This is very soft, but like any slipcover, it was like wrestling an elephant to get everything to look nice and stay put. I did not like the positioning of the handle hole, inside the pocket and too high, BUT I just switched left and right, with pocket on left and made a small slit on the right one to fit handle through. It works!Also this slipcover is not long enough in back to cover bottom of chair. Not a problem for me, since chair will be facing a wall, but would look awkward with back exposSee full review