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As part of our Christmas Salon Show we previewed River Island pieces that were created by two of our favourite upcoming designers, Nabil el Nayal and Hannah Taylor. Both Nabil and Hannah came through Graduate Fashion Week, which we have sponsored for the last five years.



We first met Nabil when he won the GFW Womenswear Award in 2008 and he has now designed a collection of dresses for the River Island Christmas collection. His futuristic yet gothic-glam dresses are definite show stoppers and are perfect for the party season.

At 2009’s GFW, we were introduced to Hannah whose oversized retro knits caught the eyes of the judging panel and gained her special recognition in the Pringle of Scotland Visionary Knitwear Award. Since then, we have commissioned Hannah to produce more knits for our Christmas collection.

Both Nabil and Hannah’s designs will be on sale in River Island stores and online in the coming weeks. Watch this space…