Name: Volcano Explosion Dress
Brand: Hervé Léger
SKU: HL173
Price: 254 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (132 reviews)

This dress was beautiful however, as others have said, it is VERY form fitting so I would not recommend to those not comfortable with a tight dress. Despite how tight it was, it was still very flexible and comfortable. Loved wearing this one!

Very snug fit (had to have some help getting it zipped) but it was not uncomfortable at all! I loved it and felt great. For an easier zip, you might want to go up a size but the neck ran a bit bigger for me. 


I wore this dress for a good friend's wedding last Spring and I got so many compliments from pretty much everybody! The colors were beautiful and it fit like a glove. I felt amazing the entire night and all the extra attention didn't hurt!  A quick note about the quality & fit....the hem was a bit "stretched", probably just from normal wear & tear but didn't take away from the overall look and feel. I'm short so it also ran a bit long, but I actually liked that it hit just below the knee as April can still get quite chilly at night. I'd definitely rent this one again (and any other HL's for that matter) in a heartbeat!

Hard to wear a bra with, but very fun dress!  Loved it!

Girls are right--this is a very fitted dress; but I took a chance when the Kate Spade one I'd ordered became unavailable at the last minute. Rent-the-Runway went above and beyond, and got me this Herve Legere, gorgeous dress that truly was outstanding. People were blown away, and I got complements all night--and I have a great wardrobe already, so that's saying a lot. I've always like RTR, but this time, they outdid themselves in terms of customer service, truly a great company!

This dress is absolutely stunning in person. I rented as part of my unlimited, thinking I would wear it for 2 different occasions that didn't pan out. I couldn't send it back without wearing it! Finally wore it to a pre-valentines day symphony outing and received lots of compliments. The dress is so well made and the colors are beautiful! Pictures truly don't do it justice. And while it is tight, it really does pull everything in and help shape you. The length was longer on me than on the model- I am short and it came to my knees or just below. I normally wear a 00 and this fit like a glove because it had so much stretch. It was incredibly comfortable all night!

One of my favorite rentals! This fit me like a glove. It accentuated my best features. The colors are so vibrant and beautiful! I have never felt more beautiful in a dress, this was a true Cinderella Moment. This dress runs extremely small and is very tight, so make sure to size up. Pair this with Miguel Ases earrings,  and you will feel like you can take on the world! 

Great fit for any body type! Highly recommend!

The XSM was very tight but once I got it on I was amazed at how beautiful this dress made me feel. The dress was tight enough to where I didn't need a bra ( I am 32DD). The colors are perfect for a fall or winter formal event. The cut at the waist exaggerates an hour glass figure. This was my first RTR experience & everything went flawlessly. HIGHLY recommend this dress.


This dress was so fun to wear! Great fit, and tons if compliments. 

I really really wanted to love this dress, I've multiple rented Herve Leger dresses before but this wasn't my favorite. The neck line was over worn and was stretched out a little bit causing it to ripple, but everywhere else the stretch felt fine. I did receive tons of compliments throughout the entire night. I paired this dress with nude sandals and wore my hair up.

Loved this dress. It's very tight, but it's supposed to be. I had no problem dancing or eating. It was very comfortable, but also very sexy. Highly recommend!!

This is one of my favorites!  I love the colors and fit of this dress.  It is what you would expect from an Herve dress.  Hugs you in the right places.  You don't need to wear a bra.  It is a head turner.  Perfect for an evening out.  

Definitely tight, but that's the look.  The length was great, but I did have to adjust often.  The shoulders also kept creeping up too but I did feel pretty awesome in it. 

I wore this for a Valentine's Day weekend wedding.  I would recommend bralet stickers as the top portion can be rather tight for anyone B cup or larger.  A good tip that I tried is to use bathing suit top inserts underneath the dress to prevent nippleage after a cool breeze.  You can't go wrong with an Herve Leger for a special event; they're just the perfect combo of class with a touch of sexy.

