(#kcupdate) Rihanna for River Island AW13

Rihanna's new AW13 collection for River Island is set to launch on September 12th online and in selected stores.

The new 80-piece collection is worn by some of the newest fashion models on the scene; Ji Hye Park, Nayasha Kusakina, Milou Van Grossen and Tati Cotliar. It consists of of 'a mix of urban sports lux with sophisticated chic, with strong emphasis on clean yet glamorous dressing and a nod to streamlined sportswear'. - River Island

(#kcstyle) Rucksack Fever!

The thoughts of going back to school could be a distant memory right now but it might be a good idea to think of what bag you might want to buy before they are sold out nearer the time. Whether your looking for bags that are good on capacity or purely ones that look good I'm sure that my search will help you find the best bag for you.

Affordable. Fashionable. Attainable.

All items in the image above are listed below.

(#kcevents) RI Kids Design Den @ LolliBop Festival

River Island has teamed up with 'Sew Over It' is hosting a Design Den at this year's LolliBop Festival. You will have to chance to design your own t-shirt and enter their competition to win a River Island gift card worth £100. One designer will also have their t-shirt made and sold as an online River Island Kidswear exclusive. There will also be a fun photobooth area and a pop up shop where you can browse through the kidswear collections with an exclusive 15% discount.

If you didn't know about the LolliBop Festival until know it's a three day event where all the entertainment is for kids. 

Want a family day out in the summer sun then LolliBop Festival is the place for you and your family this month!

This year’s LolliBop Festival will be held at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park from 16-18 August 2013.

>> Enter River Island's competition to win a
family pass to the Lollibop Festival! <<

(#kccomp) RI Mr. Natty Comp

Enter the River Island Mr Natty Competition to win a Mr Natty Grooming Hamper and a £50 gift card. All you have to do is watch the Mr Natty grooming masterclass video and answer the question on their post.

(#kcstyle) River Island Statement Pieces (Men)

All the details for the items above are below.

(#kcstyle) River Island Statement Pieces (Women)

Knowing that I'm definitely going to uni in September to study fashion makes me want to come out of my comfort zone even more.

A few of these items I wouldn't be able to wear every day (like item 6 and 10) due to the London weather but the others may find there way into my wardrobe when I do my next big shop!

All the details for the items above are below.

(#kccomp) RI X Isle of Wight Fest!

River Island are giving away five pairs of tickets to the Isle of Wight Festival in June. The closing date for this competition is the 5th June so HURRY!!!

Make sure you read the terms and conditions though because you have to be over 18 and a UK resident. Oh yeah and you're only allowed to have one entry per household to give a summary.

>> ENTER THE COMPETITION NOW <<

(#kcupdate) Rihanna for River Island Summer Collection

Rihanna's new summer collection allows buyers to grab hold of their former favourite finds from the Spring collection. Old favourites like the navy hooded jumpsuit that have been reinvented for this collection and some new pieces for your holidays too!

The new collection has been out for three days and I'm sure it's mirroring the same success as Rihanna's first collection.

If you want to find out if the Rihanna summer collection is in a store new you, check out the Rihanna store list.

(#kcwishlist) My Rihanna Faves

Watching people endlessly trying on the new Rihanna Collection made me want to grab a few pieces myself. Rihanna has made her own mark on the fashion industry by collaborating with the established highstreet brand, River Island.

(#kcupdate) Rihanna for River Island

Rihanna for River Island will be launched in hundreds of River Island stores and online (at 1am) tomorrow, Tuesday 5th March. If you wasn't able to get down to Oxford Street to see the preview earlier on at 9pm I'll give you a little sneak peak now ...

(#kcwishlist) Can I have some Jelly & Cream please?

At the beginning of the month one of my friends from work had this exact hat on (image on the left). It made me think of the post I had done previously in August called Jelly & Cream. Take a look if you haven't already!

Gradually wanting to come out of my comfort zone I may have combined an outfit to go with it differently but for now I would wear it with maybe a sweater, shorts, possibly knee high socks and if I couldn't find any footwear I liked that went with it I would wear tights with hightops.

1 Grey Cut Out Pattern Oversized Sweatshirt

£30.00

River Island

2 Sugarhill Gang Sweat By And Finally

£35.00

Topshop

3 Henry Holland  Super Suspender

£8.73

Tightsplease.co.uk

4 Light Wash Embroidered Stud Denim Shorts

£40.00

River Island

5 Nike Blazer Mid Black Leopard Print Trainers

£70.00

ASOS

(#kcstyle) Everyday can be dress up day!

I'm going back to college on Monday and I was thinking about those random days during the week where I used to go out of my way in the morning to make myself feel and look better than normal. Maybe if we all did that everyday we could feel better about ourselves and more confident because if you look good and feel good then I think that's one of the best combinations in the world.

