The tog is the same; the duvet is not Which? tested 24 duvets with a panel of 40 testers and found that "the best synthetic duvets in our test scored just as highly for comfort as feather and down options, and in some cases surpassed them." So the answer to "which feels warmer, down or synthetic?" is not as simple as …

The rule book comes before the brand Before any brand question, there is a rule. World Aquatics, the sport's international federation, keeps a "List of Approved Swimwear", and its competition regulations set out "all technical and approval-implementing rules" for swimsuits in "Part One, Rule 6: Swimwear." A racing suit …

The standard winter duvet, and the step above it A few weeks into winter, with the heating off overnight, a 13.5 tog duvet can start to feel thin, and the 15 tog on the shelf above it looks tempting. On paper the step is small: 1.5 tog, about 11% more thermal resistance. In practice the question is whether your bedroom …

A focused range against a full department store The White Company listed 30 duvets on its UK site; John Lewis listed 145. That difference in size explains most of this comparison. The White Company sells a focused range under its own name. John Lewis sells its own-brand duvets alongside other makers, from a £25 …

Two surf brands, two very different owners Rip Curl began with surfboards and wetsuits in Torquay; Billabong began with boardshorts on the Gold Coast. Both started on the Australian coast in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and both still sell boardshorts, bikinis and one-pieces across Australia and New Zealand. What …

Two Sydney labels, two different businesses Seafolly was born on Bondi Beach in 1975; Zimmermann began at the Paddington markets in 1991. The choice between them depends on what you want the togs to do. Both labels started in Sydney and both are known around the world, but they are different kinds of business. Seafolly …