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If your standby fabric for blanket burritos is Egyptian cotton, satin or fuzzy flannel, give linen a shot. After a handful of washes, the crispy-at-first-graze material softens to feel like organic pima cotton. “Linen is a beautiful, breathable fabric for nightwear, and it looks great creased—no one wants to iron their sleepwear, right?” says Alexandra Suhner Isenberg, creative director for Vancouver-based brand The Sleep Shirt, which incorporates linen into its cultfave line of clean-cut sleepwear. “Linen is also stronger than cotton, so the fabric is often more durable, if cared for properly,” she adds. Take that one step further by indulging in proper linen sheets. Although the upfront cost of the highest-quality set can mirror that of a Prada tote, they can last over 20 years. And since the weave of the fibres, which are from the flax plant (particularly the strains grown in Belgium and France, considered the mecca for this material), is extremely tight, small and slightly gritty, your skin benefits from a micro-massage. Softness aside, linen is also antimicrobial and temperature regulating, discreetly absorbing your lover’s sweat while you cozily roll back to your side of the bed.