Product review (4 stars): Retro-esc Cords
Cords were very close to what I expected.  These are similar to the lamp cords of time gone by.  They are not exactly braided cords but rather a sleeve around the cord.  Up-close you can tell but from a reasonable distance they look braided.  They certainly fit the purpose for my plugin wall mounted sconces, in that I don't have just a ugly cord dangling down my wall.  For not much extra I got a bunch of extra class.