Sale Season

Hello all my fellow shopoholics out there!

So as you all are probably aware of, sales on the high streets are coming to an end. Signs have been taken down and shops are trying to get rid of their last few sale items.

My top shops for sales(speaking for menswear) are River Island & Topman, but River Island trumps TopMan in terms of value for money.

To some of you, River Island might still bring a bad taste to your style pallette, but through the past years, they have revamped their image and started jumping on trend with TOPSHOP and more specifically, All Saint's. You can definately see All Saint's influences in River Island's pieces, with worn out, stonewashed, rustic-rocker embellishments, however, they've still maintained their affordable prices, which, for me, makes all the difference. River Island has the best sale's which are then even FURTHER reduced towards the end of the sale period.


Here are two pieces I bought recently from River Island.
£3 for the glittery, bulldog officer tee, and £5 for the black, polyester gold snaps jumper.
Throw these on with some of my old skinny jeans and I've got a new outfit for £8!

Not sure if River Island's sale is still on(TOPMAN still has some sale items), but whenever the next one comes, be sure to hit the rails!

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River Island Launch Branded Collection Of Sunglasses

River Island has launched their first ever branded collection of sunglasses for their menswear department. The collection is branded ‘Crooked Soul’ and will initially consist of 3 pieces, each sold with a hard leatherette case and retailed at £24.99.

The collection consists of a tortoiseshell plastic visor, black plastic aviator and a gunmetal visor designed to offer a cohesive look. The pieces all have intricate antique metal detailing including a gothic dagger with a ribbon wrapped around, a gothic designed CS and a series of stylised crosses on each tip.

Check out the detail!

Photography by Bobby Creger

The collection of 'Crooked Soul' frames have been designed, developed and manufactured by London based agency, Mellor & Scott Design.

Paul Mellor, Design Director at Mellor & Scott Design:

“We have designed the collection from scratch, creating a collection of frames that push the boundaries of what can be achieved within a limited retail price. These are the types of frames and high-end details you would expect to find on premium goods sold at £200, but River Island and ourselves have worked hard so the frames can be sold at £24.99 yet still offer the added value offered by premium frames.”
www.mellorandscott.com

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Plush Hats

Has anyone else noticed this huge winter trend!?
Plush hats! There's all kinds of 'em out there. . .tigers, bears, koalas, frogs. . .I even saw a Mickey Mouse one in camden. . .which I thought about purchasing :3 . . .it was too cute!

Rania and I tried on a few in River Island the other night. Not quite sure where we'd wear them to though~ :P

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