Ambition 2 (Social): Cultivate a culture and community where all people are inspired, empowered and thrive. Priority 1: Ensure its workforce remains diverse and that leadership reflects the population of individual contributors. Priority 2: Use Its Platform To Support And Amplify Diversity In Fashion. Rent the Runway has long been a force for good in fashion. Notable accomplishments and milestones to date include: Environmental S ocial About Rent the Runway Founded in 2009, Rent the Runway (RTR) is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry and changing the way women get dressed through the Closet in the Cloud, the world's first and largest shared designer closet. RTR's mission has remained the same since its founding: powering women to feel their best every day. Through RTR, customers can subscribe, rent items a-la-carte and shop resale from over 780 designer brands.