How we check labels

Official sources

We use each label’s About, shipping, size guide, store and stockist pages. An Australian Fashion Week designer page can confirm a founding year. Ethical Clothing Australia is the source for accreditation. ABN Lookup is used to check an Australian business connection.

The Australian connection

A label must state that it was founded or is based in Australia. It can also qualify through an active ABN for the business named on its website. Each record keeps the evidence link and a short excerpt or ABN.

What the fields mean

Manufacturing records use the label’s own words. “Designed in Australia” does not establish where a garment is made. A label can state that all its garments, or a named range, are made in Australia. Mixed production is recorded separately.

Sizes are copied from the label’s guide. The AU size filter uses a numeric Australian size chart. Letter sizes are never converted. Shipping follows the official policy for the linked regional store. Store addresses come from the label’s own locator. Stockists are kept separate from its own stores.

Categories

The seed sets the initial category. Current official collections can correct that category. Other categories are added when its own navigation or collection names say swim, swimwear or bikini; evening, occasion, formal, event, bridal or gown; resort; women or womenswear; or men or menswear.

Full records and missing details

A label page needs Australian evidence and at least four of the seven fact groups: base, founding year, manufacturing, sizes, shipping, own stores or an explicit online-only statement, and stockists. A thinner record stays on its category hub and links to the official website.

NOT_STATED

The detail was not verified from readable permitted sources. The field shows “Not recorded in this check”. This does not mean the label offers none.

NOT_AU_VERIFIED

The checked sources did not establish an Australian connection. The label is excluded.

BLOCKED_SITE

The website could not be read after the required repeat check. Only its identity and official link remain on the hub.

THIN_RECORD

The record has fewer than four sourced fact groups. It has no separate label page.

REPLACED_BY_RESERVE

An excluded seed label was replaced by the next supplied reserve in its category.

Checks and corrections

We recheck published shipping, size and store details at least every 120 days, starting with the oldest record. Every fact links to a source and shows the check date. We publish facts without ranking labels.

If a detail has changed, send the official page that supports the correction.