The pillow case sham is your basic sham.  No frills, laces, or anything else.  It's crisp, but not thick.  You can see in the photos that it's a bit see thru, and that's with 2 layers (front & back side of the case).  The opening is in the middle and it overlaps so there won't be any slip outs.  It will be a good pillow case to put in  our rotation since we change ours every week.