Tag Archive: River Island

Jun 01 2012

Jubilee Fun: How About Doing The River Island Style Games?

If like me you are planning on going to a Jubilee bash over the long weekend, why not add a little fun into the festivities with the ‘Ice cream chow down’, ‘the coconut smoochie’ or how about the ‘hat throw’?

River Island have put together this very fun and very stylish video showing off their Summer collection, which if you haven’t been into store lately is full of very bright colours and lots of prints, and the coolest Jubilee collection around.

1. Blue Print Jubilee Blazer, £40

2. Blue Print High Waisted Jubilee Shorts, £20

3. Cream Print Jubilee T-shirt, £12

4. Blue Print Jubilee Prom Dress, £45

I think these tongue-in-cheek games could really catch on as the alternative Olympics – what do you think?

Tags: Jubilee, River Island

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May 22 2012

My Style: My Green Chinos Took A Trip To The Beach

At the weekend I went on a 24-hour whirl wind trip to Bournemouth and thankfully the sun came out so I spent most of the time outside. On Sunday it felt only right before driving home that we went for breakfast on the beach and a walk down the seafront and it was glorious, so finding an outfit in my overnight back to do this justice was hard but then I remembered that I packed my new teal green chinos from River Island.

I know everyone is going crazy for coloured jeans but if you are after something a little more comfortable and flattering I would totally recommend going for a darker shade of chinos, the ones from River Island are perfect I love the colour but also the cute turn-ups, and best of all they were only £30. This style also comes in a bright blue and red, which I just noticed was in the sale so I might have to pick those bad boys up when I go shopping later!!!

I decided to keep the summery theme going with my green and blue Rut m.fl. jumper that I picked up from Nelly.com, what I love about this sweater other than the fab colours and the oversized shaped is that it is from a brand I had never heard off, one of the many selling points of Nelly.com. Rut m.fl. is a Swedish brand that is just so on trend and such great value for money, sadly this beauty isn’t online any more at Nelly but trust me check out this brand.

The perfect shoe to go with this look had to be my floral pumps that I also got from Nelly.com these were bargains as they were less than a tenner, which is probably why they are sold out, I love the floral pattern but more than that they are so comfortable. What made them even better is my boyfriend said they were interesting, code for he hated them, but I thought they were cute!!!

Finishing off my look is this gorgeous brown leather weave cross body bag from River Island, as soon as I saw it in the store I loved all the studs, add in the real leather and the ample size inside and it makes the perfect weekend bag.

My Style: Green teal chinos, River Island (c/o); Rut m.fl. jumper, via Nelly.com (c/o); floral pumps, Nelly.com (c/o); Leather bag, River Island (c/o); Calvin Klein sunglasses; Barbie necklace; and pink Casio watch.

Tags: Bags, Chinos, My Style, Nelly, Nelly.com, River Island, RUT M. FL

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Apr 02 2012

Shop Her Style: Rihanna Wears River Island

Wow, Rihanna really is becoming a Twitter monster, and I am loving it – especially when she tweets her fab piccies of herself and I just had to share this one from yesterday as she is sporting a £20 tee from River Island. Yep, you read that right, Rihanna is wearing high street!!!

The lovely RiRi is beginning to become River Island’s super fan, Topshop may have Beyonce who spent a fortune when she visited last year, but I think Rihanna and River Island is a great mix, and maybe it is because the retailer has a collection of tees with her face on them??? But word of warning I am sure that this grey Rolling Stones print tank top is going to sell out, so if you like snap up quickly!!!

I have to be honest I have no clue what the poses are all about, but other than the tee I am loving her red animal print jeans, as well as her return to her dark brown locks, which looks so much better than her blonde hair with dark roots.

Buy Her Style: Pick up Rihanna’s t-shirt online at River Island for £20.

Will you be buying?

[Pic: Rihanna Instagram]

Tags: Rihanna, River Island

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Feb 17 2012

LFW Day 1: My Style – An Oversized Bow and Bag

Today has been a hectic day at London Fashion Week, started with my first show at 9am at Somerset House for Antoni & Alison’s return to the catwalk – followed by some gorgeous displays from past, former and current Fashion Fringe winner’s Jena.Theo, Fyodor Golan, and a great front row spot at Corrie Nielsen; as well as a magnificent display from the Bora Aksu army of models; beautiful tailored draping from Maria Grachvogel; a gorgeous collection from Jean-Pierre Braganza; and prints galore from Basso & Brooke. I promise more detailed show reports with pictures, I did however take more than 500 shots yesterday so please bare with me, but there were some amazing sights.

This fashion week I am also making a conscious effort to do style posts everyday and I am starting with a look that I thought was cute and centred around an oversized bow and bag. The bow formed part of my new River Island light pink tee, I just adore this chiffon bow, super cute and got lots of great comments. I paired my tee with a flirty skater skirt from New Look, a light pink belt from Forever 21 with laser-cut star detailing, and my trust Russell & Bromley patent brogues – I know flats on the first day, but they looked so cute with this outfit.

To finish off my look I carried my new vibrant red leather Osprey London bug bag that the brand sent me for Christmas, love the colour, love the size, I just love it!!!!

My Style Details:

I love this bow.

