for five, with cleaning and shipping included. Taelor runs roughly $85 to $119 depending on plan. Both are cheaper than buying premium clothes you would wear only a few times.
Can I rent men's clothes for just one event? Yes. Neither service locks you into a long commitment. One month on an entry plan covers a wedding, an interview or a weekend, and with Rent with Thred you select the exact pieces you want for the date.
What brands can I rent? Rent with Thred focuses on premium menswear men already know, including Buck Mason, Faherty, Marine Layer, Alex Crane, Wax London, Todd Snyder, Filson and Corridor. Taelor carries a broader range weighted toward business casual.
Can I buy something I rented? Yes, on both services, at member pricing below retail, the same way Rent the Runway lets members buy pieces they love.
Is this a good option if my partner uses Rent the Runway or Nuuly? Very much so. Running a men's rental subscription alongside a partner's womenswear rental keeps both closets light and applies the rent-don't-buy logic to the whole household.
Do I have to wash anything? No. Cleaning is included and handled between renters, the same as Rent the Runway.
Final Verdict
Women have rented their wardrobes since 2009. The reason men waited was never that the idea did not apply to them; it was that menswear is harder to run as a rental, and it took longer for someone to build it properly. In 2026 it exists, and it is good.
If Rent the Runway is your reference point and what you liked was the open closet you choose from, take The Weekender at $89, pick three pieces from brands you already trust, and see how it feels to have a fresh rotation without buying any of it. Add the Personal Stylist Membership if you want expert input while keeping the choice. If you would rather it were hands-off, Taelor will build your shipments for you.
Either way, the answer to the question is yes. There is a Rent the Runway for men now. It just took the shape of how men actually dress.
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Methodology and disclosure
This article is published by Rent with Thred, one of the services described. Rent the Runway's catalog, model and brand count were taken from renttherunway.com in July 2026. Taelor's pricing came from public pages and current third-party coverage. Rental inventories rotate and prices change, so verify current details before subscribing.
4 comments
How often can you exchange your 5 items during the month? Is there an additional fee for shipping etc? Thanks
I would like to know what do you do for those transitioning to a lower weight?
Looking for a black jacket for my husband to wear to a all black wedding
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