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River Island Love Sweat Top
by MsTricia
Every time the season changes I feel like I have the opposite in clothing in my wardrobe! When it's winter all I see are summer clothes and vice versa. So naturally this winter hit me like a ton of bricks and I realised I have absolutely no jumpers, only vest tops and other flimsy summer garments lol. So I set about hitting my favourite ... online store at the moment - asos. I somehow managed to stumble across this jumper in the sale and combining my love of asos and River Island and a SALE was just a dream come true!
The "sweat top" is black and made of 100% cotton. It looked a bit thicker in the picture as to what I expected but wearing it, the top is actually surprisingly warm and keeps me warm as it is one of the few things I even own with long sleeves! It has a lovely gold trim around the neck and has the word "LOVE" printed 3 times with leopard print design. I love leopard print (I have leopard print leggings, cardigan, tops etc) so I am a big fan of the print and the look. Quality wise, I have had this a few weeks or so, and of course it has been washed and it has not faded nor has the lettering scratched away or anything. I wash it in the machine on 30 degrees and it has not shrunk or anything but I do think that after bunging it in my chest of drawers it may do with a good iron before I wear it again lol!
In terms of fitting, I find this quite true to size. I bought it in a size 10/Eur 36 which is the size I always wear and whilst I'm no busty bertha I do have an ample cleavage, but this fits still quite loosely and doesn't make me look too stretched or bursting out of it, so it is ideal as a nice casual baggy jumper top. I do find it is a bit short in the torso and if I stretch my arms up it tends to move up a bit and I have to pull it down afterwards as I look a bit unkempt lol.
Overall I love this jumper, it is exactly what I was looking for and I need more! It costs £20 but I grabbed it on a 30% off promotion on Asos so I paid only £14. It's great quality, stylish and I want to wear it all the time, so I have to give it a gleaming 5 out of 5 stars!
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River Island Black Belted Skater Skirt
by doriee
I bought this skirt from River Island when I went on a big shopping spree. Not really putting too much into what I bought I just picked it up and said I'd have it. This was only £25 which for what it is and it being in river island I thought it was going to be at least £35 so that was a nice surprise. This is fairly new in store so you ... can still pick it up from the shops or online at www.riverisland.co.uk. This come sin sizes 6 - 18 and as far as I am aware this is currently only available in black.
The skater skirt is made out of 33% cotton , 3% elastane , 64% polyester which makes each layer of this thick and heavy duty. The material isn't pleasant as such, it has a scratchy feeling to it which when worn without tights can cause some discomfort, for me anyway. There is a layer of netted mesh under the skirt which is quite thin but adds to the itchyness of this.
The design of this is really simply which is probably the reason for the price of it. This has a thin waist band in which a gold metal like belt sits. The belt to me is tacky but fits in well with the skirt. The skirt is quite long I find that when worn at my waist the skirt still comes in the middle of my thigh and knee which for me is unusually long. This is slightly pleated to get the layers that are shown in the picture and does up with a side zip which is really long.
Trying this on at first I notice just how heavy this skirt it, it feels like it wouldn't be comfortable to wear and due to it still being summer it could be a warm one wearing this. This zip I found was a small flimsy one that is really stiff to undo and especially to try and get back up again. I got this in a size 8 which is a little tight on me but a size 10 would of been too big so I can't win with this skirt really. Due to the length of the skirt I've had to wear this high waisted. because of the colour it's easy to dress with this, you can put any coloured top on including black because the gold belt breaks it down. Overall it's a nice skirt but not ideal for wearing in hot weather or for long periods of time
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Girls Beverley Hills T-Shirt River Island
by juicy_lucy
River Island t shirt
Little Miss likes the River Island clothes so when we were in store and saw this t shirt I decided it would be a good buy.
The t shirt is available to buy in River Island stores and also online at www.riverisland.com, although if buying online its best to watch out for postage charges. The t ... shirt itself costs £8, and because we have had other clothes from here, I assumed it would be good value, so this wasn't going to be one of those waste of money buys.
The t shirt itself is described as cream marl but because of the print, it does look very slightly pink although the overall colour is a darkish cream, so it will match most things. On the front of the t shirt and written in a pink flocked print are the words "Beverley Hills LA California". The writing does stand out slightly and is a nice deep pink and written in letters which are not in a straight line but rather slightly more random so it has a bit more impact. The back of the t shirt is plain without any design as are the sleeves. The style of the main body of the t shirt is quite baggy and not fitted as are the sleeves which are not overly long. Due to the design, it does look good with shorts or jeans although we aren't convinced that its long enough to wear with leggings. Although its quite loose fitting, its not so big and baggy that it can't be worn underneath jumpers and cardigans for amore layered look and it cooler weather.
The t shirt is made of 50% cotton and 50% polyester and is machine washable at a maximum of 40 degrees although I tend to wash clothes at 30 degrees, and at both temperatures it does wash well and there is no shrinkage or bobbling even after several washes. It should not be tumble dried probably because of the writing. Also because of the writing on the front, the t shirt should be ironed inside out.
It is available in ages 3-4,5-6,7-8,9-10, 11-12. Little Miss is 11 and quite small but we bought the 11-12 because the 9-10 seemed a bit short for the look she wanted. Its baggy but still a good fit and doesn't look way too big.
VERDICT...
A nice quality stylish t shirt which will be handy through the spring and summer and into autumn. The design and shape is trendy and looks nice and casual without being scruffy.
Recommended for anyone who likes this type of t shirt; it's worth checking out the River Island t shirts in general for good quality reasonably priced t shirts.
Thanks for reading
Daniela xx
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