The shape is great. It is stiff but ok for lounging but not very comfortable for sitting. The biggest problem is that after a very short time, without any precipitating factors such as cleaning, these small white pieces stated coming out of the velvet. They are very small and look like dog hair- but are stuck inside the couch at one end and so does not come out with the vacuum or tape. It looks dirty all the time and I see company not want to sit down until I explain it’s not hair and won’t come off  on their clothes. I’ve slowly stared picking each one out but then more appear so it is a fruitless effort. It’s been too long to return it so we’ll have to look into reupholstering vs getting something different very soon.