The manufacturer recommends washing this bathrobe before wearing it which I did following the instructions on the label. When I actually used the bathrobe for the first time it was a bit smaller than I expected for an X-Large-XX-Large which is the largest available. I don't know if there was some shrinkage from that initial wash (which again followed the instructions on the label exactly) or if the robe is actually designed to be this size but the bathrobe this replaced was larger and looser.The material is soft but also pretty thin--or at least thinner than I'm used to. While this doesn't seem to be a terrible bathrobe I'm not thrilled with it and would recommend buying something else.