Size up, I am a true  XS and the Small was perfect and comfortable. This dress is super flattering. The length balances out the sexiness of the fit so that you can wear it to a wedding or other generally conservative occasion. I am now a Herve lover and understand why ladies love Herve. Would rent again and again except that I was already photographed in it ;). Ladies, rent this dress without fear, you will not regret it.  LOVE.

I rent the dress for Holiday Party at work.  It fits very tight, as it is intended to, but feels good & looks great.  I received a lot of compliments.

Normally I am a S, but only XS was available...lets just say I was hoping not to turn blue! It's a very tight dress..eat light a few days before, it helps. No joke here...it was so tight I got away with sticky pads instead of a bra... Seamless everything underneath or else it'll show. Perfect arrangement of fall colors for an October wedding. I wish I still had it.. don't think, just rent this one... trust me. ;-)

Overall the fit was great. Very fitted but enough stretch to be worn by many shapes. VERY flattering to the figure.

Overall this was a beautiful dress. It was a replacement dress that luckily was available when my initial choice never arrived. I was pleasantly surprised. The dress sucked you in and I felt sexy in it. Spanx not needed although I did wear one. The only issue was that the zipper on the back of the dress kept shifting to the right so my husband constantly had to help me readjust it and it was a two man job. The dress fits like glove. Great Herve dress!

The fit is very tight, but the fabric stretches with your body. Its a great length because it falls right above your knee. I wore a stick on front bra and there were no lines. Underwear is a different story the lines are very visible, therefore I went without.I had order another Herve dress and there was a quality control issue and the Stylist ended up shipping me this dress. I would 100% rent this dress again its amazing, I want all of his dresses.

This dress did amazing things - seriously so slimming and makes your waistline look tiny. I wore an XS only because S was sold out - it was a tight fit. So many compliments, even from the older crowd. I was worried the dress was going to be too form fitting for a nice outdoor day wedding but it was very classy looking. 

Girls, if you can zip up this dress easily-YOURE WEARING TOO BIG OF A SIZE! It should fit super tight like spanx. It should be hard or impossible to zip by yourself. Get a friend to do it. It's supposed to hold you in! Wear your regular size and you'll get the full effect of the built in slimming of the real designer bandage. That way it sits right and you'll get the "oh my god, you look INCREDIBLE" comments. That's when your butt looks killer! 

I've rented this dress for two weddings now, I absolutely love it! It does run small since it's a bandage dress so order a size up if you are unsure. Got so many compliments on the dress all night long, my boyfriend's best friend even said if he didn't buy the real thing for me, he would LOL!  Don't think twice about this one, you won't regret your decision!

Being 38 and having 2 children under the age of 4 accompany me to a wedding for my cousin.  I needed a dress that I wasn't going to fall out of if I had to chase one of my little ones or bend down to pick them up.  I needed to be comfortable....and of course I wanted to look HOT for my husband.  This dress was perfect.  I danced the night away.  

Note: Wearing spanx with this dress would be very uncomfortable and is not needed since this dress is very tight on and bandages you in just like spanx does.

The fit was perfect. I ordered the small &  medium.  Choose the medium because I wanted it to the knee. I thought that the top of the dress was a little stretched out but the pros outweigh the cons of this dress it was beautiful. The staff at rent the runway were extremely helpful. I would definitely rent more dresses in the future!!!

I loved the look and colors of this dress. I wished it fit but because RTR could not send me my original dress selection in small and only had the medium, they sent this one in small. It was difficult to get past my hips. When zipped it felt very snug.  Love the designer and style. 

Amazing dress! Love this designer! Great for curvy girls!

This dress fits like all the other herve bandage dresses! it hugs you in all the right places and makes your shape look amazing! The colors on this dress are gorgeous! i paired it with nude louboutins and a nude valentino clutch! perfect look!

The fit will flatter most body types, but you may need to be over 5'5 for the length to hit correctly! Great rental! I will definitely rent Herve again. Super comfy with minimal readjusting during a 7-8 hour wear time.

