One month ago Rihanna’s first collection for River Island went on sale in stores and online – I am not a Rihanna fan but, I LOVED this collection. Some pieces were not to my taste (those double jeans?!), but the simplicity, clean silhouettes and choice of fabrics of a lot of the pieces definitely was. The collection also wasn’t as overpriced as I was expecting it to be which was a definite positive – most pieces were not priced much over what you would expect anything similar from River Island to be, with the exception pf maybe the very basic t-shirts at around £20. I couldn’t choose just one piece to purchase, so I ended up with this gorgeous yellow silk dress (£70) and a beige maxi skirt with a slit and zip detail (£40). This dress is a perfect combination of a relaxed silhouette and a luxury fabric (although I am terrified of ruining the silk – a good tip is to wear a crop t-shirt underneath to prevent any notoriously difficult deodorant stains), and a bold neon colour. So far I’ve paired it with darker outfits like this as it’s still thick black tights weather, but in the summer it will look great with bare legs, sandals and maybe an oversized denim jacket.
I also recently purchased this ‘mini shopper’ bag from Zara which I love – it was included in my recent Zara wishlist post! Although white is not the most practical colour I’m still obsessed with it, I love the simplicity of it, and it’s a really cute size without being too small to fit anything in.
Did you pick anything up from Rihanna’s first collection for RI? What did you think of it?
I definitely wasn't a fan of the collection whatsoever (mostly the basic parts which were ridiculously overpriced and the tacky jeans?!) but the dress looks gorgeous on you! I may have changed my mind about that piece 😉
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The dress looks gorgeous !!! I didn't pick anything up from the collection but I did like some of the monochrome pieces and the denim crop top 🙂 I didn't think the prices were that bad either it was what I would expect of river island
Beautiful Dreams
Love this outfit, the colour and cut of that dress are just amazing! xxx
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This is stunning!
i really wanted to get the beige maxi skirt but it sold out online so quick!
Wow, you look gorgeous!
Rosie x
The dress looks great on you! love the colour x
Love that yellow, works perfectly with your hair colour too! Gorgeous!
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love the color!! gorgeous look
xx Ayesha
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I really liked the collection too, this dress is such a great colour and looks amazing with the colour of your hair too. Awesome buy, can't wait to see you rocking the maxi skirt too!
LOVE this dress…beautiful colour!x
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I like this yellow color very much. Yours bag and dress are nice. Looks so pretty friend.
Love the dress Hannah! Yes it is a great collection. I bought the dungaree maxi dress.
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Wow awesome look. Actually this dress is different. I like it very much. Your color collaboration is also superb.