I KNOW you've got an opinion on this
I ask because HTT is working on a story on the subject. Admittedly, this is highly subjective, and we are talking to a lot of home textiles heavyweights with long memories. But I thought I'd also throw this out to the industry as a whole.
Take the question seriously and make your case. Any response that is simply a shill for your company's latest introduction is going to vaporize very quickly.
You can either post in comments to this blog or email me directly at jnegley@hometextilestoday.com.
Can't wait to hear from you.
Diego commented:
I didn't see the message as being pltioical. The view held by some today is that there is some grand conspiracy building up that is going to topple America. These same individuals also cry out that our constitution is hanging by a thread . They make claims that our rights are being taken away by this conspiracy- gun and land rights, religious freedom, etc. But in reality there are no conspirators that are trying to do these things. Our constitution is not hanging by a thread, I can own and shoot a gun, and my religious freedoms are as great as they ever were. Is America in danger? Yes it is, just as any other nation. Satan and his influence is not in some secret government conspiracy to topple America, no, his influence is in the many vices that plague our society- those vices that destroy the family. His number #1 tool is that of pornography and drug addiction. We have no farther than our southern border to realize the mistakes of the corruption in their governemtn now being ruled in large part by the drug cartels.While some are crying out about this conspiracy , Satan just laughs and continues to do his real work. America does need to wake up- not to some imaginative secret conspiracy, but to the reality of what Satan is doing to degrade our morales and ethics in society. We should be more worried about marriage laws than we should be about gun laws. We should be more worried about the negative influence of pornography and drugs than what the world bank does behind closed doors!
Dillian commented:
Is that really all there is to it beaucse that'd be flabbergasting.
MRL commented:
One of the biggest game changers had to be the Cannon 250 60/40. When this product came out in the early 80's, 20% at most of the market was 200 thread count - everything else was lower.
This introduction really started the march to higher thread counts.
Terry H commented:
Amalfi had to be among the largest in terms of unit sales and in multiple colorations, too.
Monet's Lilies was among the best for several years.
My personal favorite introduction was Charisma sheets.k9ffr
stephan commented:
going from the old traditional cotton white sheets to differnt colors whether dyed or printed and of course higher thread counts
Merle johnson commented:
A few things come to mind.
1. I remember as a child going to a store and begging my mom to buy me a sheet that had a print on it. Her response...it is just a fad. Well that fad produced some great designs. My all time favorite ...Dior Rose.
2. Percale sheets... They just looked and felt so great compared to muslin.
3. Coordinates.... Everyone suddenly could be a decorator.
