These are the true Black-and-White that I wanted!!  I was tempted to give it 4 stars because the fabric is so stiff and comparable to, as another reviewer said, like a plastic table cloth.  BUT the curtains are truly the color I wanted, really maximum at light-blocking,  thermal and noise-reducing, so it gets full marks from me and looks great in my living room. Hoping the stiffness lessens over time, but still 5 stars.