Three "courses" might comprise, say, yoghurt with fruit, then smoked salmon and cream cheese or Mexican-style eggs, then homemade cake, all beautifully served on delicate white china with white linen napkins.
While a modicum of reassurance is provided by the fact that retailers have signed up to the pledge and to cottoncampaign.org – boycott if not – inevitably Uzbek cotton finds its way into the nation's knicker drawers and linen cupboards.
The Uniqlo premium linen shirt Our holiday packing essential, for under £30.
01951 200316, colonsayestate.co.uk, bothy cabin £15pp a night, including linen Under the Thatch specialises in rural retreats in Wales, but it also has a few properties in France and Spain, including a chic flat in Barcelona.
That was 16 years ago, but spending time with Alison brings it all flooding back: the static and crackle of bed linen, the pulpy cardboard bedpans, the smell of detergent.
Some of the West End's most upmarket hotels are so antiseptic and uptight you'd hardly know you were in Jamaica, but the Rockhouse has managed to combine modern boutique comforts – a world-class spa, crisp bed linen, fabulous food – with the laid-back hedonism of the old Negril.
Where to stay Sublime Comporta is a cosseting new country retreat on a 17-acre estate, which has 14 minimalist bedrooms – each with polished concrete floors, white linen, bamboo furniture and a private terrace – and an infinity pool (from £139 per night; sublimecomporta.pt).
It was a tight-fitting linen tunic in a delicate shade of oatmeal.
Living artist, glass, steel, mattress, pillow, linen, water and spectacles".
His linen suit was pressed and hanging by the stove.
Rooms are luxurious, with pristine white linen and polished wood floors.
