Very pretty chair and well-made. The entire chair is covered in a velvet-like material, (I ordered black) including the legs. There is a zipper in the back of the chair back. While I haven't unzipped it to see what its purpose is, my guess is it might be so the cover can be cleaned or changed. Comfort-wise, I would say the chair is fine - not spectacular because the seat is firm. Also, the chair is on the smaller side so I would not recommend it for larger people. If you're over 200 lbs., look for a chair that doesn't have such a curved arm design. Height- wise comfort, around 5'4" and above. I'm 5'2" and my feet don't squarely lay on the floor. I ordered four chairs and they were very well packaged with an outer box and in inner box. Twice the cardboard, but they all arrived in perfect condition and there was no assembly required (another bonus).