Stars do belong at LFW!!!

This bag is the perfect LFW bag – fits my camera, make-up, purse, spare camera, phone, sweeties, schedule, tickets, you name it there is room in this bag for it. I can also fit my laptop in it as well but I left it home today.

Well every outfit needs a little shine now doesn’t it!!!

**Thanks to Abi and Ella for talking my picture, now if only I could utilise all those hours of watching America’s Next Top Model to my advantage**

Tags: Forever 21, My Style, New Look, Osprey, Osprey London, River Island, Russell & Bromley, Thomas Sabo

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Feb 17 2012

LFW Hits High Street: Mary Katranzou vs Julian J Smith

If there is any big trend coming out of the fashion world at the moment it has to be the wave of collaborations taking place – whether it is a filofax, shoe line or my favourite kind a more afforable collection – it seems your label isn’t complete unless you are partnering with someone. Two of the most talked about capsule lines has to be Topshop’s Mary Katrantzou third collection, which launches today, and the up-coming Julian J Smith for River Island – this isn’t just the clash of the high street retailers but also the clash of the print masters – and both are so pretty.

Both collections are bold and striking in design, capturing the essences of each designer’s signature style featuring floral prints, strips, geometric shapes, and vibrant colours – with a great selection of dresses, trousers, tops, and even funky wedges in Julian J Smith’s line. These pieces are so directional that they can be paired together for a daring, very fashion-forward look or as separates to jazz up any look. I am sure that both lines will be sell outs – so get in quick!!!

I am loving the floral explosion of Mary’s line and that bowl dress is incredible - but come on you have to be a supermodel to pull that one off surely. I also have to admit I am not enjoying the prices, one of the dresses is £350 that isn’t really that affordable – maybe I will manage with just the t-shirt, which is £50!!! Here are my top four picks:

1. Rubber strapless dress, £300

2. Scarf, £65

3. Blouse, £180

4. Cropped floral trousers, £130

Julian’s line is part of River Island’s Design Forum scheme, which is being celebrated at LFW this season with the retailer’s sponsorship of the British Fashion Council’s new digital initiative FASH/ON FILM where the collection will be showcased in a fashion film on Saturday night and I can’t wait to see it.

Everything about this collection looks amazing that I am sure on film it will look incredible – I just love the geometric patterns, the neon hues, the cut-out detailing and most of all those fab wedges – bring on April when the collection lands in store. The only snag lusting over all these fab pieces is that I have no clue on the prices – please River Island take pity on me and make them reasonable.

So, which collection is getting you most excited – Mary or Julian?

Tags: Julian J Smith, LFW, Mary Katranzou, River Island, Topshop

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Feb 11 2012

SS12 Press Day: Round Up – River Island and Mango

At the end of 2011 I went to a lot of spring/summer press days, most of which I still haven’t blogged about *I know bad blogger*, so I thought the best thing to do was a round-up of my favourite pieces to give you an idea what’s going to be hitting the shops when spring finally arrives. First round up is River Island and Mango.

River Island:

Last season River Island was one of my favourite press days and once again it didn’t disappoint – I loved its use of prints, colours and textures. Taking a lot of influences from the catwalk there was a nod to Holly Fulton’s graphic prints, a knitted fringed dress inspired by Mark Fast, and a gorgeous studded embellished two-piece that had a hint of Versace about it.

What stood out the most for this contemporary collection had to be the accessories, always a place to pick up a quality bag this season’s line is so strong. I love the neon flashes on the shoulder bags, the tribal embellishments and the gorgeous over-sized clutches.

Oh and the denim – those leopard print ones looks amazing!!!

Mango:

I have to admit Mango isn’t a shop that I stop by regularly, which is crazy when I look back at the snaps I took at the spring/summer press day as all the clothes looks amazing – full of sleek tailoring, contrasting colours, 60s influencing on the dresses, and some of the best pastel and sorbet tones on the high street.

I loved the use of light fabrics in gorgeous candy colours, top of my wish list has to be this light pink collarless blazer – how cute will that look paired with jeans and a simply white tee.

I was also really impressed with the accessories there were some gorgeous jewellery pieces but the bags were exquisite, my favourites being the mock-croc shoulder bags and the tribal-influenced tote.

For more of my SS12 pictures head on over to my Facebook page where I have posted a lot more.

Tags: Mango, Press Day, River Island, SS12

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May 28 2011

Designer Copy: River Island vs Michael van der Ham

Michael van der Ham vs River Island

With the summer season comes weddings galore, that frantic hunt for the perfect dress, jewellery and clutch, well I have found the most exquisite evening bag and it is a fabulous designer copy.

You may remember the amazing Michael van der Ham spring/summer 2011 collaboration with Swarovski, I was mesmerised by the jewelled detailing on the clutches, well it seems that so was River Island!!

I saw this great copy online and it is a beauty; the pink jewel clutch is a great summery shade, it is big enough to hold my Blackberry and compact, and best of all it is only £34.99.

But I have to say it even though it is a great bargain, I have to be realistic I would never be able to afford the real deal, it does however make me feel a little uneasy at the fact that Dutch fashion designer Michael van der Ham is still considered an emerging talent.