I recently purchased these chairs for a client who wanted a high-end look for less. These chairs are quite striking in person and the velvet is incredibly soft. My only complaint being that the seats are very stiff and one of the 6 chairs did not come with the protective "feet" on the leg base. It looked as though they had been ripped off. We easily fixed this, buy placing padded protectors on the base. Overall, we love the chairs.