Gear

I've bought from Gear for Girls in the past, and never had any problems with returning items to them.

I'm not certain, but I thought the Distance Selling Regulations covered this issue; whilst you can check sizes as much as you can, this won't guarantee that the item will fit, so there's always an uncertainty, and this is one of the issues that I thought the DSR was meant to address.

I'm happy to be put right by someone with a better understanding of the DSR.

halfamary, not sure if you're after.......

1. Recommendations for women specific online shops?

2. Brands whose women's sizing suits someone of your shape?

Or both maybe?

1. I've also been happy with Gear for Girls.  There's not many others that I know of - Sheactive and Be Outdoors come to mind but can' remember buying from either.

2. Might help to give a bit more detail if you want suggestions from others on specific sizing issues.  The topic of long leg lengths has come up before if you want to give the 'search facility' a try.

Are you finding things are too short in leg?, torso?, arm?

Otherwise it's down to trial and error and keeping a mental note of what brands fit best. My particular problem is finding trousers that don't have fancy finishes on the bottom which make turning up tricky.  Most are too long for me in my size and few have simple hems.

If you're ever in the Lakes, Ambleside is great for 'trying on', there's a lot of variety in a small area.