If you had to ask me where to buy luxury bedding, one of my first suggestions would be The White Company. I've had sheets from this brand before, and always really liked them.
The White Company has a particular aesthetic, especially when it comes to its bed linen. The majority of its bedding is pretty classic, timeless, and generally white — but it's fair to say that for a lot of people, that's what color bedding should be. If you're one of them, then yes, The White Company is one of the best bedding brands for you.
For this review, like the other brands I've covered on Livingetc, I asked the brand to test their most popular bed sheets to get a sense of the general quality. In this instance, it was The White Company's Savoy Egyptian cotton bedding that I put through a series of tests.
This is the first version of The White Company bedding review you're reading, meaning these sheets have been inspected, washed, and slept in for at least two weeks. Here's how I rated it on style, comfort, and value, against the competition.
At £125 for a king-size duvet, and pillowcases at £28 each, the Savoy bedding set is an investment, but with the quality and good looks to back it up.
Is The White Company's Bedding Good Quality?
Before sleeping in this bedding, there are a few tests to put it through to get an indication of its durability. After all, bedding goes through a lot, and requires a lot of washing, so it needs to stand up to the task.
First of all, the touch test — the best bedding materials are cool to the touch (in any case, cooler than the air temperature), which suggests it will help regulate your temperature when you're sleeping in them. Cotton, generally, isn't quite as good as the best linen sheets at this, but The White Company's Egyptian cotton did feel almost as cool to the touch as the linen bedding I tested.
I also like to take a look at the stitching inside to get a sense of how much care has been taken with the manufacturing, and potentially how long these sheets will last. For The White Company, the stitching was neat — with two rows of single stitches. Other bedding tends to have strong overlocked edges, but this isn't really comparable to this particular style from The White Company, as the corded edges to the duvet and pillowcases stand in for these seams, meaning they're very tough and durable.
How Is The White Company Bedding to Sleep In?
There's no two ways about it, because these are Egyptian cotton sheets, they're exceptionally soft and comfortable. More so than other cotton sheets I've slept in recently, I could get the sense of breathability and air circulation when sleeping in them, and, as I was testing these across several particular hot summer weeks, I felt they were wicking moisture, something that's so important for hot weather bedding.
I also rate how good a fitted sheet is as part of a bedding review's sleepability — one of my biggest sleep bugbears is a fitted sheet that slips off in the night. The White Company has deep fitted sheets, including as part of the Savoy Collection, with strong elasticated corners that didn't budge. It was one of the best fitted sheets I've tested recently, perhaps only second to the Rise & Fall deep fitted sheet, which also had grips around the entire sheet band.
How Does The White Company Bedding Rank on Style?
I've never really successfully styled a bed with Oxford pillowcases, and I think I still need to work out the best way to make the pillowcases' flanges stand up better to look neat. The Savoy is a more classic style of bedding that won't be to everyone's taste, but looks elegant and expensive for the right home.
Of course, The White Company has a very limited color palette across its bedding (though for the Savoy sheets, there are a few different options for contrast cording). If you don't like white bedding, it might not be the store for you, but there's often something extra added to the design that elevates it beyond the everyday. The brand also has a few lines that do something slightly different with color and texture, including the Aria Stripe bedding, which channels the huge bedding trend for supersize stripes.
For something a bit different, this large blue stripe bedding is a more modern look.
Another hotel-style bedding, but with a more modern take on traditional piping.
A romantic style of bedding with a large pink border to introduce a little color.
Is The White Company Bedding Worth It?
At £251 for a bedding set of a king-size duvet, two pillowcases, and a king-size deep fitted sheet, these Egyptian cotton sheets aren't your budget option. So, when weighing up whether they're worth the money, let's look at a few things.
Style: Buying into The White Company is partly about buying into a specific aesthetic: fresh, clean, wholesome, elegant, and elevated. In terms of its bedding, it does a very classic hotel style look, so if that's what you like, and you want to buy into a brand with some prestige, then yes, they're definitely worth the money.
Materials: Where else The White Company finds its value is that you're buying very good quality textiles. It's a 400-thread-count Egyptian cotton percale — a make up that makes it such an enjoyable bedding to sleep in. However, for contrast, M&S's Egyptian cotton bedding set would set you back just £94. It's a 230 thread count percale cotton (which I've not tested yet), but it's a fairly large price difference.
Would I buy The White Company's bedding? Absolutely. If you want a classic look, and great quality Egyptian cotton, this is where to shop for it.
