Chosen is designed around a simple idea: buy the piece you'll reach for a hundred times, not the one you'll wear once. The Corset Tank, the rib crew tanks, the satin bodices, the vegan leather — they're cut to be worn on rotation, and they're made to be worn hard.
Which makes care the part nobody talks about and everybody needs. Boning, stretch rib, satin, vegan leather and strong dyes all want something slightly different from you, and most of what shortens a garment's life is heat, friction and impatience. None of it is difficult. It's mostly about washing less, washing cooler, and drying flat.
Here's how our Bondi team looks after every category in the Chosen by Tuchuzy edit.
Start With the Care Label — Always
Fabrications change between styles and between seasons, so the label sewn into the side seam is the final word, not this guide. If the label and the advice below disagree, follow the label.
Two rules hold across almost everything Chosen makes: cold water, and no dryer. Heat is what kills elastane, dulls dye and shrinks a fitted piece out of its fit. Line-drying in shade costs nothing and is the single kindest thing you can do for a wardrobe.
If you want the wider picture — denim, knitwear, swim, linen — that lives in our guide to caring for your clothes.
Tanks and Everyday Basics
The tanks work the hardest, so they're the ones worth getting right.
Most of the Chosen tanks are a stretch rib or a cotton-rayon blend — soft, body-skimming, and dependent on elastane to snap back. Elastane hates two things: hot water and tumble heat.
- Wash cold, on gentle, inside out, in a wash bag
- Skip fabric softener — it coats the fibres and the rib loses its recovery
- Never hang a wet rib tank by the straps. That's how straps stretch and necklines go slack
- Reshape while damp and dry flat, or fold over a rail in the shade
Give them a rest day between wears, too. Stretch fibres recover with time off, which is why a tank worn two days running looks tired and one rotated through the drawer doesn't. It's why the Crew Tank in Chilli and the Scoop Tank in White/Chilli still look new on the customers who own three.
Corset and Boned Styles
This is the category people get wrong, and it's the easiest one to fix.
The Corset Tank has a fully boned bodice with boning running through the waist seams, in a 47% cotton, 47% recycled rayon, 6% spandex blend. The Mesh Corset Bustier is a polyamide-spandex structured mesh. The Satin Bodice closes with a full hook-and-eye front. Different fabrics, same principle: the structure is the product. Protect it and the piece keeps sculpting for years.
- Hand wash cold where you can. If you're using the machine — wash bag, delicate cycle, cold, and do up every hook and eye first so they don't catch
- Never wring. Twisting is what warps boning channels permanently. Press the water out between two towels instead
- Dry flat, bodice reshaped, away from direct sun and never on a heated rail
- Don't fold across the boning. Store corset styles hanging or laid flat, not creased at the waist
Rayon is significantly weaker wet than dry — another reason to be gentle rather than fast. Spot-clean where you can, and give the piece a full wash only when it's genuinely earned one.
The Denim Corset sits in both worlds: treat the structure as above, and treat the denim the way we set out in our denim care guide — wash rarely, cold, inside out.
Dresses
Chosen dresses are mostly fitted, mostly stretch, and mostly worn to things where they pick up perfume, sunscreen and the odd splash of wine — which is a case for spot-cleaning rather than a full cycle every time.
The Scarlett Corset Dress is the Corset Tank bodice extended into a mini, so it follows the corset rules above: cold, gentle, no wringing, dried flat. The Chilli Twist Midi Dress is 91% Tencel with 9% spandex — Tencel drapes like nothing else, and it is delicate when wet. Cold gentle wash, no wringing, dry flat in shade.
For hanging: use a padded or wide hanger, and hang fitted dresses by the body rather than by fine straps. Straps aren't structural, and a season of hanging a dress by them shows.
Satin and Delicate Pieces
Satin's enemy isn't dirt — it's snags and heat. One rough zip in the same wash is all it takes.
For the Satin Bodice, the Emily Satin Pants and anything with a light-catching finish:
- Wash inside out, cold, on delicate, in a wash bag — alone, or with other delicates only
- No fabric softener and no bleach; both dull the sheen
- Never wring or scrub. Blot spills, don't rub them
- Air dry in shade — on a hanger for pants, flat for tops. Direct sun flattens satin's lustre fast
- If it needs pressing: lowest heat, inside out, with a cloth between the iron and the fabric. Or hang it in a steamy bathroom and let the creases drop
Already own a satin piece? Our guide to styling a satin skirt is where to go next.
