For luxury linen lover Kim Saprimon (above), slipping into super-soft sheets is a dream come true. The connoisseur of comfort likens sleeping on luxury linen to 'swimming in butter' and especially loves fine-yarned Egyptian cotton, which is famed for its high thread count.

He gushes: 'It feels so good. Egyptian cotton just feels different. The yarn is excellent and the fabric is very long-lasting. My whites - I love white sheets - stay white through the years.'

Saprimon, a bachelor in his mid-40s, is general manager of French designer brand Jean Paul Gaultier here and so is no stranger to the luxe life.

Although he has spent close to $10,000 on quality linen in total so far, he draws the line at paying more than $2,500 for an individual set of queen-size sheets for his bed at his quaint, trendy apartment in the Holland area.

Ever the pragmatic Singaporean, he says: 'For example, I really love Frette sheets, but I buy them only when they go on sale.'

He likes shopping for his bedlinen at retailer Lane Crawford in Hong Kong, from when he used to make business trips there six times a year. The store stocks a wide range of European brands, he says.

Now, his job takes him to Paris four times a year - and on his next trip, due next month, he will be on the lookout for linen sheets, which he says absorb moisture easily, are light and great for Singapore weather.

He quips: 'It's the same material the ancient Egyptians used to wrap their mummies. So it must feel good.'

What is the most expensive bedlinen you have ever bought?

A set of white sheets with multi-coloured floral embroidery (above) from French designer label Kenzo that cost $1,199. I chanced upon it four years ago at the Kenzo boutique in Takashimaya Shopping Centre, when the brand sold bedlinen then. Incidentally, bright-coloured flowers were the Japanese designer's signature print.

How many sets of luxury bedlinen do you own?

Ten sets. Two are from Frette, which cost me between $1,000 and $2,000, which I bought in Hong Kong. Two are from Kenzo and two are from the W Hotel in Sydney, which were A$1,200 (S$1,500). I also have four sets of silk-cotton blend sheets from In Pairs from The Link Home which cost about $800 each.

Why pay so much? I mean, it's just a sheet you sleep on, right?

It looks good and feels even better to touch. It doesn't feel like sleeping on top of sandpaper. Sometimes it feels so comfortable, I find it difficult to wake up in the morning.

How is the feeling of sleeping on 1,000-thread count sheets superior to sleeping on 'normal' sheets?

It's not just about a 1,000-thread count sheet, it's also about the quality of the yarn. A fine-yarned, high-thread count sheet feels soft and smooth, like you're swimming in butter - even better if you're sleeping in the buff.