Our contenders were used for post-showing drying, laundered on high, crumpled on the floor and hung up to dry. Here are the ...

There’s also a (newish) crop of very handsome towels that can gussy up an otherwise drab bathroom. So if aesthetics are important to you, there are several striking options to choose from.

When you dry off with towels, they get moist. This porous, damp environment is the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. A common bath towel can have yeast, mold and E. coli growing on it ...