Gianneli Colours Red Abstract Bath Towel

Red and orange abstract across a towel measuring 30 by 60 inches. Length is the specification people underestimate when buying a towel online, and 60 inches is the number worth checking against whatever you own now: it decides whether the towel wraps and stays wrapped or has to be held closed.

What Sixty Inches Buys

• It wraps an adult and holds. A towel that reaches round with overlap tucks and stays; one that only just meets has to be gripped.
• Thirty inches of width covers shoulder to knee. Together those two figures are what separate a bath towel from an oversized hand towel.
• It still fits an ordinary rail. At this size the towel folds in half over a standard bathroom rail without the ends dragging.

Weight And What It Means

10.6 oz per square yard, or 360 gsm, in a 52% cotton and 48% polyester blend. Weight in a towel is a trade rather than a virtue: heavier towels hold more water and feel more substantial, and they also take longer to dry between uses. At 360 gsm this one sits in the middle, absorbent without becoming the towel that is still damp the next morning.

Printed Face, Terry Reverse

The red and orange design is printed on one side. The other side is plush cotton terry and that is the side that dries you, because the dye can only bond to the polyester in the blend, not to the cotton. The print costs the towel nothing, because the absorbent face was never going to carry it.

Living With A Bright Towel

Warm colours read stronger in a small room than they do on a screen, and a bathroom is usually a small room. A red and orange towel is a deliberate accent rather than a neutral, and it will be the brightest object on the rail.

Questions Before Ordering

How does 30 by 60 compare with what I have? Measure the towel you use now rather than guessing. Bath towel sizes vary widely between makers and the only reliable comparison is against the one in your own cupboard.

Does the whole towel weigh 360 gsm? That is the fabric weight per square yard, which is the standard way towel density is quoted. It describes the cloth rather than the finished piece.

Will it shed lint at first? A new cotton towel releases some loose fibre in its first few washes. Washing it before first use handles most of it.