Articles about: River Island
First Look: River Island High Summer Collection
Ok, so Rihanna’s collection didn’t blow us away, but River Island redeemed themselves with their recent summer preview: think ice-cream, lemonade and plenty of covetable and wearable bits ‘n’ bobs that had me dying to pack a bag and jet …
Bam! Pow! Zap! Comic Couture Takes Over – Will You Let Your Inner Super Hero Out To Play?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the latest trend to take over the fashion world, and depending on your viewpoint, it’s about as childish or as cute as it gets. From the sublime to the ridiculous: Tom …
It’s Spring – but it’s still freezing! Toughen up your Spring wardrobe to cope
Yesterday was the vernal equinox, marking the astronomical start of Spring 2013, but it looks like no-one told Spring about it. Winter has been painfully slow to shag off this year, with confused animals rolling over for a second hibernation …
Neon: So Nuts Or So Now? Are You Feeling the Fluoro Trend?
When I was about 11, I had a pair of black dungarees trimmed with neon yellow that I thought were the cat’s pyjamas. But there, aside from a brief flirtation with fluorescent lipstick, is where my relationship with neon ended. …
Review! Rihanna for River Island: crop tops and bodycon galore – pics, pics, pics!
When it was announced, last year, that Rihanna was to launch a clothing collection with UK high-street fave River Island, it’s fair to say that we had an idea of what we could expect: the unexpected. This is, after all, …
Fantasy shopping: New season buys you might actually want to wear
We’ve done a bit of looking at trends and threads you wouldn’t want be caught dead in over the last little while, so I thought today we’d have a chat about new season not-too-trend-mad things you might actually want to …
Update your wardrobe for Spring 13 – five easy seasonal updates
There’s something inherently ridiculous about the idea that we’re supposed to entirely overhaul our wardrobes every season (thankfully, that’s fashion season – S/S and A/W - not all four calendar seasons). That said, having worked in Brown Thomas for a time, I …
One Christmas party dress, three ways – how will you wear yours?
With the (gulp!) festive season fast approaching, it’s time to get out your gúnaí Nollaig and get ready to attend boring party after boring party (with the occasional fun night in between). And, God knows, we don’t all have enough …
The perfect white shirt (and other fashion lies) – what’s really in a capsule wardrobe?
Image via FashionFlorence Ah, the perfect white shirt. It’s like the ultimate myth of fashion. “No wardrobe is complete without a men’s white shirt.” “Just throw on with a crisp white shirt.” “A white shirt is the ultimate in pared-down …
My jeans journey – picking the right jeans for my body shape
How do you get on with jeans? Got a hundred different pairs stuffed into your wardrobe that you can’t wear because they’re hideously unflattering? Well you’re not alone – jeans are THE most difficult item of clothing to buy. Read Rosemary’s story. …