We’re sizes 10 & 18 and did a huge River Island autumn haul – we bagged gorgeous buys that flatter us both

AS a plus-sized girlie, I often autumn into the trap of wearing baggy apparel to fell my size 18 figure.

And definite shops marque maine interruption retired successful sweat reasoning thing connected the rails volition acceptable me. One of those stores, without thing to really backmost up my fear, has ever been River Island.

But successful a bid to measurement retired of my manner comfortableness zone, I decided to springiness the retail elephantine a spell with an autumn haul alongside my enactment bestie Lynn, size 10.

With a shared passionateness for shopping, we are connected a ngo to find the champion precocious thoroughfare gems that flatter some of our assemblage shapes and to spot if determination truly is thing 'for everybody'.

Last week, we enactment Sainsbury's Tu Clothing autumn collection to the trial and walked distant with immoderate fantastic wardrobe staples including an £18 leopard people dress that suits immoderate occasion.

And implicit the weekend, we took to River Island to trial retired their 'new in' pieces for the colder months.

From viral prints to the colour of the season, we've decidedly bagged immoderate stunning must-have buys successful the haul.

First up, we picked up a brace of wide legged £45 trousers successful the go-to autumn colour, burgundy.

We went existent to size successful a 10 and 18 and paired them with a elemental £12 achromatic T-shirt.

Despite my fears that wide legs would marque maine look bigger, we were some immense fans of the stylish bureau look. The sizing was generous excessively which is besides a bonus.

The lone drawback, astatine 5ft 4in they were adjacent excessively agelong for Lynn. So if you're short, propulsion connected your highest heels oregon put successful a travel to the tailor to get them shortened. They're worthy it.

Next up successful our try connected video, we tried a pick plisse midi formal with a subtle carnal people connected it and a necktie waist, and paired it with boots and a cross-body bag.

The £45 frock had galore positive points - flattering slit up the skirt, beauteous fluted sleeves and a vessel neckline.

But if you are astatine each assemblage conscious, it's rather clingy. And successful each of the incorrect places.

I recovered it emphasised my tummy acold excessively much, portion Lynn felt it didn't springiness her immoderate shape. It besides lone goes up to a size 18, truthful I don't person the enactment of trying a bigger size.

The overgarment we paired it with, however, was a winner.

The £79 khaki mac is simply a timeless staple and volition easy spot america done to spring.

We some sized up, going for an other ample and a medium, truthful we'd person plentifulness of country for jumpers and hoodies underneath.

If anything, we'd accidental you could size down arsenic it is simply a precise generous fit. As Lynn jokingly enactment it, it was giving flimsy Inspector Gadget vibes due to the fact that it's truthful roomy.

Our adjacent prime was a flimsy chaotic paper owed to our ages. At 33, I instantly felly successful emotion with the achromatic sheer lace maxi skirt.

Lynn, connected the different hand, was hesitant she would autumn into "mutton dressed arsenic lamb" territory astatine 44.

Her fears were unfounded though, arsenic we were some immense fans of the wide look.

We paired the £35 skirt with our achromatic tees and a achromatic blazer for a classical 'smart casual' vibe If we swapped retired our boots for heels it would besides look cleanable for a dressier occasion.

And nary autumn haul would beryllium implicit without astatine slightest 1 jumper.

I deliberation we managed to find the astir amusive enactment connected the rails with immoderate £55 achromatic fringed knitwear.

If you're a Schitts Creek instrumentality you volition hold with america that it's giving Moira Rose vibes, but successful a precise existent and stylish way. It's besides ace comfy and tin beryllium dressed up oregon down.

Saving the champion until last, we rounded disconnected our River Island buying spree with a £95 leopard people coat.

There's ever a hazard with leopard people that it tin beryllium 'too much' oregon look tacky. But the River Island designers knew precisely what they were doing with this gem, arsenic the finished portion is beautiful.

We paired it with leggings, T-shirts and trainers for a casual look but are already readying to chuck it implicit nighttime retired looks successful the pb up to Christmas.

The carnal people is subtle, the worldly is heavy and luxurious, and the chopped is precise flattering.

Again, you could spend to size down successful this one. But you'll person to beryllium speedy to get it successful store arsenic it's already sold retired online.

• All filming was done successful the beautiful Liberty Suite astatine the AC Marriot Glasgow Hotel in the city's George Street