I rented this as back up for a wedding and ended up wearing the blue yacht cruising Herve instead.  This dress is very beautiful.  However, the shoulders fit strangely on me.  If I pulled them off the shoulder they gapped in a weird way under my arms.  But if I wore them above, like shown on the model, it was uncomfortable and not very flattering on me.  Maybe if you have more narrow shoulders it would work for you.  Either way though, gorgeous dress!  And great fit everywhere else! 

This dress was not the original dress I ordered. I made the grave mistake of ordering two Herve strapless-mini-dresses that I after two pregnancies, stretch marks, and veiny legs later I felt  less than stellar in. My husband thought they looked great, but I knew I would be feeling awkward all day/night. I chatted with a stylist at Runway and she took care of overnighting me a replacement dress, this one, at no extra cost. That is service and why Runway stands out! This dress was definitely "loved" by a lot of renters, so I expected some wear and there was a bit of strange stain/fabric run? that you could barely see and I ordered down from my usual size and it still fit like a S. I had so many people tell me how great I looked, including all of the bridesmaids at the wedding. They all wanted to know about the dress and one even asked the bride if I was a model.Ha! I had to finally confess that I had rented the dress. 

I got this dress at the last minute when (thankfully) the backup size of my original choice was unavailable.  This dress was incredible -- the nicest dress I've worn outside of my wedding dress.   I am in good shape, but even someone in shape can look frumpy in a usual outfit (most of my clothes are cheap and off-the-rack).  In this dress my husband said "I won the dress contest" and I got compliments from men and women both.  As others have mentioned, seasoned event and venue staff were all impressed  with the style, even given the quantity of dresses they see.  The neckline and length are classy and not revealing, even with the dress being so close-fitting.  I wore simple tan sandals with a small heel to kind of counteract the sexiness of the dress. I felt really comfortable and confident -- it was totally worth the rental, and I will rent Herve Ledger for sure in the future.

The dress fit amazingly and made me feel absolutely beautiful. I'm about 5'5" and it came to my knee. The only thing I would say is I was VERY thankful I also had the size small sent, the xs is TINY and although it fit, sitting down or moving at all comfortably would have been questionable. I would highly recommend ordering two sizes so you can enjoy being in the dress and not be stuck feeling like you cant move. 

This fit tighter than other Herve Leger dresses I've worn, but I still really loved it.  The coloring especially was gorgeous.  I'm short and this came down to just below my knee.  I think the particular dress I wore has been rented quite a bit because the fabric across the neckline was a bit rumpled as if it had been overstretched in the past.  It still worked well for me though & was perfect at my friend's wedding.

I absolutely loved this dress!  At the last minute, the dress I had ordered was unavailable in the size that I needed.   I was so disappointment but Rent the Runway immediately notified me and gave me other options.  I was able to upgrade to this dress and they sent it over night.  I wish I would've listened to the reviews because it definitely would've been better to size up.  I ALWAYS wear smalls but a medium would've been much better.  I got the dress on, but the next size up would've been more comfortable so definitely size up for your 2nd size.  I received SOOOO many compliments at the wedding and also friends who saw my photo online.  It wasn't your ordinary dress...definitely a show stopper!  I also have several friends who want to rent from RTR now. :)  CANNOT WAIT for my next dress to arrive this week! 

I could never have squeezed into the small.  I rented this for a professional function, and ended up wearing it for an out of town birthday dinner the night before also.  It was sexy enough to wear for a date night with my husband, yet elegant enough for a professional fundraiser with colleagues.  I will definitely rent this one again.

Fits like a glove, very body hugging but still allows movement and the ability to breathe.  I loved this dress and received SO many compliments.

It was not my first pick, but the first dress could not be shipped to me, so this one was my second choice and it was tight but everyone loved it!

The best way to describe Herve is.....well it's "normal" if 1-2 people are needed to zip you up. If you can zip an Herve number up all by yourself, then it's too big! 
These dresses are comfortable and you will get multiple compliments throughout the night. I highly recommend renting an Herve at least once in your life....why not?

Volcano Explosion Dress

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