The duvet cover is heavier than expected and is not as breathable as I would expect from 100% cotton.  I have a 700 thread 100% cotton comforter inside it so the cover is being used over a very quality comforter.  The fade and non fade color pattern style is not nice as nice a pattern as we expected.  It looks cheap looking.  The lighter fade almost looks like the fade look was due to bad dye and not deliberate.  There are higher quality and nicer duvets for the same price.