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Ashish to collaborate with River Island

High street retailer River Island is stepping up its Design Forum collaborations for autumn/winter 2017 after announcing it would be teaming up with London Fashion Week favourite Ashish on a gender-neutral collection. The River Island Design Forum has showcased capsules collections from emerging designers including Sibling, Eudon Choi, Katie...

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First Look: River Island x Matthew Miller

River Island has announced that its latest Design Forum collaboration will be with British menswear designer Matthew Miller, who follows in the footsteps of Lou Dalton, YMC, and Tourne de Transmission. Inspired by the brand's conceptual design philosophy, the 10-piece capsule collection is based on items from Mathew Miller’s private archive of...

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River Island to collaborate with Margot Bowman

For spring/summer 2017, River Island is collaborating with artist Margo Bowman as part of its Design Forum initiative, which has seen collections from the likes of Sibling, Zoe Jordan and Eudon Choi. Bowman, who has a degree in graphic design from Central Saint Martins, is the first artist to collaborate on the Design Forum initiative. Her work...

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Tourne de Transmission joins River Island Design Forum

British label Tourne de Transmission, which will be showcasing its fourth full ready-to-wear collection during London Fashion Week Men’s in January, has been announced as the latest emerging label to join River Island’s Design Forum. River Island has previously collaborated with British menswear emerging talent Lou Dalton, Christopher Shannon,...

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Dominic Jones joins River Island Design Forum

River Island is set to release its first accessories-only collection as part of its Design Forum initiative, after announcing jewellery designer Dominic Jones as its latest designer. The collection will comprise of nine styles, including necklaces, earrings, a key ring, and a phone case, which have all been inspired by the Venus fly trap, with...

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River Island announces latest Design Forum designer

Fashion retailer River Island has confirmed that Zoë Jordan is the latest designer to collaborate with the high street brand as part of its Design Forum initiative. Following in the footsteps of Christopher Shannon, Jean-Pierre Braganza, James Long, Eudon Choi and Georgia Hardinge, Jordan will bring her clean-lined aesthetic to the high street...

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River Island collaborating with Liz Black

High street retailer River Island has named Liz Black as its new Design Forum collaborator, following in the footsteps of other Brit-basedtalent including Eudon Choi, Katie Eary and Georgia Hardinge. Black, known as a print designer, has designed a nine-piece collection for the retailer, consisting of ready-to-wear and accessories inspired by...

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Eudon Choi for River Island

Korean-born, London-based fashion designer Eudon Choi is to collaborate with River Island on his first foray into high street fashion. The designer, who was named as ‘One to Watch’ by British Vogue in 2012, follows in the footsteps of emerging fashion designers William Tempest and Georgia Hardinge in River Island’s Design Forum initiative. Known...