This chair is not for lounging, you will sit upright in it, it would be nice to have a footstool or pouf to rest the feet, otherwise 90 degree knees. It is a poly-blend, the blue has a hair of magenta in it, so it's a bit lilac of a shade against a robins egg blue. The cushions are sewn on, it can only be spot washed. It matches the midcentury look, with out spending a fortune.