Vegan Leather
The one rule that matters: vegan leather never goes in the washing machine. Not on delicate, not in a bag. Water and agitation lift the coating from its backing, and once that's gone it doesn't come back.
The Sophia Vegan Leather Jacket is cut from our custom vegan leather, fully lined, with a YKK front zip. The matching Sophia Vegan Leather Skirt is fully lined with a tailored fly front. Both are built to last a decade with almost no maintenance — as long as you do this instead of washing:
- Wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth. For marks, a drop of mild soap on the cloth, then a second pass with clean water
- Air dry naturally. Never a dryer, never a radiator, never a hairdryer — heat is what cracks and stiffens the finish
- Hang on a wide or padded hanger, with room around it. Vegan leather takes a crease and keeps it, so don't fold it or crush it between heavy coats
- Keep it out of prolonged direct sun in storage
- For a lining stain or anything beyond a wipe, take it to a specialist rather than experimenting
More on wearing it: how to style vegan leather.
Eyelets, Hardware and Special Detailing
Eyelets, hooks, exposed zips, sequins and shell trims all fail the same way — friction against other clothes in the machine.
- Always use a wash bag, and wash detailed pieces on their own or with other delicates
- Do up every zip, hook and clasp before washing. An open zip is a small metal file
- Turn embellished pieces inside out
- Dry away from direct heat so hardware doesn't tarnish or warp the fabric around it
- Iron around metal, never over it — and never directly onto sequins
The Eyelet Scoop Tank and anything sequinned from Chosen skirts are the styles worth the extra thirty seconds. Broderie and eyelet fabrics also tear more easily wet — so no wringing there either.
Chilli Red and Strong Colourways
Chilli is our most-requested colour and the one that asks for the most care. Deep reds use dye molecules that release more readily than most, especially in the first few washes.
- Wash chilli and other strong colours separately for the first three or four washes — always cold
- Wash inside out, and don't leave anything sitting wet in the machine
- Dry in shade, never direct sun. UV fades red faster than washing does
- Skip bleach and any detergent with optical brighteners
- Store bright pieces out of the light — a sunlit rail fades a shoulder line over a summer
The same applies to whites in reverse: keep them away from anything red until you know it's set. The Scoop Tank in White/Chilli has both in one garment, so it always washes cold and alone the first few times.
Storing Chosen So It Holds Its Shape
- Fold rib tanks and anything knit — hanging stretches shoulders and straps
- Hang dresses, satin, vegan leather and structured corset styles, on wide hangers with breathing room
- Never fold across boning, or store a corset squashed at the waist
- Store everything clean at the end of a season — marks and moths both set over months
- Give the wardrobe air. Crushed clothes crease, hold odour and lose their line
Your Questions Answered
Can I put my Corset Tank in the washing machine?
Yes, carefully — wash bag, delicate cycle, cold water, inside out, then dry flat. Hand washing is gentler still. What you must not do is wring it or tumble dry it; both damage the boned bodice.
How do I stop my tank tops stretching?
Wash cold, skip the fabric softener, never hang a wet stretch tank by the straps, and reshape it while damp to dry flat. Resting a tank a day between wears also lets the elastane recover.
How do I wash a boned corset top?
Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent, moving it gently rather than scrubbing. Press the water out between towels, reshape the bodice, and dry flat away from heat and sun. Fasten all hooks first if it's going in the machine.
Can I wash vegan leather?
No. Wipe it with a soft damp cloth and a little mild soap if needed, then let it air dry naturally. Machine washing, tumble drying and direct heat all damage the finish permanently.
How do I stop chilli red pieces fading?
Wash separately and cold for the first few washes, turn them inside out, dry in the shade rather than direct sun, and avoid bleach or brightening detergents. Sunlight fades red faster than washing does.
Can I iron satin?
Only on the lowest setting, inside out, with a pressing cloth between the iron and the fabric. Steaming, or hanging it in a steamy bathroom, is safer and usually enough.
What if the care label says something different?
Follow the label. Fabrications vary between styles and seasons, and the label is the manufacturer's instruction for that specific garment.
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