"I Didn't Expect to Love This Bedding So Much, and This Might Be the Best Fitted Sheet I've Reviewed" — Rise & Fall Bedding Review

Rise & Fall is a brand that's been in my periphery for some time, but not one I'd ever bought from before. However, it's a cool, contemporary bedding with great styling on its website, so I wanted to explore more. Rise & Fall has some great reviews, and uses comparative pricing against brands such as The White Company and Bedfolk on its site, which makes it feel like you're getting a good deal on some good quality bedding.

Like my other reviews of the best bedding brands, I sought out one of Rise & Fall's best-selling bedding sets to get a sense of the quality. Its offering is divided in two: its Crisp & Cool bedding, and its Relaxed & Refined linen. Opting to review its organic cotton bedding, I'll be honest, I wasn't the most excited to try it out as part of my raft of reviews. It seems a little ordinary to begin with. Nicely packaged, yes, but your classic, hotel-style bedding in a cool, but smaller pool of color options.

However, when it came to the sleep test, I couldn't have been more surprised, and this was the bedding set I returned to quickest to sleep in again. At £160 for a Crisp & Cool bedding set in king size, it's competitively priced for the quality, but not inexpensive for cotton bedding.

This is the first version of the Rise & Fall review you're reading, meaning it's been inspected, washed, and slept in for at least two weeks. This review will be updated a little later in the year, once the bedding has been used for a total of four cumulative weeks, but in honesty, I'll have probably slept in these sheets a lot more before then. If the brand does the basics this well, I might well be heading back online to look at its clothing range, too.

Reviewed by

Reviewed by

Luke Arthur Wells

Luke has been in the interiors industry for over 10 years as a content creator and stylist. Not only has he worked with many of the best bedding brands in the UK, he also already owns a vast collection of premium bedding, both for his own home, and for photoshoots. For our bedding reviews, Luke has tested each set for an initial two weeks, and will be updating each review after they've been washed and slept in over the course of a four to six week period. This bedding was tested with pillows and a duvet from the Wool Room, filled with natural wool (Luke's secret weapon to battling his hot sleeper profile, he says), and he counts himself as a side sleeper.

Is Rise & Fall's Bedding Good Quality?

Before putting this bedding through the sleep test, you can get a sense of the quality by delving inside the covers.

The first test I undertake is the touch test, which gives a sense of how soft the fibers are, but also whether it's going to regulate your temperature properly when sleeping. The best bedding materials should feel cooler to the touch, or so they say. I tested Rise & Fall's Cool & Crisp cotton bedding in the same conditions as a raft of other bedding. In general, linen bedding felt cooler to the touch than the cotton examples, but this bedding still had a slight sense of cool to it.

At first touch, I felt like this bedding was a lot firmer and sturdier than other bedding I was testing. It's what I imagined is closest to good hotel bedding.

Next, I take a look at the seams inside the bedding. You can kind of get a sense of the quality of a bedding, and its longevity, by the care and attention used inside. For Rise & Fall, the seams felt strong and well-reinforced. They weren't the tidiest of all the bedding I tested at this time, but comparable to other cotton sheets such as those from The White Company.

How Is Rise & Fall Bedding to Sleep In?

I tested Rise & Fall's cotton bedding for two weeks, pre-washing before its first use, and between the first and second weeks. At the time of testing, the weather was warm, but temperate at night, around 14-15°C.

I didn't enter the sleep test for this bedding with any particular high expectations of these being the best bedding sets based on the touch test alone, but I found that the bedding was soft, felt good on the skin, and had a lightness to it that made it feel comfortable to be under.

I have a pretty deep mattress, so we often struggle with fitted sheets coming loose during the night, or at the very least, I'd have to re-fit the sheet every morning when I wake up. However, not only does the Rise & Fall fitted sheet feel comfortable to sleep on, it has a very strong elasticated band around it.

This band is rubberized, too, so it grips to your mattress, and it's extra deep, so also fitted comfortably around my entire mattress, keeping it in place. I didn't have to remake the sheet at all during the weeks I tested it, and I also found it kept my mattress protector in place, too.

If you look at the reviews on the Rise & Fall website, you'll see this fitted sheet often gets a shout out as one of the big pros of this bedding brand's offering.

How Easy Is Rise & Fall Bedding to Care for?

Cotton, in many ways, doesn't need as much care as linen throughout the weekly cycle of your sheets, and this set still felt pretty fresh by the end of the seven days.

This isn't, however, a type of bedding that looks great when not pressed, so I did spend time ironing before putting on the bed, even after drying it as flat as possible post-washing. It irons fine, but also creases quickly, so I found myself going back over it once the sheets were on the bed.

How Does Rise & Fall Bedding Rank on Style?

Some people won't do anything but, but I'm not a huge fan of a plain white cotton bedding. It might work in a hotel, but I feel it feels a little one dimensional in an everyday bedroom, and Rise & Fall's is a fine enough material that I could see the yellow tint of my duvet through it.

The brand, does, however, have a small selection of other colors to choose from in the cotton, including one ticking stripe. They're very modern and minimalist colors — this bedding feels like it lends itself to contemporary spaces, as there's not much in the way of frills or decoration. This, to be honest, is my style of bedding, and the colors on offer are pretty much as far as I'd stray from neutral bedding colors.

The brand also has a small range of blankets and cushions to finish off your bed. Think raw-edged cotton and linen and lumbar cushions for a minimalist bedscape. It's an even more curated range of colors and finishes, but a nice offering all the same.

The Finer Details

When you're spending this much on bedding, I think the finer details matter. So, how does Rise & Fall's rate on the parts that aren't a necessity for you to enjoy your bedding, but might sway you in this direction?

Packaging: All of Rise & Fall's bedding comes in its own branded drawstring bag. They look great, and gives you a way of storing the bedding neatly when cycling through the rest of your bedding.

The Button Test: These sheets have pretty standard clear plastic buttons, and simple closings for the duvet.

Is Rise & Fall Bedding Worth It?

Rise & Fall's Crisp & Cool bedding is expensive for cotton bedding, but it's one where you can feel the difference in quality when it comes to sleeping in it. This is a bedding I'd invest in again.

It's also worth noting that, at £160 for a king-size, it is cheaper than many similar competitors, something the brand proudly highlights on the listings with price comparison. According to the site, a similar offering from The White Company would cost £244, and from Bedfolk would cost £254.

If it's still a little on the pricey side for you, you could always look at the next bracket down, cost-wise, with something like M&S Ultimate Cotton Bedding, which retails at around £89, or a brand such as Christy, which has an organic cotton bedding set for £98 in king size.

However, if you're going to invest in anything from Rise & Fall, I think this fitted sheet is one of the best ones I've reviewed. Deep? Check. Elasticated? Check. Good grip? Check. I'll definitely be buying some more of these.