When I opened the parcel I immediately noticed a strong damp smell and it was very badly creased. I washed it straight away and although the smell was gone it was still very creased. I had hoped the creases would improve after washing but if anything they were worse so I had to try and iron it. Because of the style of lots of gathers it was a nightmare. I had assumed before buying that because of the style of gathers it would be a material that wouldn't need to be ironed. Looks a bit better now but no where near as pristine as in the photo accompanying the advert. Very disappointed.