Let’s sing the praises of the duvet for a moment. This combo of fluffy insert plus comfortable cover keeps you warm and cozy without weighing you down. It’s also easy to care for, since the plush quilted insert is safely encased in a soft, pretty, easy-to-launder cover.
But. The tangling!
If you use a top sheet with your duvet (and we’re in favor of that practice, since it means you’ll need to wash the cover far less often), you’ve no doubt suffered the momentary panic of waking up ensnared by a sheet that wound itself around your legs while you slept. And then after you’ve managed to extricate yourself, making the bed can become a bit of a wrestling match.
But. There’s a fix!
Avec’s innovative Align System combines a duvet cover and a top sheet, using a patented zipper system, so your nights are tangle-free and your mornings are hassle-free. The fiber scientists at the Good Housekeeping Institute were so impressed by the Align Linen Viscose Duvet Cover’s performance both in the lab and during at-home sleep tests that it and the matching, attachable Align Linen Viscose Top Sheet earned the coveted Good Housekeeping Seal.
Here’s how it works.
The Align cover has a zipper that runs in an L shape along the entire foot and one side, so it’s easy to insert a fluffy duvet. (Align makes a down-alternative duvet that’s just the right weight to keep you comfortable all year round.) Eight ties, in the corners and along the sides, ensure that the insert stays smooth and evenly distributed.
Now for the ingenious part: attaching the Align top sheet to the Align duvet cover. Clever hidden zippers run along the edges of both, and the zipper pulls are labeled, making the two pieces easy to, well, align. Now, when you slide beneath the covers, your sheet won’t scrunch down toward your feet, so you can sleep more peacefully. And tomorrow, it’s a snap to make up a wrinkle-free, lump-free bed — no frustrating tugging and repositioning to ruin the restful night you just had.
But. There’s more!
The Good Housekeeping Institute’s textile pros weren’t just fans of the Align System’s ease and convenience — they also called out its luxurious feel. Both components are made from a unique blend of viscose and linen that feels lightweight and super-soft next to the skin (not a feature usually associated with linen), yet has enough heft to drape invitingly across a bed.
What’s more, even after the lab’s ruthless machine rubbed swatches of the fabric together 1,000 times, it showed minimal pills. There were also virtually zero wrinkles when the cover came out of the dryer. So during the day, your bed will always look polished — and yet, at the same time, you’ll know it’s marshmallow-y soft.
A serene night’s sleep. Streamlined, done-in-seconds bed-making. A stylish look. It’s the stuff of dreams, isn’t it?
