Love this shirt it is very different from the usual run of the mill regular shirts you see around "velvet? oh" yes velvet is an eyebrow raiser you wear velvet and oh its on. Ok the color I chose is really nice "swan blue" swan blue? lol seriously London blue? I chose... "blue' like the company says here yes the blue color is really nice this color I like a lot is gives off a nice shine, the fabric washes down or drapes very nice over the body now with my past velvet experience that I ve had I would say that it is usually a warmer kind of garment velvet is fantastic for the winter or fall months but you know this shirt is not too heavy, yes the weight is ok velvet on its own is a luxurious fabric creation and for me velvet is usually associated with evening attire and or ceremonial occasions but then im talking "black velvet" but velvet can be elegant to wear casually too why not there's no velevet inspectors out there to worry about and I intend to wear this casually therefore I am really happy with this this shirt it has a nice reasonable price the quality is good its casual so not much more to say really than chose the correct size and wear it with pride! again Id suggest wearing this in the fall winter moths but I think it can be worn on a nice summer night too a long as you are not hot then it gonna look real nice on you. Good product I recommend it for something different and more elegant than your regular button downs you simply cannot go wrong with "velvet, oh" . Thanks for allowing me to review this nice shirt I appreciate it. Cheers.