I washed the duvet cover set before putting it on my bed. I noticed it had been made in China and it had that "smell" that I've noticed on other textiles from China.  The duvet came out of the washer and the dryer very stiff and wrinkled ... even with fabric softener.  I just spent 2 hours ironing the duvet cover, which is ironic because the reason I purchased this set in the first place was to replace another duvet set that needed to be ironed after washing.  I also had to sew ties in each inside corner of the cover to secure the duvet because it didn't come with them.  Other the uniqueness of the design (one stripe) and the feel of the percale (reminds me of the 1950s), I am unimpressed with this set.  I am not going back to the days of ironing my sheets!