I bought this UWKCY zippered body pillow cover and the same size/material cover in "khaki" from another vendor on the same day/same Amazon order because I couldn't find both of the colors that I wanted from the same vendor. The UWKCY body pillow cover has a concealed zipper on the short side of the case (in the other brand the zipper is on the long side of the case). Other than that and the color and price differences, I would consider both cases to be identical products. I am posting the same ratings and an essentially review for the other one, too.The "velvet" is more of a thin, soft velour that is backed onto a slightly stretchy and thinner fabric. Some of these velvets can feel stiff, scratchy and look cheap. This one is not particularly high end, but it does feel soft/silky to the touch and is nice enough to look at.I specifically bought this type of body pillow cover because it had a zipper instead of a "pillow"-type closure. On this case, the zipper in on the width, and it was easy enough to get the cover onto the pillow (although I did need to "shimmy"/shake it a bit down the length of the case).I would describe the color as more of a medium gray, not as light as a silver coin, nor as dark as pewter.If there were a "value for money" rating on this review, I would give it 4 stars because for what it is, I thought it was just a little more than I wanted to pay.Some notes as to how I will use it because these affect the rating--I am NOT using it as a cover for a body pillow. Rather, I am using it (and the one from the other vendor) as a cover for 1 of 2 large, firm, wedge-shaped foam bolster pillows that decorate the bed in a guest room. I gave up trying to find reasonably priced bolster pillow covers and landed on the idea of buying a longer body pillow cover and hoping that it would fit (length, width, height) over the bolster (it did). Because the cover is 8 or so inches longer than the bolster, the ends look a bit droopy but I don't mind.For my decorative use and because I don't expect to test the zipper and fabric by having to unzip it and was it frequently, I'm fairly confident that the cover will last a long time. I can't say whether buyers who actually will be using it as a body pillow cover, taking it on and off the pillow frequently and washing it, will give it the same rating as I. However, this bolster pillow cover hack saved me quite a bit of money, so I'm 5 stars worth of happy.