Fashionosophy: Luxe Linens

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Luxe Linens

I know Pratesi, Frette and Porthault are the linens of choice for the social set nowadays, but I was raised on Yves Delorme. I adore the patterns, the mix and matchy elements and the sheer variety of styles the company offers. But once I moved out of mommy and daddy's abode, these linens were resigned to a fond memory, due to the exorbitant pricetags.

Well, imagine my sheer delight when I discovered an online, Yves Delorme outlet for the company's discontinued patterns (which are some of the prettiest, I must say). It's almost too good to be true, and thanks to this site, I now have a full set to call my very own. This site is brilliant. And nobody seems to know about it.

This is my duvet, and these are my shams. I also have matching hand towels in the Jubilé pattern, but it looks as if they've sold out. I love the message on the web site too: "You spend a third of your life in bed, so make the most of it."

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Cast of Characters

Bergdorf Goodman: The quintessential New York City high fashion bastion of excellence. Bergdorf's is my home away from home in the city, a place that re-ups my Seratonin like no SSRI possibly could. Mom, Lynn and I could (and have) spent hours upon hours strolling the floors of Bergdorf's and now on my trips to the city, it is my main point of interest.
Lynn: Mom's longtime friend from her college days, Lynn can go head-to-head with Mom and me at Bergdorf's, Neiman's or Norman Landsberg. My mom's shopping, style and jewelry partner in crime, Lynn is also one of my close friends and one of my style and dermalogical gurus. Her locale, Palm Beach, close to Worth Ave., comes especially in handy for Mom, who is stuck living in a town devoid of designer clothing.
Mom: Style icon and near-professional shopper, whose dayjob seems to be a means to an end for spending as much time as humanly possible at Bergdorf's. Mom inherited the bulk of Roxy's jewelry and continues to give me the castaways. Mom enjoys shopping, jewelry and traveling to destinations as long as Prada, Gucci, Loro Piana and Manolo Blahnik are readily available and an integral part of the travel itinerary. I wonder what will happen when we go to India soon?
Neiman Marcus: Second to Bergdorf's in that Bergdorf's is only in NYC and Neiman's is all over the country, including in Miami, where I now reside. Neiman's and Bergdorf's are owned by the same company, so it's not so pale a substitute.
Norman Landsberg: A jeweler on 47th Street where mom and Lynn and many of our other friends have been buying baubles for 25 years. We need a jewel? We call them up, they FedEx it to us. No big deal.
Roxy: Deceased, Diva grandmother who was a collector of all things chic. Since she died when I was 17, I became the lucky benefactor of her myriad baubles and desinger pieces.