River Island

what can i say, its a good shop but is expensive for the quality you are getting especially the shoes.
having said that i cant stop shopping in it

River Island is River Island at the end of the day, but this one is probably one of the best.
It’s prime location on Princes Street makes it constantly busy, as well as the fact that the store is so big! I visited recently when the sale was on and it was literally pandemonium, with clothes flying everywhere and women with that glint of desperation in their eye, cattily searching for that top that they saw on-​line for half the price.
The store normally has a nice layout, with clothing at the front, accessories and bags in the middle and shoes at the back, both upstairs and downstairs. There are usually plenty of staff and I have rarely had to wait for longer than 10 minutes to be served, even at busy times.

When I was a kid River Island used to cater to the slightly frumpier end of the market, but it’s changed a good bit now. It’s aimed at a much younger crowd, and inside is a hotchpotch of neon lights and banging music.
For obvious reasons I can only comment on the mens’ section, and I’ve always rated River Island a bit better than their competitors as it’s better quality than H&M and unlike Topman seems to be aware that not everyone wants to look like like a Russel Brand style tosspot.

Sometimes River Island is absolutely brilliant. Sometimes, it’s total crap.
It has a horrible habbit of using sequins, feathers and shoulder pads in all the ways they shouldn’t be used. There is a glitter and sequin extravaganza when you walk in, which often tempts me to turn right back round again. But if you persevere you can often find some quite nice things in here
Avoid the dresses though, they are so skin tight nothing is left to the imagination — and that’s the best part!
Their jeans are always really nice, and they have great quality t-​shirts and tops. Their handbags too are really good, but in my experience their jewelery isn’t so hot.

As everyone else has said, River Island is very hit or miss with a lot of people.
This reasonably sized outlet is no exception, and even though there is a plethora of stock sometimes you’ll wander around endlessly looking for the good stuff. Half the stock is studded or sprayed with a glitter gun. I’m all for spangles but at times it can be tacky overkill.
Saying that, you can occasionally strike it lucky, and as far as this branch go the staff are very helpful. They always seem chipper, so at least if you leave with nothing your shopping experience hasn’t been marred by disgruntled staff. A breezy store that’s worth digging around in. When you do come across something you like in River Island, it’ll be a keeper!

For quite a few years I dismissed River Island as a shop selling over priced, cheap looking clothes to chavs and tarts. This branch was given a make-​over relatively recently and since then, my opinion has been changed. The brand seems to have taken a different, edgier direction — some of the clothes put me in mind of All Saints, but without the exorbitant and unjustifiable prices. I bought some fantastic mid length lace-​up boots (very similar to an All Saints pair) in October and they were barely off my feet until they fell apart a few weeks ago; I walk everywhere, so six months is a good innings for footwear. There’s no student discount, but there are some excellent sale bargains to be found if you can be bothered rifling through the rails — a few months back I found a pair of smart harem pants for £2.

For me River Island can be quite hit or miss. When it’s a miss, that’s okay… it’s probably done me a favour as I don’t feel like I have to spend all the money I have buying various different clothes I like but just don’t need. However, when it’s a hit… oh boy is it a hit and I’ve been known to go wild here! Last week I popped in a bought various different summer outfits/​bikinis/​pumps and even though I left with around 9 items there’s still a tonne of stuff I want to go back for.
I especially like River Island trousers and they are the only store on the High Street where I can get jeans to fit me perfectly, and I like them too which is a bonus. The jeans are usually reasonably priced £30 — £55 and they are great quality, my favourite pair of jeans are from here and I’ve had them for nearly three years and wear them pretty much religiously and they still look great. Hurrah for River Island!

I always forget about River Island since Topshop has basically taken over most young woman’s bank account. But as Topshop changed so did River Island but without the multi-​million Kate Moss marketing campaign.
So things are cute, yes a little less all-​year festival-​indie wear which is Topshop’s greatest pull. But you can get a lovely dress at a reasonable price. I’m definitely going to wander in more often.

River Island is one of those clothing stores, which I seldom visit. Generally speaking, I find their range poor compared to the Topman on the same street.
However, on the occassion I’ve been in the store I’ve found the staff to be friendly if rather shy. As mentioned, the range of clothing in terms of brands and labels may not satisfy some people’s hardcore fashionable desire, but it does encompass enough that you’re likely to find something you like.
In terms of price, this is where I feel River Island truly begins to shine. By comparison, River Island is considerably cheaper than other clothing stores in Edinburgh such as USC, All Saints and Topman, as well as having reasonably regular sales throughout the season — where of course prices get slashed.
Location-​wise, it’s great. Situated just on Prince’s Street, it’s within the hub of activity of Edinburgh’s busiest shops.
All in all, River Island is a good, reasonably fashionable, cheap store, which is certainly worth a look.

River Island is one of my favourite clothing stores that I like to visit. This store is large and sells a range of Men clothing as well as womens. I like the up to date modern designs on the clothes, they could make mens designs more interesting instead of plain white tops and black v-​neck tops. I really like the shoe range as for it is modern looking and unique. The prices of the clothes is rather expensive, like a t-​shirt could be 25.00 pounds for a plain white top, which isn’t really worth it. But sometimes they have nice items, depending on the season. The quality I would say is good.

River Island in Edinburgh is a rather large store and contais a lot of different style clothing. The prices of the clothes is reasonable to pricey depending on the item itself and a lot of going out party looking clothing. They do sell some like looking handbags and the store not only sells womens clothing they sell mens too. I defintely think they have upgraded the shop in the sense that it looks modern and appealing for the younger generation people. I would say they are a nice store and sell some good items. Worth the visit for buying clothes.

Not a huge fan of this store. The sales associates are quite unhelpful and snobbish. The clothes are far too trendy and can be quite tacky. Haven’t really bought anything from this store

Goof quality shop that is up to date with all the latest fashions. products can all be found and bought online at
Clothes are all correctly priced and everything is off good quality.

Love river island but i think it would benefit most people if they lowered the price of their products, particularly the jewelerry.

River island is all ways high in fashion. I love the clothes in this shop and the bags are great aswel. it’s rather expensive for what you get but it’s still good. they do small jean sizes aswel which is good as am little

River Island is a fantastic shop. You can be guaranteed that when you go to this shop that they are in with all the latest trends. The clothes are of good quality. This shop is a lovely shop also, very bright, and the staff are very nice and friendly. They have a mens department and a womens department, and the shop is always very busy.

I love RI. It has all the current fashion trends and is reasonable.
There is always a good selection and plenty stock so you can almost always get your size.
quality is good for the money.

River Island is one of the UK’s most recognisable high-​street brands. It caters for men and women, and has a wide variety of fashion — from a male perspective, there is both the smart and casual look to choose from.
River Island is a reasonable store, which certainly has some nice styles. However, it lacks real star quality and, given that it is hardly the cheapest of stores, it is not somewhere I would shop at on a regular basis.
It tends to be good for smart trousers and suit jackets. On the downside, their jeans and shirts, for example, hardly set my pulse racing.

Is one of my favourite shop for clothes. the style is nice and is not too expensive. You can fine formal dress and causual and really really nice shoes, boots and bags