Sometimes luxury comes in an ostentatious package, like shiny red sports cars or elegant mansions. But as Coco Chanel once famously remarked, “Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.” Here at 3LUXE, we know that simple pleasures can bring us the greatest amount of enjoyment and sliding between soft, dreamy sheets after a long, hard day of reviewing yachts, fine cognacs and tennis racquets is nothing we’d dare to under-rate. For our bedding picks, we’ve found hand-made, high-quality thread count linens made by European master craftsmen that will change the way you use the phrase “a good night’s sleep” forever.
Yves Delorme is a part of Fremaux Delorme of Paris, a family-owned company that has been making fine quality linens since 1845. One of the longest-operating linen manufacturers in France, this company went from being a small weaving business to surviving two major world wars to its modern conception as a fashion-forward textiles business that produces two collections a year, available worldwide. Like all their bedding, the Colibri Collection uses 100% Egyptian cotton that is combed and carded meticulo... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $165.00
The Pratesi family company makes the finest sheets in the world. Period. Pratesi linens have covered the boudoirs of the Sultan of Brunei, Pope John Paul II and Prince Charles and are featured in the Executive Suites at the Ritz-Carlton. The “3 Lines” collection debuted in 1927 and is hand-embroidered by craftsmen and women who must apprentice for five years before they are allowed to work on anything sold. Just a standard-sized jacquard pillow sham takes 8 hours to produce. This “B... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $240
Established in 1860, Frette is one the oldest textile makers in Europe and operates out of the same building it did over a century ago. Frette has created tableware for the Vatican and the Titanic and bed linens for the Italian Royal Family and other European nobility (customized with individual family crests) as well as Italian embassies, the Orient Express and other luxury hotels throughout the world. (You can even outfit your yacht with custom-fitting linens from their Marina collection!) If you’re s... FULL REVIEW
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MSRP $1,700
