International Athlete & Gladiator Amy Guy is no stranger to the Red Carpet and Glamorous Events. She is a great role model offering some great advice when looking for that all important Evening Dress.

Premier of Avatar Dec 2009, Leicester Square, London

You’ve got that all important Christmas Ball. You want to look fabulous and be a show stopper, but unfortunately that Gucci floor length ball gown you’ve spotted down on Bond Street is just slightly out of your price bracket. And even if it wasn’t.. could you justify spending a whole month's wages on one dress.. One dress you will probably only wear once…?

We all know how expensive Christmas ends up being. Presents for the whole family, trips away, office works do’s and Christmas parties galore! It really all adds up! So instead of parting with an unsightly amount of Christmas cash on an evening dress, why not think about hiring one for a fraction of the cost?

‘Having A Ball Dress Hire’ is run by Elisabeth Piner over in Kingston. They stock a large collection of designer evening dresses in a whole range of sizes from 6 – 22 that are available to hire from just £85 for 3 days!

Elisabeth stocks Sherri Hill, Tony Bowles and Patric Casey gowns just to name a few! Not only can you hire the dress, you can also get all of your accessorises - evening bags, jewellery, fascinators - the lot!

Elisabeth has been running ‘Having A Ball’ for over 20 yrs and has clothed many A-Lister celebrities. Why not let her work her magic on you and give you that Red Carpet look for your event.

Dress Hired from "Having A Ball"

Both Amy and I believe dress hire is a very sensible, and often the easiest way to find that special dress. Not only are there a huge collection of dresses to choose from, but you are in the comfort of a private showroom, so you don’t have to wrestle away all of those crazy Saturday shoppers down the high street.

Amy is always attending various Premiers and Prestigious Events and for her discovering Having A Ball has been a godsend!

When Amy competed at Miss World, all of the contestants were over in China for 8 weeks. For the duration of that time Amy had 46 red carpet events and ceremonies! It was extremely important to have an evening dress for every single one of them! Needless to say, Amy spent many months prior to her departure gathering her wardrobe together. She tells me that she still has many dresses hanging there, all worn barely a few times. Amy says that she wishes that at the time she had known about dress hire places like ‘Having A Ball’.

Viewing is strictly by appointment only, and Elisabeth really looks after you once you are in her showroom -suggesting what colour and style of dress would suit you.

Take a look at (www.havingaballdresshire.co.uk) and I’m confident you will be the Belle of the Ball this Christmas and New Year just like Amy!