Marks & Spencer to hire out clothes to cost-conscious shoppers

Venture offers outfits on loan from 39 for five days in cheaper, greener way for customers to change their look

Marks & Spencer is to begin hiring out capsule wardrobes of 10 different outfits for up to a month, promising a more environmentally friendly and economical way for shoppers to regularly change their look.

The five-, six- or seven-piece womenswear collections - with names such as Comfy Cool, which includes faux leather leggings, a hoodie and baseball cap, and Monochrome Moments, featuring a black-and-white print dress and black padded gilet - can be rented via the specialist site Hirestreet from 39 a capsule for five days.