Three weeks into a proper cold snap, the tog question shifts Three weeks into a proper cold snap, the question most UK sleepers ask stops being "what tog should I buy" and becomes "is my 13.5 tog actually warm enough." The standard winter duvet in Britain and Ireland sits at 13.5 tog, and for the overwhelming majority …

The White Company curates; John Lewis covers the whole range Put a White Company duvet and a John Lewis duvet side by side and the difference is less about quality than about philosophy. The White Company is a focused homeware brand built around a single aesthetic — calm, white, considered — and its duvets are a small, …

Two iconic Aussie surf brands — and they no longer share an owner Here is the fact that quietly explains most of this comparison: Rip Curl and Billabong, the two surf labels that grew up together on Australia's coast and once looked like natural rivals from the same world, are now owned by entirely different companies …

Two Sydney labels at opposite ends of the rack Seafolly and Zimmermann both grew out of Sydney, both built their reputations on Australian beach culture, and both sell swimwear most of the country recognises on sight — yet a Seafolly one-piece and a Zimmermann one-piece can be separated by several hundred dollars. That …