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Clothing

Whether you're shopping for clothes online or in-store, CHOICE answers your questions about sizing, finding the best deal and knowing your rights as a consumer.

Were you born to shop, or is fumbling around in a change room under the cruel gaze of 360° mirrors your idea of hell? If you're trying to find an online bargain, struggling with sizes or concerned about the quality of your clothes or the ethics of where they were made, try our articles on for size. We'll help you avoid getting stitched up with a bad deal.

Meet the clothing experts

Articles

Rashies review - which brands pass the test We rely on rashies with high UPF ratings to protect our skin, but how well do they stand up to sun, chlorine and repeated washing?

Tights and stockings ladder test Do you need to pay an arm and a leg for good-quality stockings?

Bra fitting guide Tips and tricks for getting the right fit.

Another chemical clothing recall Myer, Target and others issue a voluntary recall after hazardous azo dyes were dectected in various lines of denim jeans.

High heel shoes cost comparison Is there a legitimate reason why some shoes cost 12 times as much as others?

Shopping for plus size clothes Australians are getting bigger, so why is plus size clothing so expensive and hard to find?

Dry cleaning rights What should you do when things go horribly wrong at the dry cleaners?

Pitfalls for tall consumers Shopping for clothes, transport and furniture leaves tall people feeling short-changed.

Chemicals in clothing Australia lags behind the rest of the world in regulating toxins in our textiles, clothing and footwear.

The truth about clothing sizes Clothing size confusion suits certain sectors of the fashion industry.

Ethical clothing The real cost of clothing - who makes your clothes and how much are they paid?

Consumers call for transparency over Gorman's ethical practices Customers are questioning the label's standards after the parent company chose to not participate in a standards report.

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The clothing experts

Skipping work to go shopping is in our experts' job descriptions. But it's not all fun and fashion for our team of researchers – they investigate serious consumer rights issues, decode the mysteries of clothing sizes, discover the tricks of buying clothes online, learn how to deal with dry-cleaning disasters and much more.

Kate Browne

Jemma Castle

Zoya Sheftalovich Investigative journalist

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