1 Red textured necklace peplum top

£28.00
River Island

2 Black feather draped chain cape

£85.00
River Island

3 Black snake metal toe slipper shoes

£25.00
River Island

4 Cream stud sleeve layered chiffon blouse

£40.00
River Island

5 Black drape stud shoulder tube dress

£45.00
River Island

6 Pink chiffon sleeveless dip hem dress

£35.00
River Island

7 Draped dress (This dress is no longer available online but they may have it in store still. Ref: 2052/547)

£39.99
Zara

8 ASOS Mini Skirt in Checkerboard Print

£14.00

ASOS.com

9 ASOS Bandeau Playsuit With Lace Knicker Shorts

£13.50
ASOS.com

10 ASOS PETITE Bodycon Dress In Cross Print

£19.50
ASOS.com

Everyday can be a day to dress up, you don't have to wait for an occasion!

(#kcwishlist) The William Tempest Clutch

Quite a while ago I was supposed to write a post about the William Tempest Collection for River Island but with all the work and the whole rebranding of the formerly lorenjlove.blogspot.co.uk to the now klosetcloset.blogspot.co.uk I just couldn't find the time.

<<< Black Design Forum clutch bag

After thinking to write a post and seeing the collection in River Island itself I was really shocked to see William Tempest following me on twitter. I definitely had to follow back!!!

Black Design Forum sequin crop t-shirt >>>

Away from this, the clutch was the item that stood out for me the most because it wasn't too far out of my comfort zone. However, if I did have to go a little out my comfort zone I would wear the sequin top.

(#kcstyle) Too over the top?

I was looking through one of my recent Elle magazines and one page really inspired me (page on the left) and I saw a reoccurring theme of fully embellished outfits. So I had a quick look in several other shops that sell embellished items that are attainable in the average persons price bracket.

I didn't want to put anything up that I wouldn't wear myself even though I did come across a few items I found interesting in the shops but I didn't include them.

I hope you like the short selection I have made and the details of all the items included are listed below.

Can you ever get too over the top with embellishments?

1 Cream baroque print maxi dress (only the black one is now available)

£120

River Island

2 Velvet biker jacket with embroidered pearls

£139

Zara

3 ASOS Sequin and Stone Peter Pan Collar

£15

ASOS

4 Stud Tunic

£26

Next

5 TOUCH - Decorative crystals clutch
£74.99

Mango

6 Sleeveless Sequined Dress

£32.75

Forever 21

7 Smartphone case

£9.99

H&M

8 Panel High Waisted Mini Skirt

£175

All Saints

(#kcwardrobe) Winter Warmers

Around this time last week I was absolutely freezing - no warm winter jacket, no hat, no scarves, no gloves!!!

<<< Black stars and stripes beanie hat

It got to the point where I couldn't take the bitter breeze anymore in the morning and the lack of hood on my Superdry windcheater so I went into River Island and got my hat (in the picture on the left). The same day I wanted to get the matching scarf but I couldn't find one. As you can see I now have the matching snood that I found two days later after work.

<<< Black stars and stripes snood

I am pleased to say the hat and snood are not itchy but rather warm and they pretty much go with everything.

(#kcstyle) Black Beauty

You should never be afraid to wear all black! With a hint of colour an all black outfit won't look so dark for example you can add a belt that is a more striking colour than your outfit (seen in the picture on the left.).

<<< Get the look

A black skater skirt should be a wardrobe staple for this season as it can pretty much go with any top that you already have. if you're going for the effortless look  wear a loose shirt with pockets or a sleeveless shirt with minimal detail. In the picture Pretty Polly suspender tights are worn which draw the eye to the legs and then it diverts the attention to the feet where you see Desert Boots.

In the image above you can see:
Black oversized patch pocket shirt (top left),
Black metal trim sleeveless shirt (top right),
Brown leopard print skinny belt ,
Black ponte skater skirt ,
Black Pretty Polly suspender tights ,
Desert Boot

(#kcwardrobe) It's all hype!!!

<< HYPE Flower Sweatshirt

After work on Friday I bought this sweatshirt from Footasylum. Originally I hadn't planned to add this sweatshirt to my wardrobe but I had to replace the blazers I had bought two weeks previous.

Returning my blazers was heartbreaking as I've wanted a pair for agesssss but I realised number one they were slightly too small and that once again trainers aren't really going in the same direction as I am with my style right now.

Although this is a mens sweatshirt I thought the floral print was up my street as it can give a very casual dark outfit a vibrant splash of colour.

When I put an outfit together I normally think about comfort and warmth because I would be at college pretty much all day. I would wear this with either Bershka jeans, H&M leggings or River Island jeggings. Oooo yeh and on my feet I would slip on my Black Bailey Bow UGGs or my White Converses :).