Australian sleepwear label Peter Alexander has defended the extra cost placed on its plus-sized garments, saying "fabric consumption" and difference in design is to blame.
The brand has defended the ten dollar price gap for plus-sized customers, saying there is a complicated manufacturing process to ensure the baggy sleepwear garments "maintain" design integrity as they extend in size.
However a size guide available on the Peter Alexander website says different priced garments would both fit a size 16 and 18. This means a confused consumer of a certain size could end up paying an extra 10 dollars for if they picked the "+1" size instead of the "XL" size.
In a statement, the company said its range of offerings was extended about two years ago in response to consumer demand.